Being unemployed can take a great toll on your life, both mentally and financially. We all rely on our jobs for basic funds to pay bills, but we also rely on work to keep us mentally stimulated. That all being understood, when we as young people find ourselves unemployed, our minds become completely consumed with finding work - searching 24 hours a day.

DFU blogger Moriah steps in with a few tips and suggestions for how to weather the unemployment storm that some face after graduating from college. She's been there, done that, and is here to help.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have student loan repayments to worry about? Sure it would, and it’s completely possible to receive student loan forgiveness – if you have the right career. We first mentioned loan forgiveness options in our guide to choosing a student loan lender, highlighting it as something to consider before making your decision.

First, let’s establish what loan forgiveness is and isn’t. Loan forgiveness is granted by the federal government, which means that only federal student loans are eligible for forgiveness. And not every student is automatically eligible for loan forgiveness.

Expert analysis suggests a double-edged sword for college graduates in the coming decade when it comes to which job openings will likely be available.

First and foremost, no one should expect a job recovery any time soon. In the past 2 years the U.S. has lost a staggering 7 million jobs. Though unemployment has leveled off a bit in recent months, it will take at least half of this decade to get employment back where it was.

The national employment rate may finally be on its way down, but it pretty much goes without saying that there's still a great deal of work to be done before we're back to what some may remember is called a "strong economy. But there is hope, and today it arrives in the form of an article written by Claudia Buck of Philly.com. Stressing the fact that college grads still need to exert a great deal of perseverance when looking for a job, Buck offers two very optimistic viewpoints. 

The first is that students only need to find one job. Yes, it's a down economy, and people aren't hiring very much, but you only need to find one job that fits. 

Students, cherish this time in college for all you can. Because getting a job’s always been tough right out of school, but right now it’s darn near impossible to pick up a little bit of gainful employment. Since 2007 the United States economy has cut down 6.7 million jobs in the wake of the recession, which brings us to the question all young college graduates must be facing: where do I start now?