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Looking back I am amazed that life went as normal .Despite losing 40% I still traveled in fact I took two big trips in 2009 & 2010 . I do a straight 4% of my stash and I really did not feel pinched . My lower balance got to be the new reality and I just adjusted . I did have a pension and ss to help my sanity .My 4% was just icing on the cake .
People adapt better than they would think. Look at the hardship people endure in wars, famine, calamities. People survive the World Wars, the Great Depression, earthquakes, tsunami, Katrina, etc... What we personally went through in the Great Recession was just mental, and nothing to complain about really, other than about these g*d***** bankers.
And right now, Venezuelans are suffering (and the world cannot help nor care much). Look at these poor dogs in Caracas. People do not fare much better.