I actually feel bad that we are lower income… like we should be ashamed of ourselves…some would think we are leeches on society…this many kids…and we don’t make over $100,000. what is wrong with us… We don’t get food stamps or any Gov help though… but do qualify for reduced lunches for the kids…
We live in a depressed area, lots of unemployment, people struggling to pay their bills…most of our friends, family earn less than we do even…I grew up in a blue collar family, so did my husband … back then College wasn’t the necessity it is today… but it kills me… because so many we know , even after going to college are just working at a Target or some lower paying job -strapped with all this debt…
Isn’t this a major crisis… there is not enough decent paying Jobs for all the college Grads?? any threads like that here ??
1st son just got a job that requires the bachelors degree he has… starting out at $11.50 an hour… Oh he’s not complaining… but we also know someone, his friend, no college (well he quit, couldn’t handle it)…who just got a job at a temp agency earning $12/hr in the same area… they were joking about it not too long ago…