And so it begins- I received my labor board issued ATM card today. I pulled it off the paper it was stuck to, activated it, and found out my balance was (drum roll) $0. That's right, a big, fat goose egg. Finding this perplexing, as the paper work had informed me my first two weeks of unemployment compensation would be on a debit card, I checked my bank account. Voila, I got to bypass the pesky card on the first claim and received the money a la direct deposit. Yay! Another baby step in this goliath hamster wheel I am spinning.
What I really need to do now is buckle down and figure out what I will be doing with my 401(k). I am more than daunted by it and thus put it off. However, my deadline for a decision is approaching rapidly so it looks like I will have to hunker down in the next few days. I bugged my finance-savvy relative for some advice and he suggested strongly that I try to keep my assets and stay with the same company as I roll into a traditional IRA. So, looks like I will be spending a little time on the phone with someone in India hammering out the logistics of that move. The company that holds my 401(k) at present is ING, and I'm pleased to keep my retirement in their hands as I have my (rapidly depleting) savings account with them.
What's left? For starters, there's the resume. And looking into graduate programs. And devising a budget for myself. Just the tips of many glaciers. Go-go-gadget patience!
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