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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you kidding, OP? Months is the bare minimum these days. It’s brutal. Especially in your 40s or older. [/quote] So how are you supposed to support yourself or your family? [/quote] Live off your savings, downsize drastically, start a dog walking, house cleaning or babysitting business. That’s always been the American way. I find it truly astonishing that these questions are only now popping up on DCUM. I guess the crowd here (or their parents) completely missed out on the collapse of multiple industries in the 1980-90s. Some time ago I posted here a link to a NYTimes article from 2001 about middle aged people who lost their executive jobs in tech industry and were never able to get back in the saddle.[/quote] That sounds absolutely miserable, to have to downsize and go to such a low standard of living. I feel like at a certain point I’d just find it pointless to stay alive to be honest. [/quote]
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