We are on day 37 of no paycheck for my husband. We've cut all our subscriptions and have a shopping ban to make it through the shutdown.

[1srelluc]

MSN

• My husband and I are both military veterans, with over 50 years of service between us.
• He has also been a government civil servant for a decade and is not getting paid during the shutdown.
• We're not going to lose our home, but we've had to adjust our budget to help us weather the shutdown

Most of our family's income comes from federal funds.

My husband and I both have military retirement checks, and he's a federal civilian. Our retirement pensions are not affected by the government shutdown, but my husband's paycheck is. We're on day 37 without his income, and honestly, it's surreal.

While our retirements and my job will get us through, the loss of a paycheck has prompted some adjustments in our spending. I pared down our grocery spending earlier this year when DOGE and cutting government jobs were the hot items in the news.

Here's what else I've done to reduce spending and give us a bigger financial cushion, which helps keep my anxiety from totally taking over.

Blah, just looking at them makes me ill.....These are the types of people that infest NOtVA and vote dem.

But hey, they haven't had to cancel their winter vacation cruise.

 

[eagle1462010]

MSN

• My husband and I are both military veterans, with over 50 years of service between us.
• He has also been a government civil servant for a decade and is not getting paid during the shutdown.
• We're not going to lose our home, but we've had to adjust our budget to help us weather the shutdown

Most of our family's income comes from federal funds.

My husband and I both have military retirement checks, and he's a federal civilian. Our retirement pensions are not affected by the government shutdown, but my husband's paycheck is. We're on day 37 without his income, and honestly, it's surreal.

While our retirements and my job will get us through, the loss of a paycheck has prompted some adjustments in our spending. I pared down our grocery spending earlier this year when DOGE and cutting government jobs were the hot items in the news.

Here's what else I've done to reduce spending and give us a bigger financial cushion, which helps keep my anxiety from totally taking over.

Blah, just looking at them makes me ill these are the types of people that infest NOtVA and vote dem.

But hey, they haven't had to cancel their winter vacation.

Double Dippers

 

[1srelluc]

Double Dippers

They must have been living really large.

Their "story" makes me want to puke coat hangers.

 

[initforme]

Double dippers? What does that mean?

 

[1srelluc]

Double dippers? What does that mean?

Retired .mil getting a fed job.....Most of the time through a fed contractor.

Same thing with regular retired .gov workers....After the wife retired from FEMA she was offered basically the same job by a .gov contractor with around a 33% pay increase. She declined.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

MSN

• My husband and I are both military veterans, with over 50 years of service between us.
• He has also been a government civil servant for a decade and is not getting paid during the shutdown.
• We're not going to lose our home, but we've had to adjust our budget to help us weather the shutdown

Most of our family's income comes from federal funds.

My husband and I both have military retirement checks, and he's a federal civilian. Our retirement pensions are not affected by the government shutdown, but my husband's paycheck is. We're on day 37 without his income, and honestly, it's surreal.

While our retirements and my job will get us through, the loss of a paycheck has prompted some adjustments in our spending. I pared down our grocery spending earlier this year when DOGE and cutting government jobs were the hot items in the news.

Here's what else I've done to reduce spending and give us a bigger financial cushion, which helps keep my anxiety from totally taking over.

Blah, just looking at them makes me ill.....These are the types of people that infest NOtVA and vote dem.

But hey, they haven't had to cancel their winter vacation cruise.

.

And it's the local equivalent of my church that's feeding their kids.

.

 

[braalian]

Maybe she and her husband ought to stop complaining and look for a couple part time jobs to tide them over during the shutdown?

I’m pretty sure the husband was warned up front that shutdowns and furloughs were a possibility when he got the job

 

[M14 Shooter]

My husband and I both have military retirement checks, and he's a federal civilian. Our retirement pensions are not affected by the government shutdown, but my husband's paycheck is. We're on day 37 without his income, and honestly, it's surreal.

Why don't you have an emergency fund?
You know, 3+ months worth of your income saved up?
As dependents of the federal government, how are not aware that shutdowns are a very real possibility?
Why didn't you plan for this?

Your current hardships, such as they are, fall on you, and no one else.

 

[Edgetho]

Why don't you have an emergency fund?
You know, 3+ months forth of your income saved up?
As dependents of the federal government, how are not aware that shutdowns are a very real possibility?
Why didn't you plan for this?

Your current hardships, such as they are, fall on you, and no one else.

Some people aren't happy unless they're complaining.

Something else to remember -- It takes between ten and 15 REMFs (rearechelonmotherfuckers) to keep one Combat Soldier going.

And that's the Army. The Marine Corps is supported by the entire US Navy and the Air Schwartz doesn't have any ground combat troops. Their biggest problem is when the PX Ice Cream Machine breaks down

 

[leftwinger]

Retired .mil getting a fed job.....Most of the time through a fed contractor.

Same thing with regular retired .gov workers....After the wife retired from FEMA she was offered basically the same job by a .gov contractor with around a 33% pay increase. She declined.

Big scam in CA. 55 yr old $300K retiree goes to $400K consulting job one suburb over.//

 

[1srelluc]

Big scam in CA. 55 yr old $300K retiree goes to $400K consulting job one suburb over.//

Yeah, blue cities are infamous for that.

 

[sartre play]

Why don't you have an emergency fund?
You know, 3+ months worth of your income saved up?
As dependents of the federal government, how are not aware that shutdowns are a very real possibility?
Why didn't you plan for this?

Your current hardships, such as they are, fall on you, and no one else.

Now you hate vets?

 

[M14 Shooter]

Now you hate vets?

I accept your concession of the point.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The shutdown hasn't affected my family one iota. Of course we're not leeches depending on government

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

And they were OK with the previous admin’s energy policy and money-printing that drove consumer goods prices up by 25-40%?

 

[AZrailwhale]

Why don't you have an emergency fund?
You know, 3+ months worth of your income saved up?
As dependents of the federal government, how are not aware that shutdowns are a very real possibility?
Why didn't you plan for this?

Your current hardships, such as they are, fall on you, and no one else.

It's not much of a hardship. They still have three incomes, free medical care, cheap, tax-free shopping at the BX/PX/Commissary of any base nearby.

 

[Mac-7]

MSN

• My husband and I are both military veterans, with over 50 years of service between us.
• He has also been a government civil servant for a decade and is not getting paid during the shutdown.
• We're not going to lose our home, but we've had to adjust our budget to help us weather the shutdown

Most of our family's income comes from federal funds.

My husband and I both have military retirement checks, and he's a federal civilian. Our retirement pensions are not affected by the government shutdown, but my husband's paycheck is. We're on day 37 without his income, and honestly, it's surreal.

While our retirements and my job will get us through, the loss of a paycheck has prompted some adjustments in our spending. I pared down our grocery spending earlier this year when DOGE and cutting government jobs were the hot items in the news.

Here's what else I've done to reduce spending and give us a bigger financial cushion, which helps keep my anxiety from totally taking over.

Blah, just looking at them makes me ill.....These are the types of people that infest NOtVA and vote dem.

But hey, they haven't had to cancel their winter vacation cruise.

That woman is so full of bs it makes me want to throw up

They are a family of two with 3 incomes and yet still living paycheck to paycheck?

I dont believe it

 

[SassyIrishLass]

That woman is so full of bs it makes me want to throw up

They are a family of two with 3 incomes and yet still living paycheck to paycheck?

I dont believe it

I don't either

 

[Mac-7]

I don't either

Facts and truth handicap the lib narrative so they compensate by telling damn lies

 

[Mr Natural]

A shopping ban?

Is that the same as going to the mall and buying a lot of useless crap that will eventually end up in the attic before it makes its final voyage to the curb?