CentralCoaster wrote:
No offense meant, but if you can't find work after 2 years you aren't looking hard enough.

I know half of the companies will treat you like damaged goods and not hire you if you're already unemployed, but there are always jobs, you just have to be willing to take a few steps down the ladder.

I had an engineering degree and I was doing manual labor for a temp agency when I couldn't find work.

Think of it this way, any job is a pay raise from what you're getting now. The credit debt alone is going to take a long time to recover from even after you start working.

Did you get denied unemployment because you were fired or quit? I've known a few people who got it who weren't qualified at all.