Always Have A Back Up Plan
@Hatley (163781)
Garden Grove, California
July 27, 2017 2:35pm CST
Everyone knows about homeless of
course."But did you know statistics
shows many middle class folks
are just two paychecks away from
being evicted b because they iost their job
and got behind ob they rent or house payment
So I think we should have a back up plan
perhaps saving for such emergencies
running out of money for rent or
house payments gets us evicted
We did not have a back up plan.
We got evicted became homeless thats
a whole new post I can explain later.
Too you can talk wit family abut
what you could do fyou lose a job.
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we did not have a backplan.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
27 Jul 17
Very true. Cant save what you dont have
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Jul 17
Sadly thats so true but there has to be away to cope with losing a job without being evicted homeless is ab awful alternative and you can get out oF it but it takes S looking for the right agencies that help you when you get evicted,We re al too righteous to realize that all people who become homeless are not drgees or ccovicts or looney tunes,
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
27 Jul 17
@Courtlynn we had friends who helped us by lettig us stay with themtil we culd get some real help
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@celticeagle (159092)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jul 17
Financial experts say that a person needs to have three months worth of saving. Enough to live on for 3 months. I can't save money.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
1 Aug 17
I have been evicted several times. It is hard to have a backup plan because that involves having money. Most of my life I was unable to save, since it took everything I had t9 exist in a marginal fashion. Where I live, unless you are a trained, educated employee, you can expect to make minimum wage and lets face it minimum does not support a family.
My son in law went to school to become an EMT and he got a job with a rather large outfit. Just recently he got a raise of nearly $3 an hour because they were losing help to other places that paid better. If that isn't bad enough, my daughter works in fast food and she makes just as much as he does if not more.
When you are counting pennies to exist there is no backup plan.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Aug 17
but we foundouthtereisheop for peope ie wewere youhave to as forit
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
27 Jul 17
Yes we should have a backup plan. We never know what happens tomorrow..
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
28 Jul 17
That's the ideal thing, but still hard for some people who gets just enough to barely survive.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
27 Jul 17
Thankfully, we don't need to worry about getting evicted or losing jobs. As our rent is first thing paid every month, and my mom and brother are great at their jobs and the favs at them. But if somehow years from now it happened, we would be fine cuz we would figure something out.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
27 Jul 17
@Hatley not all families are though. And my family isnt close at all. Just my mom, brother and i.
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@RasmaSandra (73473)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jul 17
We Re in financial troubles constantly but with planning we always manage to come out in the end. Just gotta keep pinching those pennies and gotta keep those bills paid.
