Poverty
Related: About this forumToday was my last day working for poverty wages.
Hopefully I will get my first SS check in January.
I will still be living in poverty, but at least I won't be doing back breaking work for said poverty.
onecaliberal
(35,989 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)Maybe I will spend some time here posting ways I learned to survive.
I'm sure others here can give me a few tips.
babylonsister
(171,636 posts)away, but I look forward to that milestone, too. Good for you!
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)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)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)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.
beveeheart
(1,406 posts)Have a great retirement!!
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)My dog disagrees. lol
Thank you so much. , too.
tazkcmo
(7,419 posts)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.
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)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)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)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)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)the things you want and enjoy.
please keep us posted, and we will happily send along tips as needed.
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)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)I'm looking into a $48 million dollar deal with this nice widow lady in Nigeria; I could cut you in.
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I can get the whole on my own. LOL
That's MY money!
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)You worked hard and I hope you enjoy your respite.
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I am uplifted by all the encouragement I am receiving here.
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)to one I consider a fighter.
NJCher
(37,964 posts)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)may I get back to you?
840high
(17,196 posts)would love to see.
840high
(17,196 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I'm 420high at this time.
I plan to enjoy every bit of my time until the day I die.
TexasTowelie
(116,990 posts)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)Thank you TT.
I cannot express how much you have meant to me here on DU.
Right back at ya
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)I'm off to dreamland.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)I was unemployed when I signed I for SS. had saving though. it is nice to have a regular check.
tazkcmo
(7,419 posts)Happy for you!
OnionPatch
(6,234 posts)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!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Take a well earned rest.
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Response to malokvale77 (Original post)
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