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Showing Original Post only (View all)I feel like I'm being cheated out of all my hopes of having a nice retirement when it comes time! [View all]
I have worked for forty years as a truck driver, mostly over the road, but a few local jobs here and there. My career has had its ups and downs, yet I work as hard as I could to make a good living and put some money away as much as could.
Ive never married, nor have any dependents. My debt is very low, bills are credit cards (which I pay off even before the statements come), life and car insurance, my pick up payment, prescriptions and few other expenses. My pick up is higher because I only financed it for 3 years and have 2 more years left. Right now, my road expenses have gone up dramatically and I try to stock up on groceries, but there are times when I just have eat a normal meal which can break anyones pocket!
Im basically living in my truck and my bosses are good with me doing so. Its not that I cant afford to have a house or rent somewhere? Its because I stay busy driving and its senseless to spend money on rent while being on the road for several weeks at time. I work for a company that is good to me and appreciates the work I do, so its a win, win situation in end. I plan on doing this at least another year. I was going by a camper and park it at a trailer park, but they want an ungodly amount of money to rent a spot! Another scam if you ask me, $700.00 a month.
I make a good wage but each time I set aside more money, it keeps getting lesser and lesser each time. The cost of everything has increased significantly that I have very little left to put aside.
My 401k is below what should be there. I had to take out some of it to pay the difference off when I sold the my mother and where living in after she went into a nursing home due her breaking her hip and needed more care that my siblings could provide her with. Im just now getting back that money slowly, but Trump is screwing around with that too!
The short of it is that we are in the same situation and face the same challenges. Nevertheless there is one common reason why we are in this mess? Trump and his greedy minions. Yes, this has getting out hand for some time now but Trump is causing most of the damage, problems and suffering in this country right now.
Interesting that he blames other people and previous administrations for the current crisis. Yet, he said out loud, he doesnt care about the people and their finances! That alone makes him a hypocrite who thinks hes is above everyone else!
He was born with a rusted spoon in his mouth. Now, we are paying for his demented ignorance! Lies, wars, corruption and endless manipulation madness is spiraling out of control.
Will the madness stop? Only when his name is wiped away from the face of our nation as president.Then there are the GOBer MAGAsses that also need to removed.
Its about the now! We need to make it happen NOW! Not in a few years or decades! It is time for action NOW! Or it will be too late, if it isnt already too late NOW!