Working Poor

Melurkyoulongtime

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21. Yep!

Sun Oct 11, 2015, 02:38 AM

Oct 2015

I've been all over the economic spectrum in my life - from being born middle class in the 70s to becoming almost dirt poor as a kid, then an early marriage, divorce, fought thru single parenthood, crappy fast food jobs, college, etc to work my way into a great job w benes only to get laid off 8 years later. It's funny though, because during some of the poorest times of my life (early 90s) I was rubbing shoulders with one of the richest men in Houston, TX, often on a daily basis, as I almost married into his family. Great man and family may he RIP. I saw some amazing stuff in my time with them. My big thing right now is to get a car again (no real public transportation out here). If I can manage a cheap car I can get a better job again but right now fast food/gas station attendant are really only employers I'm within walking/bicycling distance. Oh well, this isn't first time I've been poor, but i certainly hope it's the last!

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This may sound weird [View all] w0nderer Oct 2015 OP

I found this to be true for me as well Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #1

Cricket Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #2

5 meg or 5 gig? w0nderer Oct 2015 #9

:-)) so glad i'm not only one w0nderer Oct 2015 #3

It's a nice thought, but instead I'm thinking that PatrickforO Oct 2015 #4

Wish I could rec this post. malokvale77 Oct 2015 #8

i fully support 15/h and bernie and more i support working living wage (which is more than 15/h) w0nderer Oct 2015 #11

No, not working poor. Was, but not now, thankfully. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #14

Sorry w0nderer Oct 2015 #15

forgot to say w0nderer Oct 2015 #16

I'm currently working poor Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #17

Yeah, I probably ought to say that in my post to which you replied PatrickforO Oct 2015 #18

No worries nt Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #19

sad to see you with us w0nderer Oct 2015 #20

Yep! Melurkyoulongtime Oct 2015 #21

touching on a big thing there (transport) w0nderer Oct 2015 #23

Tracfone has a bunch of cheapies. MADem Oct 2015 #5

My grandson says that after having had a cell phone for a while, he realizes that all he really djean111 Oct 2015 #6

he might want to hit a used comp store for a cheap desktop/laptop w0nderer Oct 2015 #12

I still have a landline because my "retiree" bundle of internet, phone, and TV djean111 Oct 2015 #22

:-) w0nderer Oct 2015 #25

Look into refurbished phones NV Whino Oct 2015 #7

. astral Oct 2015 #10

:-) w0nderer Oct 2015 #13

I buy an iPhone every few versions and manage to trade in the old one. But I have found that LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #24

for older ipod touch (1 2 gen) ipad (1g 2g) and iphone 2g 3g w0nderer Oct 2015 #26