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Today was my last day working for poverty wages. (Original Post) malokvale77 Dec 2015 OP
I'm happy for you. onecaliberal Dec 2015 #1
I appreciate that. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #3
I'm not wishing my life babylonsister Dec 2015 #2
Thank you babylonsister. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #5
May you truly enjoy the extra time you now have to explore life. Martin Eden Dec 2015 #4
I do hope to enjoy every minute of it. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #6
You can sleep in later than that. lol beveeheart Dec 2015 #16
" You can sleep in later than that. lol" malokvale77 Dec 2015 #20
That's my problem. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #35
Congrats to you! Person 2713 Dec 2015 #7
Thank you. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #10
Welcome to the club. I signed up for SS as soon LibDemAlways Dec 2015 #8
I would continue to work part-time... malokvale77 Dec 2015 #22
Care givers. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #34
so very happy for you (well, except for the poverty part) so glad that you will have the time to do niyad Dec 2015 #9
Well thank you so much. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #13
If it would help SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #11
Nah... malokvale77 Dec 2015 #18
Hey!!! tazkcmo Dec 2015 #33
I am happy for you. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #12
Thank you so much. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #15
That's what friends are for. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #17
Thank you friend. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #19
Congratulations, malokvale77 !! Hiraeth Dec 2015 #14
Appreciation... malokvale77 Dec 2015 #23
I know NJCher Dec 2015 #21
Interested... malokvale77 Dec 2015 #25
Can you post the store link here - 840high Dec 2015 #26
Congratulations. Enjoy your time. 840high Dec 2015 #24
Treasure from you. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #28
Congratulations on your retirement!!! TexasTowelie Dec 2015 #27
You are such a darling. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #29
Good night fellow travelers... malokvale77 Dec 2015 #30
been there kind of. hollysmom Dec 2015 #31
Congrats!!! tazkcmo Dec 2015 #32
That's great. Hope you enjoy your time. OnionPatch Dec 2015 #36
Congrats to you awoke_in_2003 Dec 2015 #37
lol, I feel you! Babel_17 Dec 2015 #38
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malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
3. I appreciate that.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:00 PM
Dec 2015

Maybe I will spend some time here posting ways I learned to survive.

I'm sure others here can give me a few tips.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
5. Thank you babylonsister.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:09 PM
Dec 2015

I'm starting to think of it as the start of my life. It's the first time ever that my time is actually my time.

There is so much I want to do that I never had time for.

Martin Eden

(13,501 posts)
4. May you truly enjoy the extra time you now have to explore life.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:00 PM
Dec 2015

I'm nearly 10 years from retirement, but fortunately have a decent paying job that doesn't wear my body down.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
6. I do hope to enjoy every minute of it.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:14 PM
Dec 2015

Even if it means sleeping in to 7:00 AM, and staying in my pajamas while I work on long neglected crafts.

Thank you for your well wishes.

tazkcmo

(7,419 posts)
35. That's my problem.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 09:06 AM
Dec 2015

Work in food industry and just did a 12 hour shift yesterday. Of course there was no break or time to eat. People are less valuable than the broken down equipment this 2 billion dollar of profits per year corporation doesn't give 2 shits about. I'm over 50 btw. Just hoping I'm physically able to enjoy retirement when I get there.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
10. Thank you.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:08 PM
Dec 2015

I hope to be able to give more time to the community that I have lived in for so long.

It's a given that I will not be relaxing in the Caymans. LOL

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
8. Welcome to the club. I signed up for SS as soon
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:57 PM
Dec 2015

as I became eligible last year. I still work part-time, but earn nowhere near the $15K limit. The SS has been a godsend. For the first time in a long time I am able to pay my bills without too much of a struggle.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
22. I would continue to work part-time...
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:58 PM
Dec 2015

but my SO is in bad health and needs me here at home.

SS is truly life saving. We must do all we can to preserve and expand it.

Thank you LibDemAlways.

tazkcmo

(7,419 posts)
34. Care givers.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 09:03 AM
Dec 2015

Some states have programs that will compensate family members that are full time care givers for qualified persons. Might want to check it out.

niyad

(120,188 posts)
9. so very happy for you (well, except for the poverty part) so glad that you will have the time to do
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 09:59 PM
Dec 2015

the things you want and enjoy.

please keep us posted, and we will happily send along tips as needed.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
13. Well thank you so much.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:31 PM
Dec 2015

I hope to keep posting and I appreciate all tips.

PS: I wasn't always poverty stricken. WJC signed banking reform and NAFTA. GWB became governor of Texas. Shit happens.

SCantiGOP

(14,266 posts)
11. If it would help
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:16 PM
Dec 2015

I'm looking into a $48 million dollar deal with this nice widow lady in Nigeria; I could cut you in.

NJCher

(37,964 posts)
21. I know
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 10:54 PM
Dec 2015

some people who have recently gotten their Social Security. SS gets raves. They still work, and still pay into SS, but get a monthly check.

Re your crafts, I have a story to tell you about a college-level student of mine who has an Etsy store. This student does wood carving, and just before Christmas, he and I had to spend some time waiting together. I was curious about what these sounds were that were going off on his tablet. He seemed to be smiling happily each time that would happen. I asked him, and he told me those were Etsy sales. He was particularly happy that one item sold within two hours of listing it.

Of course, this is Christmas.

My student makes his items out of discarded stuff he finds at the curb. One item he sold that morning was an illuminated lighthouse that he made out of a bedpost. Consequently, he has no overhead other than his time. He told me that is his big thrill--making money off of something that cost him nothing.

I think it's great 'cuz it keeps stuff out of landfills.

Oh--one other story. One day he came into class with the biggest smile on his face. He showed me an antique mitre box he had seen in a window in a secondhand shop near the school. He knew the value of it--around $300--so he told the owner of the store it was worth a lot more than the $25 the shop owner was asking. Long story short, my student took a photo of the item, sold it for the $300, and went back a few days later. The secondhand store owner had not checked out the value like my student had told him to, so he was more than happy to sell the item for the $25. Net profit to my student was $275.

I guess my point is that if you enjoy that sort of thing, there may very well be a way you can turn your new found time into some extra $$.

If you want to see my student's Etsy store, PM me and I'll send you what to put in the search engine.

I'm happy for you, malokvale77. As a school teacher, I do get lower wages than what I'd have gotten in corporate America, but I get a decent amount of time off, for which I am very grateful.


Cher

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
28. Treasure from you.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 11:15 PM
Dec 2015

I'm 420high at this time.

I plan to enjoy every bit of my time until the day I die.

TexasTowelie

(116,990 posts)
27. Congratulations on your retirement!!!
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 11:11 PM
Dec 2015

Take some time off and if you want to return to work to pick up some extra cash I'm sure that something will work out for you.

malokvale77

(4,879 posts)
29. You are such a darling.
Wed Dec 30, 2015, 11:20 PM
Dec 2015

Thank you TT.

I cannot express how much you have meant to me here on DU.

Right back at ya

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
31. been there kind of.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 01:10 AM
Dec 2015

I was unemployed when I signed I for SS. had saving though. it is nice to have a regular check.

OnionPatch

(6,234 posts)
36. That's great. Hope you enjoy your time.
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 12:01 PM
Dec 2015


I don't like wishing my life away either but I sure am looking forward to that milestone myself. I have about 5 more years. (Unless some bastard Republicans pull the rug out and up the age before I get there.)

I really hope you are able to get by ok. One of the major wrongs going on in the world right now is the fact that people who are workin their asses off are living in poverty. I hope someday people will look back on this the same way we look back on things like slavery and child labor.

Good luck!

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