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Originally Posted by MTI
Wow, it must have been those kids fault that the elected officials, in office before they were born, or banking officials, again old enough to be their grandparents, screwed up their futures. Didn't they know that? What ingrates.
Then there's those close to retirement, having lost their jobs, nest eggs and retirement savings, what a bunch of whiners. It's never too late to start all over again, flipping burgers, forking hay, making themselves useful. 
BTW: The term "gumption" in any post says so much, but not nearly as much as "dang nabbit." |
You just described my recent situation. About 10 years ago, the industry in which I realized great success started really falling on its face. I hung on and took lower level jobs in the industry until it dried up altogether. At that point I ended up taking a job as a Fork Truck mechanic and worked my out of that job into something better.
Through all this I did not squander my retirement savings and scaled back to live within my means. I was in a tough spot and did what I had to do and was not afraid to get sprayed with hydraulic oil and have grease almost permanently under my fingernails.
I am now less than four years from retirement and there's no guarantee I won't have to push a lawn mower or haul hay before it's all over. If that's what it takes, then that's what I will do.
SO, don't give me any of this kind of "you can suggest it, but you can't do it" crap!
Was it those kids fault that they hit a bad time in the economy to try to start a career? Of course not! They have been dealt a really crappy poker hand. They can choose to play that hand and do what they have to do, or be a bunch of whimpy babies and lay around waiting for someone to come and spoon feed them. Most people, especially myself, will do whatever we can to help someone when they are trying to help themselves. When someone thinks they're too important or too educated or too high class or their just too plain old lazy to try to help themselves, most people are not anxious to help them.