Reply #7: I received this email today and by coincidence, it pertains to this OP.

[Altoid_Cyclist]

I'm only using part of the message, but it is a perfect example of what many people in their 50's are experiencing. BTW, this is from a woman who is my age 54.



"As far as the job thing goes, I have resorted to applying for jobs in the local mall which is kind of sad, because I have a degree, but there is absolutely nothing out there in my field. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but my husband is unemployed, too. It's kind of sad that we may have to go out of the area, or even out of state for him to find a job, because both of his parents are still alive, but his mother is diabetic, in a wheel chair, and legally blind. His father had a stroke a few years ago and doesn't have the use of his left side. Also, my mother is 94 years old and in a nursing home, so we both have mixed feelings about leaving the area. Not to mention the fact that both of his brothers, and my brother and sister are both in this area, but you have to do what you have to do, I guess."



I was lucky enough to be sick enough to retire on SS Disability, but how many Americans are stuck in exactly the same predicament through no fault of their own?

World Superpower....... I don't think so.