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Originally Posted by DBMSTNG  did you stash any of that 6 figure salary away for a rainy day fund? i wouldn't say you are irresponsible, but i do think with the salary you did make, and the lack of bills, you should have been (if you aren't) more prepared for a situation like the one you are in now.
way too many people in this country live paycheck to paycheck regardless of how much money they make. |
Oh we had a nice little nest egg that got eaten up by medical bills for our son. Not the health industry's fault. Not the government's fault. Not our fault. Stuff happens.
The thing I don't get is, I tried for a solid two weeks to find a job and went on interviews. It took having dinner with a couple from Church telling me that I NEEDED to go file for unemployment before I did. I still haven't got anything out of it. They said it'll take up to six weeks. But here's the deal. BECAUSE I filed for unemployment they MADE us file for WIC, MEDICAID, AND FOODSTAMPS. My son with seizures qualified for Medicaid before hand and WIC because he was under a year old at the time. But they still wouldn't pick up the tab for the old bills. Which I didn't expect they would.
The thing I DON'T get, but it does make me see how EASY it would be to get people hooked on it. They gave us almost $700/month to feed a family of four. WHAT?! In a GOOD month we might spend $500 to feed ourselves, but the average was around $350- $400.
I hate NEEDING help. but it's the way it is.
My whole point was, not ALL people want or stay on welfare/entitlements.