Extra Money

800 for Food 2000 for a Short Term Emergency Day Care Health Care & More

Every state has a number of programs to protect people in financial trouble. There are programs to help pay for food, help pay for day care, help pay for medical expenses and even programs that give you extra money so you don’t wind up on welfare.This website lists all the major programs along with eligibility requirements for every state.

Visit: www.cbpp.org/1-14-04tanf.htm

10000 To Care For Grandma And Grandpa

Does your mom need Meals on Wheels? Is she having trouble paying her bills? Need a new roof on the house? Need extra spending money? Grandma needs free legal help to divorce grandpa? Want to know what programs exist for seniors? All these questions and more can be found by contacting the Eldercare Hotline at 800-677-1116. They can hook up seniors with all the resources available to them, and all it takes is a phone call. For more info contact the Administration on Aging, Washington, DC 20201; 202 619-0724

Visit: www.eldercare.gov

Extra Money!! $2,500 per Year to Repay Undergraduate Loans

Due to a critical Teacher shortage in Florida, the Florida Department of Education is offering Teachers forgiveness of their student loans. If you are a Florida teacher and you are certified in a critical teacher shortage subject area contact The Office of Student Financial Assistance, 1940 North Monroe Street, Suite 70, Tallahassee, FL 32303-4759; 888-827-2004; Continue reading

Get Extra Money to Train For a Better Job

You may be able to get up to $10,000, plus travel money, day care money, clothing allowance and more to take a few months to upgrade your skills so you can get a job that pays more. Contact your local One-Stop Career Center to see what money programs are available in your area for training.

Visit: www.servicelocator.org/nearest_onestop.asp

It Pays To Have Your Own Business

a new report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University shows that our country has just come out of a recession. In every past recession since WWII the amount of extra money the economy made was split in the following way: about 61% went to wages for employees and about 24% went to corporate profits and income to small business owners. In the most recent recovery in 2002 and 2003, only 38% went to employee wages and 52% went to small business owners and corporate profits

Visit: www.nupr.neu.edu/4-04/corporate_profits.pdf