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.

[WorldWatcher]

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.

"These are the types of people that infest NOtVA and vote dem."

Military veterans/retirees that have taken responsible action to prepare/weather a shut down.

Oh... The horror.

WW

 

[SassyIrishLass]

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

To be honest? It's why I'm totally tired of the left on here. I've found myself avoiding it lately. They're tiresome

 

[JohnDB]

Our Government is seriously broken. ALL 3 branches and EVERY Secretary and Bureau Department.

The wealthy elite, executives and Stock trading has irretrievably broken our government to the point that I don't think there's any coming back to sanity.

Because this is the result here....a closed government over pork barrel politics and poisonous baby formula.



The ONLY way this happens is by a complete breakdown of EVERY safety system put into place.

 

[JWBooth]

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.

******* parasites.

 

[JWBooth]

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.