It's a day

I'm still sick, but not as sick.

I've only had a can of soup, can of coke, and glass of orange juice today, so its definitely time for a big meal. Not sure what I want though...

I'm debating between saying, "screw unemployment" and doing temp work until I find a permanent job that covers my bills and doesn't suck too much, and sticking with the unemployment.

Because I can only make $25 before taxes per week before I start loosing chunks of unemployment benefits, and the moment I hit $183, I lose the benefits entirely, the absolute most I can get per week is $237 + $25-taxes. Also, as I begin to make more than $25/week at the rink, I will net have less than $237, because the $237 does not have taxes taken off of it to begin with, and the rink earnings do.

Questions I need to answer---maybe you have an idea?
-What percentage of my paycheck do I lose to taxes, etc.? 15%? 30%?
-5.90/hour after taxes is the equivalent hourly wage to my unemployment. How much is that per hour before taxes?
-Can I make more than $237/week, after taxes, temping and teaching skating?
Skating makes me somewhere between 10 and ?? /week before taxes. It varies from week to week, but I don't expect that to go higher than 25 or 30 anytime soon. It takes more time than I have to build a clientel. What I'm really asking here is how much money can I average temping.

Anyone who has done temp work have any idea about that?

Right. I go get food. Food makes a healthier, happier questioner.