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November 18, 2019

You lost your job. Now what?

  • Here are seven tasks to take in the first days that can help you find your financial footing.
    • By KELSEY SHEEHY
    NerdWallet

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    The average length of unemployment is almost 22 weeks, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so it’s important to quickly adapt your finances to your temporary new normal.

    It doesn't matter if you were fired or laid off, whether you saw it coming or were completely blindsided: Losing your job is disorienting. You'll feel like you're in a fog. And yet, in that fog you still need to answer some important questions:


     
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