Can we all just agree...

[upsbeernut]

My wife has tenure. Even so, worst case scenario my wife loses her job, we can live off of my income alone.

No one will be working so business is not gonna happen

 

[quad decade guy]

No one saved for emergencies?

Cool. I get it. When I was younger and newly married with new child, it was tough to impossible

to save anything. I have been there. We once had $5 for the week for food. I went and

bought as much bread and peanut butter $5 would get. My parents lived through the depression

and WW2. We will get through this.

 

[Wally]

No one did, along with the 690,00 lack of ventilators that were not made for this rare pandemic

Less spending, more saving. Three to 6 months is good.

 

[542thruNthru]

Cool. I get it. But who made that decision? Why are they in that predicament? See?

This is a stupid comment.

 

[Yeet]

No one will be working so business is not gonna happen

Not gonna happen. Even says so in the good book. “In the beginning, there was business.”

 

[upsbeernut]

Less spending, more saving. Three to 6 months is good.

We have too many liberals and non savers living for each day and spoiled baby boomers from the 70’s

 

[Wally]

This is a stupid comment.

Not at all. Self insure with savings. Once you have that, then spend some of that money.

 

[542thruNthru]

Me, personally? Yes. That doesn’t change the fact that many families are living paycheck to paycheck.

Or that many family have parents that both work. I have over 6 months of expenses saved up. Doesn't mean my wife can just not go to work so she can watch the kids for a unforeseeable amount of time

 

[Wally]

We have too many liberals and non savers living for each day and spoiled baby boomers from the 70’s

They can live in that expensive car they bought.

 

[542thruNthru]

Not at all. Self insure with savings. Once you have that, then spend some of that money.

Having a financial cushion doesn't mean someone can just quit their job to watch their kids that should be in school for 3 or 4 weeks.

 

[quad decade guy]

This is a stupid comment.

I guess that's your reaction if you are that stupid to put yourself in that position. How about

not having kids if you can't take care of them...bright boy? Why go to work, have a kid and then

give half your earnings to someone you really don't know or even agree with their values etc?

This is how we got here. This is why America is so friend'd up. Here we go.

 

[Wally]

Having a fanatical cushion doesn't mean someone an just quit their job to watch their kids that should be in school for 3 or 4 weeks.

So, with a nice savings cushion you could easily hire a temp.

It ain't easy to go without and save but it really make life easier.

 

[silverbullet2893]

So, with a nice savings cushion you could easily hire a temp.

It ain't easy to go without and save but it really make life easier.

but but but I want the new iPhone!!! I can’t live without it!!!

 

[burrheadd]

This is a stupid comment.

consider the source

 

[542thruNthru]

So, with a nice savings cushion you could easily hire a temp.

It ain't easy to go without and save but it really make life easier.

A temp what?

 

[542thruNthru]

I guess that's your reaction if you are that stupid to put yourself in that position. How about

not having kids if you can't take care of them...bright boy? Why go to work, have a kid and then

give half your earnings to someone you really don't know or even agree with their values etc?

This is how we got here. This is why America is so friend'd up. Here we go.

Kids have to go to school.. it's the law.

How is me sending my kid to school giving away half my earnings.

 

[burrheadd]

A temp what?

a hot little French au pair would do nicely

 

[Yeet]

a hot little French au pair would do nicely

... Go on

 

[542thruNthru]

a hot little French au pair would do nicely

Yeah I guessed that's what he meant. So I'm supposed to find a temp during a globe virus pandemic. Lol

 

[burrheadd]

Cool. I get it. When I was younger and newly married with new child, it was tough to impossible

to save anything. I have been there. We once had $5 for the week for food. I went and

bought as much bread and peanut butter $5 would get. My parents lived through the depression

and WW2. We will get through this.

Sounds like you did an awesome job of saving. If your still working at UPS after 40 years

SMH