I lostmyjobinMayafterdealingwithanabusiveerraticandracistmanager.
It's been a struggleoftearsandfailedinterviewsincemysavingshaveslowlydepleted.
I lostmyjobmaking 50K.
A yearandhadtostartoveratanhourlypayof $17.
I'm nowpayingforhealthcareoutofpocketandit's put a realstrainonmyfinances.
Nothingtoosignificant.
Butworkingremotelyhassavedme a tremendousamountofmoney.
Yeah.
I havechangedmyjobtitlethreetimesand I'vehadtofindsomanynewandinventivewaystomakemoney.
Ithasbeen a journey.
I'vehadsomewiggleroomwithmystudentloanpaymentsonpausebut I hadtomakesomeadjustmentstorentincrease.
Afterpandemicdiscountpricingended, I changedjobsandmakesignificantlymorenowthan I didbefore.
Mhm.
Mhm.
I wounduppayingoffseveraldeathsthatotherwisewouldhavetakenyears.
I dofeel a littleguiltycomingoutofthepandemicslightlybetteroffthan I started.
I'veseen a declineinincome.
Theyhaveincreased, luckily I wasunemployedforeightmonthsandaftertempingfor a fewmonths I justwentfulltimewithbenefitsinseptemberandnotrebuildingmysavingsandemergencyfunding.
Mhm.
I wasunemployedfor a bitmaxedoutmycardsandtookout a $38,000 economicinjury, disasterloangoingfurtherintodebt.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I savemoremoneywithlesstravelandentertainment.
Okay.
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