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jayavarman (319 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:24 PM Original message |
How many paychecks are you away from homelessness? |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. 1 |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Living hand-to-mouth here |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Same here. |
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mopaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 06:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. same here |
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Sugarbleus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. OMG, I know that scenario very well... it totally sux |
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teach1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm two paychecks away... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Live paycheck to paycheck here |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Couldn't you retire and live on your TRS pension? |
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teach1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. I don't have enough years |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. Your state system much work a lot |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Do negative numbers count? |
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MadChatter (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Thank Heaven |
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IrishBloodEngHeart (815 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. about 6 months worth |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. I got to the 3 month point about 2.5 years ago... and then finally landed |
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Moonbeam_Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. Quite a few |
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blackcat77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. I inherited some money when my father died |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. two sounds about right.... |
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NewEmanuelGoldstein (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Fight the system |
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teach1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. I did notice that some us poor folk do have yellow stars... |
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Kanary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. You're the one who's "relatively safe", right? |
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teach1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 06:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Sheesh! |
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NewEmanuelGoldstein (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. If I lose my job |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. We're okay |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. no savings at all |
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AbbeyRoad (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. 1 |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. i could willingly and easily downsize significantly |
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Egalitarian (379 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-27-04 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
22. I figure I could last about a year, but |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
23. Living on the edge here |
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mopaul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
25. I have enough money to last me the rest of my life |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. Two, But With Big Family Safety Net - n/t |
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doni_georgia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
29. We spent our savings years ago when I was unemployed |
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SCDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
30. Quite some time |
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SheepyMcSheepster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
31. 1 |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
32. 2, and I own my own biz |
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Boomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
33. Good for a few years |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
34. If I'm not A TOTAL MORAN, three or four. Just because I'm in Brazil. |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
35. One unemployment check |
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Kong (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
36. Indefinite |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
37. My wife and I are teachers |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 09:40 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Average teacher pay is about $ 43 k |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-28-04 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
39. Minus one hundred four. |
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myvotedidntcount (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
40. Pretty darn close... |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
41. About 6 years. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
44. "Months"? |
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Butterflies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
45. However long foreclosure takes |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-29-04 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
46. savings... 401k... *sigh* |
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