No Job? No Prob!: How to Pay Your Bills, Feed Your Mind, and Have a Blast When You're Out of Work [Paperback]

Nicholas Nigro (Author)

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"Mr. Nigro provides both information and inspiration that could prove to be invaluable in not just surviving -- but also thriving -- during a very serious, and increasingly widespread, predicament." --The New York Times

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The upbeat guide to living—not just surviving—when you're unemployed.

In No Job? No Prob!, business writer Nicholas Nigro shows readers how to convert unemployment lemons into refreshing lemonade. Offering advice that is at once motivational ("when unemployment comes calling, start walking and don't look back"), practical ("20 ways to make yourself leave the house at least once a day"), and fun ("20 things you can do with your retired briefcase"), No Job? No Prob! is the most well-rounded and optimistic unemployment guide available. It also includes useful quizzes that will help you take stock of what you have, decide what you want, and figure out the best way to get there. Learn how to look forward and still live in the moment—after all, as Orson Scott Card says, "unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden." 30 b/w illustrations.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (October 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602393508
• ISBN-13: 978-1602393509
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #848,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ya gotta have a sense of humor in this world..., December 7, 2008

By	Tom O'Bedlam (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Job? No Prob!: How to Pay Your Bills, Feed Your Mind, and Have a Blast When You're Out of Work (Paperback)

We need to laugh more than ever in these troubled times. This book provides more than a few chuckles while also offering practical advice about dealing with being unemployed. The question is, will an out of work person spend money on a book?

The publisher may not like this idea, but I'm sure the writer won't mind (after all, it's about the art, not the money, eh?): if putting food on the table takes priority, borrow this tome from your local library. It's worth reading.

In this age where people are losing their senses of subtlety and irony at an alarming rate, I would advise you that the author's tongue seems permanently in cheek for much of the book. Not that it doesn't have valid ideas throughout. It does, but is also intended to entertain. And it does that, too.

The author's prose style is, shall we say, singular. He was obviously amusing himself during the creative process and hopes we are similarly amused. Either that or he is channeling an 18th century British fop and a 1950s Greenwich Village hep cat.

Whatever his motive and whatever his mental state, you will laugh and you will learn. And that combo makes for a pleasant read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical but Fun Primer on Navigating Unemployment, March 13, 2010

By	Deborah Crawford "Writer, Trainer, Walker, Sm... (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: No Job? No Prob!: How to Pay Your Bills, Feed Your Mind, and Have a Blast When You're Out of Work (Paperback)

No Job, No Prob! is an informative, helpful and fun book about navigating times when you are out of work. Nigro provides information about the basics such as filing for unemployment, finding your next job and dealing with the loss of income. However, what he puts in lots of stuff about making the most of what can be a dreary, depressing time, such as "Twenty Sites to Sample on the Internet" and "Twenty Films that will Lift Your Spirits". He also throws in a couple of frivilous but funny ideas like "Ten Ways to Modify Your Old Work Clothes."

I liked this book a lot. I loved the friendly, helpful and fun tone the author used. He provides some great tips and solid information but in an easy-to-read format and engaging manner. I loved the "fun" stuff in the book, because I think that keeping one's spirits up is always a good idea but very difficult to do if you find yourself jobless, especially in this economy.

However, some people might not enjoy the light-hearted approach. I do think it might be easy to focus on the fun and forget the job hunting, which could be risky. I really loved his making money without a job ideas. I started my business five years ago when I was unemployed, so I'm a big believer in using unemployment to propel you toward your dreams. Nigro provides great catalyst information on how to do that in this book.