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Sun Nov-13-11 03:55 PM
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| 4. If you "were really dead broke and unemployed" |
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How could you afford to stay where you were?
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| -Move somewhere cheaper and/or somewhere with more jobs |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 03:49 PM |
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They say it like you should just put your clothes in a trash bag |
Warpy |
Nov-13-11 03:52 PM |
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Sure. It's easy... |
Speck Tater |
Nov-13-11 03:53 PM |
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This happened to me last year |
XanaDUer |
Nov-13-11 03:54 PM |
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That's the part that bothers me --telling someone else it's a good idea |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 03:57 PM |
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It's also highly problematic for couples |
Yo_Mama |
Nov-14-11 11:50 AM |
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+5 |
Liberal_in_LA |
Nov-14-11 08:46 PM |
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If you "were really dead broke and unemployed" |
former9thward |
Nov-13-11 03:55 PM |
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Nov-13-11 03:59 PM |
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with unemployment, lack of moving costs, perhaps other aid you might lose in moving |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 04:10 PM |
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So staying on Medicaid is better than getting a job? |
former9thward |
Nov-13-11 05:08 PM |
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i didn't say anything about being guaranteed a job (with insurance) in the new place |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 07:09 PM |
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I think it is implied in the OP that there would be job opportunies in the new place. |
former9thward |
Nov-13-11 07:17 PM |
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not worth it, just not worth it |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 07:18 PM |
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A Job opportunity is not a job. (nt) |
jeff47 |
Nov-13-11 07:20 PM |
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Remaining alive is better than getting a job. |
jeff47 |
Nov-13-11 07:19 PM |
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That is true, although I doubt the person you're attempting to reason with agrees |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 09:57 PM |
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Community - the one thing you can't just hook up with immediately in a new town - it takes years. |
saras |
Nov-13-11 04:22 PM |
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Have you seen how expensive movers are lately? |
lbrtbell |
Nov-13-11 04:25 PM |
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My family had two dramatic resets growing up (another not so dramatic) |
exboyfil |
Nov-13-11 06:23 PM |
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yeah but i was asking about moving because one's unemployed |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 06:54 PM |
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My dad did not have a job with either move |
exboyfil |
Nov-14-11 06:00 AM |
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the safety net should be on par with other wealthy nations |
CreekDog |
Nov-14-11 06:57 AM |
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Survival isn't always easy. n/t |
Shagbark Hickory |
Nov-13-11 03:56 PM |
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North Dakota |
bluestateguy |
Nov-13-11 03:57 PM |
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you didn't answer the question |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 03:58 PM |
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The point in the OP is well taken |
bluestateguy |
Nov-13-11 04:21 PM |
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I did it with a young family but I had help and some money saved, no mortgage.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-13-11 04:01 PM |
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I'm 42 and I've had to relocate 8 times in the past 22 years. |
MedicalAdmin |
Nov-14-11 05:24 PM |
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West Texas |
Yupster |
Nov-13-11 11:25 PM |
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I could live in West Texas |
bluestateguy |
Nov-13-11 11:52 PM |
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Jerry Jeff Walker. |
MedicalAdmin |
Nov-14-11 05:26 PM |
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And there's no place for them to live |
KamaAina |
Nov-14-11 04:08 PM |
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............. |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-13-11 03:57 PM |
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what do you mean "cheaper"? Rural areas? Red states? |
alp227 |
Nov-13-11 03:58 PM |
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ND has low unemployment because they're experiencing an oil boom |
jeff47 |
Nov-13-11 07:23 PM |
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One of the things that I thought was flaming bullshit about "Nickel and Dimed" |
XemaSab |
Nov-13-11 04:03 PM |
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Hi Xemasab...just want to note your post b/c it mentions homelessness |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 07:11 PM |
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Good post. Thanks for sharing. nt |
raccoon |
Nov-14-11 07:48 AM |
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Been there, done that |
guitar man |
Nov-13-11 04:07 PM |
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Ok...answers. |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 04:10 PM |
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In addition to answering the question poorly (if you're broke, you won't have money to move)... |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 04:24 PM |
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You said, and I quote: |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 05:03 PM |
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you chose to answer the "broke" question based on if you weren't broke |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 06:40 PM |
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In your scenario, I have "been looking long enough to consider moving". |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 06:48 PM |
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you just think you're being pedantic, but you simply got it wrong |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 07:04 PM |
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What does whether or not one is at fault (for what, I don't know) have to do |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 07:20 PM |
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this thread isn't about you |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 07:28 PM |
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Then why do you keep talking about me? |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 07:45 PM |
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Are you autistic? |
MedicalAdmin |
Nov-14-11 05:28 PM |
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You think it costs $1000 to move? |
lbrtbell |
Nov-13-11 04:34 PM |
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DIY moving. Pack up what you can in a car and go. It sucks to do that |
uppityperson |
Nov-13-11 04:43 PM |
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Who the hell with a family can just "pack up in a car and go."? |
readmoreoften |
Nov-13-11 05:09 PM |
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me too! |
newfie11 |
Nov-13-11 05:41 PM |
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You think you can do DIY moving for $1000? |
jeff47 |
Nov-13-11 07:29 PM |
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It depends on how much and how far. |
uppityperson |
Nov-13-11 07:33 PM |
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2 hours isn't going to get you a significantly better economy. |
jeff47 |
Nov-14-11 11:46 AM |
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For me it would. Big difference between living in a town of 9,000 and city of 1 million. |
uppityperson |
Nov-14-11 06:59 PM |
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I moved with what I could fit in my car... |
MadrasT |
Nov-14-11 01:45 PM |
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I said at *least* $1000. |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 04:56 PM |
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Yeah, that's what it costs single college kids. Not a whole frickin family. |
readmoreoften |
Nov-13-11 05:11 PM |
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The OP used the word *you* 6 times, and then only spoke of the "average individual" |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 05:26 PM |
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the post is meant to encourage empathy for those in hard situations |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 06:52 PM |
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Perhaps you should have worded it differently, then, rather than focusing |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 06:56 PM |
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i've never seen you express empathy here...and nearly everyone else has |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 07:02 PM |
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I'm puzzled...why does it concern you that I'm not expressing empathy for the poor |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 07:15 PM |
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You appear to be among the few who inferred "you" as a particular singular |
LanternWaste |
Nov-14-11 11:59 AM |
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Not only that, the moving-in costs are even worse |
arcane1 |
Nov-13-11 05:02 PM |
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I've never been out of work, so that hasn't been a factor in my previous moves |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 05:06 PM |
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What if you used up those savings? Serious question. |
uppityperson |
Nov-13-11 07:25 PM |
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Then at that point I would, as per the original OP, have difficulty affording another move. |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 10:51 PM |
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If you're hiring movers, you're talking about a different situation I think. |
bhikkhu |
Nov-13-11 07:26 PM |
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It certainly costs that much for a deposit |
XemaSab |
Nov-13-11 07:48 PM |
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The picture you used tells it like it is. |
Curmudgeoness |
Nov-13-11 04:11 PM |
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it can be an horrible thing to do |
CountAllVotes |
Nov-13-11 04:11 PM |
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I'm really sorry this happened to you - and the dogs. |
sad sally |
Nov-13-11 04:21 PM |
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I don't know |
CountAllVotes |
Nov-13-11 04:22 PM |
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Sadly, drug dealers often leave animals behind |
lbrtbell |
Nov-13-11 04:36 PM |
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these appeared to be greyhounds |
CountAllVotes |
Nov-13-11 04:45 PM |
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I have way too much stuff. |
MADem |
Nov-13-11 04:32 PM |
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If there are jobs, it's not cheaper... |
rbnyc |
Nov-13-11 04:32 PM |
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My sister who has just started working a part time job at minimum wage |
notadmblnd |
Nov-13-11 04:33 PM |
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I am in western NE |
newfie11 |
Nov-13-11 05:44 PM |
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It does make it easier if you are childless, single, have few possessions, |
Quantess |
Nov-13-11 04:38 PM |
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I wouldn't move for anything |
MedleyMisty |
Nov-13-11 04:44 PM |
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I wouldn't want to move out of the Mountain West. The idea of living in a large city is, well... |
Abin Sur |
Nov-13-11 05:30 PM |
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yep I lived there too. LOL |
newfie11 |
Nov-13-11 05:45 PM |
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I grew up in your part of NC, so i understand the attraction... |
Rhythm |
Nov-14-11 03:27 PM |
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Next door to me, there is a lovely lady whose husband has... |
nenagh |
Nov-13-11 04:46 PM |
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Where I live (Ohio) |
Worship Money |
Nov-13-11 05:06 PM |
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I have done this as a child with my parents and as an adult |
newfie11 |
Nov-13-11 05:39 PM |
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yours is the second mention of homelessness in this thread |
CreekDog |
Nov-13-11 06:48 PM |
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maybe but I was a child |
newfie11 |
Nov-13-11 07:29 PM |
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I have been unemployed since 2010. |
RebelOne |
Nov-13-11 06:00 PM |
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This depends on so many things - |
TBF |
Nov-13-11 06:56 PM |
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Unfortunately, I think that's part of the "big picture" for the Reps. |
WhaTHellsgoingonhere |
Nov-13-11 06:59 PM |
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I'd sell my house at a loss, the kids would lose all their friends |
bhikkhu |
Nov-13-11 07:23 PM |
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If you have a family with a support system where your at I'd think twice about |
southernyankeebelle |
Nov-13-11 07:28 PM |
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ask yourself: What would the 1% do? |
provis99 |
Nov-13-11 07:31 PM |
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I left my home town for a better career ... don't be surprised if our kids have to leave the country |
JoePhilly |
Nov-13-11 07:31 PM |
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In 1962 my mother packed us five kids |
SheilaT |
Nov-13-11 08:14 PM |
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We're all Tom Joad now. |
Snarkoleptic |
Nov-13-11 09:55 PM |
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It is not reasonable to base govt. policy ... |
Laelth |
Nov-14-11 07:40 AM |
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It works as long as there are policies to back it up. |
jeff47 |
Nov-14-11 11:44 AM |
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I like those ideas. |
Laelth |
Nov-14-11 03:43 PM |
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+1 |
Gormy Cuss |
Nov-14-11 11:58 AM |
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Moving costs a ton of money |
Marrah_G |
Nov-14-11 08:46 AM |
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I expect that I'll have to move. |
GoCubsGo |
Nov-14-11 01:55 PM |
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Sadly that easy answer is usually too expensive. |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-14-11 02:27 PM |
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Two of my kids have moved Outside, one's still here, |
Blue_In_AK |
Nov-14-11 03:31 PM |
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And the poorer you are, the more important informal networks are. |
wickerwoman |
Nov-14-11 03:36 PM |
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We just moved across town. It cost approximatly $1500 just for the move itself. |
haele |
Nov-14-11 05:13 PM |
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Interesting picture in the post. The movie version was a little pepped-up |
jtuck004 |
Nov-14-11 08:44 PM |
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