Just want to wish you luck and say I sympathize. I've been unemployed except for some part time teaching for the last 2 years. I had lots of interviews - no job. My Employment Insurance only lasted a year, so now I'm living off my retirement savings, which I'm lucky to have. I was also lucky enough to get into subsidized housing even though it means I just have a room, and I had to do a major downsize and put the rest of my stuff in storage. But the economy is just brutal. I'm going back to school in the fall, in the hope that retraining in a different accounting specialty will make me more marketable.

I'd say don't quit your job, until you have another one lined up, but do like Perna suggested and see if there's something you can do on the side while keeping your current job.

Good luck.

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