Same here. In fact, my "retired" wife has been enlisted for remote work, mostly bookkeeping for a small seasonal business whose owner is a friend our ours and now she's being asked to process orders and schedule deliveries as well. So lately she's putting in more hours than even I am!
I've been accumulating much more savings lately because there's not much to do except buy groceries and liquor. When this nonsense shutdown ends, I'm ready to hit those restaurants and bars, go see some concerts, hang out at the beach and maybe even some local casinos. My wife wants to buy some clothes and unlike me, she refuses to shop online at LL Bean. I have the money and I'm just waiting for things to open back up!
As for low-skilled workers, who lost their job, I have news for them. Every grocery store I've been to have HELP WANTED signs. They are starved for workers right now and doing bang-up business. Also, landscapers are everywhere and I'm sure they need people to help cut grass, clear brush and whatnot. Once things open up, their old jobs are likely to come racing back.
Anyway, I really hate ruining the day of folks who were counting on being ruined. Sorry guys.
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First, that’s all great news and I am glad for your wife.
And yeah man I have a stack saved for when things get rocking. Saved a lot in 2 months.
Oh but it was a good idea to add SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS to state unemployment checks.
Because a guy who was making 500 a week is gonna run back even though he is getting EIGHT FIFY a week now.
It’s bad enough it goes to end of July. That’s because fauci et al promised that quadrillions would die and it would last forever.
Now dems want to expand it until January.
It should be CUT SHORT, not lengthened.
But at the very most, end of July is plenty.
“Once things open up, their old jobs are likely to come racing back.”
The other thing that has to happen is to immediately stop all this money giveaway where people are making more staying home than working.
A lot of companies are having trouble getting people because of that. No more porkuluses!