Lady, have your dog put down.
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Poor thing....
I stopped driving for anything other than essentials.
Why else do you drive? Pleasure? I never drive anywhere without a purpose.
meals out
Ahem.
Out went mani/pedis and the occasional massage.
Ahem, again.
I use coupons more, and always look for sales.
So do I.
I also hit matinees instead of movies on weekend nights.
The horror!
I combine errands instead of making single trips to the grocery store, the drug store and restaurants to reduce the amount I drive and spend on gas.
Isn't that just common sense? I guess not.
I’ve been very pleased with the legislation Congress has passed, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, because I know it will help our economy in the long run, especially lowering the cost of prescription medicine. But so far, I haven’t felt the benefits of it.
Don't hold your breath.
Temporarily reducing our taxes would also offer some much-needed relief. And raising the federal minimum wage would certainly help those who are lower-income and would put more money back into the economy.
Because raising wages is a surefire way to tame inflation.
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my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but
Some questions here.
Please love yourself.
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my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but
Some questions here.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Lady, have your dog put down.:
my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but
Some questions here.
Yeah, like in your early 60s, Social Security will not provide all that much.
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my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but
Some questions here.
@Aqua-Letifer said in Lady, have your dog put down.:
my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but
Some questions here.
Yeah, like you had a job you loved and retiring would be tight for the first few years. I suspect it was a pretty cake job too. Another two or three years would likely have made a decent difference. Since she's on a public sector retirement plan I suspect she gets less social security.
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I'd like retire too, but I can't afford to.
I wonder if I could write an article about having to go work every day and how it really gets in the way of my hobbies.
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I was really grateful for the stimulus checks that the government distributed earlier in the pandemic – it would be nice if we could get one more to get us through until inflation cools. Temporarily reducing our taxes would also offer some much-needed relief. And raising the federal minimum wage would certainly help those who are lower-income and would put more money back into the economy.
This was maybe the most ridiculous paragraph that I have ever read
