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How did unemployment affect your life and your family ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 21 Jul 16

There are just so many people struggling in long term unemployment. If it is only for a short while, the influence may not be that bad. But if it is long time from a period of 1 year to even 10 years , then it is going to be very...

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jobless situation

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Minding my own business.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169538) • United States 25 Jul 12

I am old enough to have been around the block a bit and to have seen a few things, not all of them good. My sister was married to an abusive man for thirty years. I saw my uncle try to kill his wife in a drunken fit, because she...

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lack of friends

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Do Pensioners (welfare recipients) have it easy?

jewelenterprises @jewelenterprises (1996) • Australia 4 May 10

A woman in Australia has opened a proverbial can of worms by claiming that Australian pensioners have it easy and that with the pension rates they receive they could live like millionaires. Australian pensioners (welfare...

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welfare recipient

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Are you behind your mortgage payment?

maria_k @maria_k (925) • United States 26 Feb 09

Any mylotters face financial hardship that you sre struggle to keep your house payment? Like you get to forgive the credit cards, you can't pay your 2n loan ect . PM me, I can help

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Financial Hardship and walk a mile in someone else's shoes

Virgie60 @Virgie60 (556) • United States 6 Oct 08

First off I want to say that I have always believed in the saying "walk a mile in someone else's shoes" before you judge them. But it has really come home to me this year as we have struggled greatly with our debt. Today I got a...

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Today's economic condition...are you feeling the pinch?

jhartana @jhartana (1084) • Australia 7 Jun 08

Nowadays the cost of living has gone up, the fuel price has increased several times, the rising costs of foods, rising mortgage repayments. I started to feel the pinch right now although I still barely afford it however I have to...

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financial hardship

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I am so mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 29 Jan 08

I really love it when the government in its infinite wisdom and "always" with my best interests in mind decides to play daddy. It's like this. A long, long time ago, maybe about 20 years ago my husband was laid off from his...

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financial services

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Have you ever had to give up your independence? Why?

lalav1 @lalav1 (1052) • United States 4 Jun 07

I lived on my own for about fifteen years. At first it was quite an adjustment, but I got used to it and loved it. A couple of years ago, I became disabled and could no longer work or afford to stay in my apartment. My best...

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giving up independence

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