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In reply to the discussion: How is everyone out there making it financially? [View all]
senseandsensibility
(25,560 posts)20. I hesitate to complain
because I know that many have it much worse than I do. I also know what it is like to really suffer financially, having hit a few rough patches as a young adult. I know what's it like to have five dollars for the week for groceries. And it may have been the eighties, but five dollars even then wasn't enough. Thank God for canned refried beans and store brand tortillas! Compared to then, I'm doing okay but home repairs and grocery prices are the biggest drains. We had some new flooring installed recently that we had been putting off for years, and that set us back quite a bit.
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Had to dump homeowner's ins. here in FL. Have tried to find a company that sells
allegorical oracle
15 hrs ago
#48
I'm in FL too. I found an independent insurance agent that sells liability only policies. Good luck 🤞
TommieMommy
14 hrs ago
#53
My credit cards were both up to the limit. I had to take money out of my now very meager retirement account.
kerry-is-my-prez
15 hrs ago
#49
We are fortunate in that we are doing OK and weathering all of this - for now.
Marie Marie
18 hrs ago
#8
Because other countries feel that we have made our bed, and they don't want to sleep in it
DFW
5 hrs ago
#78
Living paycheck to paycheck. Social security checks. Maxed out credit cards.
Trueblue1968
17 hrs ago
#16
We rarely go out to dinner anymore - just too expensive and not all that good.
waterwatcher123
13 hrs ago
#56
We're doing okay. We're people of modest means with modest taste. I'm sure glad my husband is still
Vinca
17 hrs ago
#22
I retired nearly 9 yrs ago. I did all of the shopping for two then and now and pay all bills.
twodogsbarking
16 hrs ago
#38
Doing without a lot of day-to-day stuff -- have cut back on driving, eating,
allegorical oracle
15 hrs ago
#47