Money

[ali8780]

You all are the best thanks for letting me complain and for helping me feel better.

I truly am thankful that he still has a job. I guess I also get so mad at myself for being so careless with money when there is plenty of it. I wish I had saved more etc. Human nature I guess. So I'm not as upset about the things we will have to give up as I am about the money we could have saved had we been more frugal to begin with.

*sighs*

Still a child in so many ways

[Old Hippie]

I guess I also get so mad at myself for being so careless with money when there is plenty of it.

To which I would say, "It's OK to be mad at yourself. It's also OK to forgive yourself."

Still a child in so many ways

Not as much as you think. My parents were both born in the 'Teens. They lived through a lot of very bad times, as did many of their friends. They all told stories about getting that "wake-up call" just like yours.

What I remember is that they learned fast. They always saved a little, no matter how little they made. They made their own fun: reading circles, fraternal organizations, community activities, church, school, dances, whatever came around -- even just sitting in the back yard of an evening with a few friends drinking beer or iced tea and telling stories.

My childhood was not prosperous but it wasn't poor, and I had those lessons in the background to fall back on when I hit my own hard times.

Build a support network, if you haven't. I think we'll all get through this if we all stick together.

And for the immediate pain, fear and worry: my sympathies go out to you and your family. Be of good heart, and have hope.

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