In this video, I discuss the signs of how many people are struggling to make it from day to day. From people on street corners begging to live out of their cars things are getting worse.
Just yesterday I saw an entire family at the exit of a local Walmart – begging for money or help of any kind. Mother and father were probably around 30 years old. A couple of young kids. They are one of millions of others who are struggling with many on the verge of homelessness.
Take care all –
Rourke
Sad times for the country yet job openings are everywhere so I really don’t understand why many of these people don’t take action to improve their circumstances.
I’m not struggling yet, but as a single adult I’m having a much harder time providing for myself than I did 10 years ago while supporting 2 kids with less money. One of my friends was recently widowed. She wound up packing everything she had left into 2 suitcases and moved 6 states away to sleep on her daughter’s couch because she couldn’t manage on her own.
CaptTurbo, I agree with you in theory, but there are 2 issues that jump out at me. For one, most businesses around here are only hiring part time but won’t give anyone steady schedules, so they can’t get another part-time job during their off hours. They expect you to be available for any shift, any day, and it’s not unusual to have to work 30-60 days before you get a single day off. If you limit your availability for any reason, they’ll make a point of only giving you 10-15 hours a week.
Another problem is the welfare system. A college student requiring $1000/mo in life-sustaining medications was told that she’d lose her Medicaid coverage if she made as little as $200/mo. I don’t know the specifics of Welfare rules, but I’ve heard the same thing about food stamps. Your family may be getting $600/mo in food stamps, but if you earn $300 in that same month, you’ll lose everything. Instead of finding ways to get people employed, we’ve created a monster that keeps them down.
I live in Texas and it is hot but I am used to it. I grew up as a farmers daughter and we worked outside a lot.
Of course I have AC now but I still sit on the porch and enjoy life.
We learned how to survive but the younger generations now had no experience to pull from.
But there are ways to economize and they just have to figure it out. Don’t eat out a lot and actually cook food. Technology takes a lot of money so may have to make changes.
Life can still be good with some changes.
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