I'll take a stab.
- No children or did something to alienate them. Seriously who would let their 92 year old mother/grandmother work a retail job just to live?
- Worked a job with little reported income, like a waitress. She didn't report her tips to avoid taxes, and now her SS is shit.
- Substance abuse or lottery addiction which wasted what little disposable income she had. I'm leaning towards the gambling.
I'd really like to know.
I'll take a stab.
1. No children or did something to alienate them. Seriously who would let their 92 year old mother/grandmother work a retail job just to live?
2. Worked a job with little reported income, like a waitress. She didn't report her tips to avoid taxes, and now her SS is shit.
3. Substance abuse or lottery addiction which wasted what little disposable income she had. I'm leaning towards the gambling.
I'd really like to know.
I think you're spot on. My mother in law worked until just recently, not because she had to, but simply for something to do. So sometimes it's more about staying active. But I look around and see so many people making so many bad decisions, I'm sickened by it.
I think you're spot on. My mother in law worked until just recently, not because she had to, but simply for something to do. So sometimes it's more about staying active. But I look around and see so many people making so many bad decisions, I'm sickened by it.
It is bad when even the generous welfare state can't even fix you.
It is bad when even the generous welfare state can't even fix you.