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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 52, laid off due to the destruction of USAID. I can’t retire yet - I need 15 more years of income, though I could stop saving for retirement and accept that retirement will be a bare bones affair.

I’m taking classes for certification to freelance in a totally new field. It won’t pay as well (not that I was paid well by DCUM standards before) but it should be in-demand enough that I can pay the mortgage.

Trying to whack back our budget. DH is finding the change pretty painful, but it is what it is. When you’ve spent a decade buying whatever you want at the grocery store it’s a shocker to have your wife say “did you really need to buy frozen lazagnas for lunches? Couldn’t we make our own?”[/quote]

I’m so sorry.  We’ve been approaching the grocery store in a completely new way too.  I feel I have come to some level of acceptance though.  At least the past few days.  My retirement will also not be what I hoped.  Good luck in your job search. [/quote]

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