savedapile
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2006
- Messages
- 53
I gave my 2 week notice mid April and finished April 27th.
Someone told me they had felt sorry for me and thought I was poor because I never seemed to have new clothes, brought my lunch and drove one of the oldest cars in the parking lot. They had no idea that I was just living below my means.
Another woman wanted to know if I won the lottery. Or got an inheritance (No, no)
A few said "You're so lucky" when in reality planning and perseverance had the most to do with it. We were lucky to never have been laid off and had a good education to start with.
Someone asked me to handle their investments. I directed them to the good books that were advised here and to this website, but I highly doubt they will do anything.
My favorite comment was "now you will have the time to give back." I have always done charity work behind the scenes and worked as a nurse and we paid taxes on two incomes. I am doing work for my favorite cause right now, I make quilts and organize others to help for our wounded American soldiers. Because I want to and I can.
The biggest complainer said that she worked because she enjoyed it. She had to have noticed the blank stare I gave her after that comment.
The person who is constantly giving money to her grown kids who can't hold a job and bounce from one partner to another told me she could retire but she loved her kids too much and couldn't say no to them. I couldn't even comment.
A friend advised I was lucky, she had to spend all day Saturday getting out her summer clothes and packing her winter ones. I was lucky she said because I could do that any day. Except all my clothes are out year round because I don't have enough to pack away when the seasons change. She is hoping to be able to retire at 62, but thinks she and husband will have to go to 65.
and last but not least, three people said "So what are you going to do all day"
Someone told me they had felt sorry for me and thought I was poor because I never seemed to have new clothes, brought my lunch and drove one of the oldest cars in the parking lot. They had no idea that I was just living below my means.
Another woman wanted to know if I won the lottery. Or got an inheritance (No, no)
A few said "You're so lucky" when in reality planning and perseverance had the most to do with it. We were lucky to never have been laid off and had a good education to start with.
Someone asked me to handle their investments. I directed them to the good books that were advised here and to this website, but I highly doubt they will do anything.
My favorite comment was "now you will have the time to give back." I have always done charity work behind the scenes and worked as a nurse and we paid taxes on two incomes. I am doing work for my favorite cause right now, I make quilts and organize others to help for our wounded American soldiers. Because I want to and I can.
The biggest complainer said that she worked because she enjoyed it. She had to have noticed the blank stare I gave her after that comment.
The person who is constantly giving money to her grown kids who can't hold a job and bounce from one partner to another told me she could retire but she loved her kids too much and couldn't say no to them. I couldn't even comment.
A friend advised I was lucky, she had to spend all day Saturday getting out her summer clothes and packing her winter ones. I was lucky she said because I could do that any day. Except all my clothes are out year round because I don't have enough to pack away when the seasons change. She is hoping to be able to retire at 62, but thinks she and husband will have to go to 65.
and last but not least, three people said "So what are you going to do all day"