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<blockquote data-quote="Sky" data-source="post: 2095247" data-attributes="member: 222626">think people will finally...? understand what it is like for those of us living on fixed income?After reading the following article, I got a great sense of irony out what many people haven&#039;t been able to comprehend, understand, or let alone *grasp*: What it is like to live on so little and be on that trip for many years to come; despite doing everything humanly possible to change your life for the better.For years, I&#039;ve been trying to get people to understand what it is *like* for people like me to live the kind of lifestyle that has us trapped in a never ending cycle of poverty and homelessness.Hoping that--one day--my reality would finally catch up to those whom have a higher standard of living.Not that&#039;s what I want to wish on them, mind you.But it is a bit ironic, seeing this article and reading just what others are having to go through just to live day by day, having to find work but can&#039;t, and turning to public assistance for the first time in their lives.Just like I had to over time.I can&#039;t say, &quot;I told you so.&quot;--because the situation this whole country has fallen into has grabbed many millions of Americans and shaken them to the core.But maybe living like I do will make some people be more self-aware and appreciate what they have in front of them, instead demeaning those whom have little or none at all.It&#039;s a common practice with humanity, it always has been. But for once, the shoe has been put on the other foot and now a great number of middle-class Americans are sharing the same bed as those low-income individuals whom have made it their *life* to live on an equally constrained budget.Having so little and wishing for so much.http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108886/the-new-poorThoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sky, post: 2095247, member: 222626"] think people will finally...? understand what it is like for those of us living on fixed income? After reading the following article, I got a great sense of irony out what many people haven't been able to comprehend, understand, or let alone *grasp*: What it is like to live on so little and be on that trip for many years to come; despite doing everything humanly possible to change your life for the better. For years, I've been trying to get people to understand what it is *like* for people like me to live the kind of lifestyle that has us trapped in a never ending cycle of poverty and homelessness. Hoping that--one day--my reality would finally catch up to those whom have a higher standard of living. Not that's what I want to wish on them, mind you. But it is a bit ironic, seeing this article and reading just what others are having to go through just to live day by day, having to find work but can't, and turning to public assistance for the first time in their lives. Just like I had to over time. I can't say, "I told you so."--because the situation this whole country has fallen into has grabbed many millions of Americans and shaken them to the core. But maybe living like I do will make some people be more self-aware and appreciate what they have in front of them, instead demeaning those whom have little or none at all. It's a common practice with humanity, it always has been. But for once, the shoe has been put on the other foot and now a great number of middle-class Americans are sharing the same bed as those low-income individuals whom have made it their *life* to live on an equally constrained budget. Having so little and wishing for so much. http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108886/the-new-poor Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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