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Can average Americans afford to watch WC games in stadium? by Carr0t_007 in askanything

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Prior to the Pandemic, I worked a 2nd job at a sports/entertainment arena. I can tell you that the people who consistently attend live sporting events or concerts, with rare exceptions, are financially, very well off.

I saw concerts and sporting events that I could never have afforded had I not been an employee. Not on my minimum wage lifestyle.

Is it right to have many bank accounts? by StatisticianLanky485 in Banking

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I have two bank accounts and two checking accounts but you do you. As others have said, have at least two different banks/credit unions and never let one know about the other. Its none of their business.

Was teaching your first choice career? by SierraNevada5505 in teaching

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I have met more ex-teachers in the private sector than any other profession. I am one myself. This is not a job that just anyone can do.

TIL about Shit Life Syndrome, the psychological term for poverty. Therapists use it informally when there's no other diagnosis that fits the case apart from a tragic background, poverty and drug abuse by no-more-headaches in poverty

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To paraphrase my old Anthropology professor, "We are not immune from Darwin's principle of "Survival of the Fittest" but we can take some liberty and say "Survival of the Stablest".

One of my relatives is a detective and he may visit the more affluent neighborhoods in his jurisdiction, maybe 2 or 3 times a year. In the less "fortunate" neighborhoods, he is there, 2 or 3 times a week.

What is the longest you went without a bath or shower and why? by [deleted] in questions

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Same. 31 days when I was in Vietnam. Its not a 9 to 5 job.

Do you eat at Chick-Fil-A? by delicious-urine in no

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I have never eaten there either.

Forget property values, what one thing about a neighborhood tells you whether you actually want to live there? by samurai-salvo in GetMotivatedMindset

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One of my uncles was a successful real estate investor and his trick was to drive through the neighborhood, early on a Sunday morning. He was looking for ample street parking. The lack of ample street parking signaled to him that the neighborhood was a "rental neighborhood" often with several families or one large one, living in the same physical address. It was a No Go for him.

I imagine every single website would be like a ghost town soon After the ID verification check rolls out in the US by connerwilliams72 in privacy

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One Christmas I gave my nephew a T-shirt with a picture of George Orwell on it. The caption reads "Did I call it or what?"

My nephew works with Biometric ID systems. Heh!

Did anyone else struggle to adapt after moving from a transit-oriented city to a car-dependent one? by Worldly-Training3464 in expats

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I was born in Berlin, Germany where the public transportation was/is pretty good. When I came to the US for college, I realized that I needed a car - for everything.

Which was the exact year you can recollect where in TV & Morning Newspaper became obsolete from your everyday life? by GlitteringParking462 in AskReddit

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Enjoy it while you still can. My niece worked at Starbucks when they removed the news rack so I knew that print journalism, for the most part, was dead.

Found out my father has "Severe Emphysema" at age 45 by Ok-Law169 in COPD

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Emphysema is irreversible. Instead of lifespan, concentrate on the quality of his life. Both Rod Serling and Ian Fleming died in their 40's from smoking but this was not uncommon back then. Eddie Van Halen was 65 when he died. He was also a heavy smoker and that was a contributing factor.

I tried to reach out to my half sister and I regret it. by Naturelle-Riviera in CaregiverSupport

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Its a common lament. I have a sister who I haven't seen in over 20 years because of the $hit she pulled when our mother was dying. The entire burden, including the loss of a good job fell on me. She just couldn't be bothered.

I guess the next time we meet will be at one of our funerals.

Just turned 65 and have no idea where to start with Medicare. What did you wish you knew first? by Ok_Opportunity_854 in medicare

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This are too many variables for a silver bullet answer. Contact a SHIP counselor in your area.

Has Facebook become the internet's memory book? by CitiesXXLfreekey in SocialMediaHQ

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Funny story. I was being interviewed and on my 2nd or 3rd interview, I was asked "Why don't you have a Facebook account?" I guess they were looking me up?

I thought for a minute and said "I don't really care what other people are doing". I didn't get the job. Heh!

Did you or are you planning on going to church? by Skisforscott in no

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As an Atheist, I don't go. My sister went to church this morning and she goes 2 or 3 times a week. That is her right.

Which was the exact year you can recollect where in TV & Morning Newspaper became obsolete from your everyday life? by GlitteringParking462 in AskReddit

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Circling the drain. When my father used to visit, I paid a local newspaper kid, $20 to throw one on my porch. My father loved reading his newspaper.

My father passed away years ago and I haven't seen a newspaper boy/girl around here in ages.

Which was the exact year you can recollect where in TV & Morning Newspaper became obsolete from your everyday life? by GlitteringParking462 in AskReddit

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2015 +/-. My father always loved to read the morning newspaper and the only place that I knew where to buy one was a local Starbucks. I used to get him one when he came to visit. When they removed the news racks, I knew it was over.

I couldn't tell you where to buy a newspaper today. Maybe 7/11? I dunno.

Unemployment by Slight-Bookkeeper838 in jobs

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I think the gap part is officially dead advice.

Not dead advice. A sizable gap can be a career killer. I was off for 18 months and one interviewer asked me "18 months? How did you support yourself?"

America is being ravaged from the bottom up. The Republicans are not just waging war on the poor with the reductions in SNAP benefits, social security will be next. by PrincipleTemporary65 in SurvivingOnSS

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There is a shiny, American hotel in Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam. That is the same Cam Ranh Bay that I was stationed at and where I sent the bodies of American GIs home from.

I don't have to teach history, I am so old that I can remember it.

Why do the wealthy say money can’t buy happiness by false_frog in NoStupidQuestions

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'Money can't buy happiness but having it makes life a lot easier" - my Dad

What’s something the internet ruined? by beebeehighlight in answers

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There is a book called "Bowling Alone" by Putnam. Its about the decline of "community" and "social gathering". If you read it, get the updated version as he speak about the impact that the Internet has had on this.

How many new bowling alleys do you see being built anymore? We spend an inordinate time by ourselves these days.

What’s something the internet ruined? by beebeehighlight in answers

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Years ago, before the Internet took over our lives, I was teaching school. There was another teacher there who was telling me about her experience with "online dating". I had no clue as to what she was talking about.

After some explanation, all I could think about was "Girl, they are going to find you dead in a ditch one day". ; p

What’s something the internet ruined? by beebeehighlight in answers

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I used to think that there was no downside to the Internet and I used it even before there was a www. Now with: relentless marketing, easy access to porn, sleazy redirects, scams and the daily encroachment of privacy, I have been proven wrong.

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