Federal unemployment benefits set to expire this week in Florida

Money will soon be running out for many unemployed workers in Florida.

FINANCIAL STRESS FOR MANY.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVE'S MATTSCZESNY SPOKE WITH A FINANCIALEXPERT ABOUT TRYING TO STAYALFOAT - AS UNEMPLOYMENT MONEYEXPIRES.134952“I HAVE NO IDEA AT THISPOINT ITRYING TO FIND A JOB”DOROTHEA MOORE WALKED INTO THEWEST PALM BEACH CAREER SOUYRCEOFFICE AS SHE SAYS SHE DOESEVERY MONDAYÃTHE LOSS SOONOF THE 600 DOLLARS A WEEK INFEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT MONEY ISMAKING JOB SEARCHING MOREURGENT AND COULD FORCE MANYOTHERS BACK INTO FINANCIALUNCERTAINTY.

128“ONE OF THETHINGS THEY SHOULD TRY TOAVOID IS PANIC” INDEPENDENTFINANCIAL ADVISOR DAVE WENTLEYSAYSÃEARLY 401K WITHDRAWALSSTILL HAVE NO PENALITIES.

210“AGAIN WHAT I SAID LAST COUPLEMONTHS AGO MARCH AND APRIL, IFYOU NEED TO TAKE MONEY OUT OFIT TAKE OUT WHAT YOU NEED BEJUDICIOUS AND BE CAREFUL ANDDONWHEN IT COMES TO THOSE BIGBILLSÃAGAIN IT DOESNTO ASK FOR A BREAK.

517“THELARGER QUESTION IS CAN YOUCALL YOUR BANK AND SAY LISTENIIT'S UNCERTAIN IF MANY BANKSAND CREDITORS WILL ALLOWBREAKS AS MANY DID IN THESPRING WHEN THE PANDEMICSTARTED - IN WPB, MS, WPTV NC5”FOR MORE RESOURCES TO MANAGEYOUR FINANCES AMID THEPANDEMIC..

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