tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post2083232541900700894..comments2024-03-24T01:58:13.060-04:00Comments on One Day at a Time: PrioritiesTaborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-44957775853612076222014-10-17T02:35:15.068-04:002014-10-17T02:35:15.068-04:00I have been forced to take many low-paying jobs to...I have been forced to take many low-paying jobs to pay rent, n it's true there promotions are scarce n pay raises of .15 cents per year just get you nowhere. It's tough surviving these days. Any job is better than none- Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-64935541103617437832014-10-15T18:15:47.548-04:002014-10-15T18:15:47.548-04:00When I was in high school I worked as a supermarke...When I was in high school I worked as a supermarket cashier. I made far more money than my friends because I had to join a union. The people who worked there full time liked their work and felt part of the success of the store. This was a short term job for me, but the regulars were really good people, hard workers who mentored me with care and enthusiasm. One of those "regulars" was Lonely Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419404284743404488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-28572975290174736602014-10-15T15:01:49.478-04:002014-10-15T15:01:49.478-04:00My younger one was like that (he's now 24). An...My younger one was like that (he's now 24). Any money in his pocket went to guitars and anything music-related. When *I* moved out, last year, he got a dose of reality and has scrambled to make ends meet. But they're beginning to come together for him. And he'll do fine. My older son, on the other hand, was born knowing what to do. He is 27, has owned two houses and has just bought Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-80762981170771489342014-10-15T13:34:56.590-04:002014-10-15T13:34:56.590-04:00I too worry about the young people who don't s...I too worry about the young people who don't seem to have a 'work ethnic' (not this particular fellow - he may be content with his life - at least for now.) But more and more I hear parents saying that their kids don't want to work... at anything (school or jobs). They want to sit home and play video games well into their 20's and more. I personally don't think 20 is so Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-71611355337551238282014-10-14T17:55:32.691-04:002014-10-14T17:55:32.691-04:00todays 20 is yesterdays 15.todays 20 is yesterdays 15.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-28118787987791360252014-10-14T13:29:50.908-04:002014-10-14T13:29:50.908-04:00Lead Sleds are those forty and fifties cars that h...Lead Sleds are those forty and fifties cars that have been chopped, channeled, and changed dramatically with the holes filled in with lead. Now days they use bondo, but lead was the preferred hole filler in the old days.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-33802602577553343162014-10-14T11:02:58.755-04:002014-10-14T11:02:58.755-04:00It isn't a tragedy. This young man isn't ...It isn't a tragedy. This young man isn't a lost cause. Someone has to check our groceries. Someone has to mow our lawns and pick up our garbage. We are going to have so many over-educated louts someday and the only jobs will be for the ones willing to do "menial' jobs and then their pay will be the highest. Plus he sounds like he has a great future as a marketing guy with Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-14899929718669449312014-10-14T08:59:45.560-04:002014-10-14T08:59:45.560-04:00Being young with little or no responsibility is a ...Being young with little or no responsibility is a very small window in our lives. There is nothing wrong with enjoying it; real life comes along soon enough and brings with it a life full of anxieties and doing what needs to be done.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-50627651993183840412014-10-14T01:25:32.948-04:002014-10-14T01:25:32.948-04:00With guaranteed pensions a thing of the past, and ...With guaranteed pensions a thing of the past, and low wages not keeping up with cost of living, I fear for what our world will look like when these younger generations age.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-45675731822223950872014-10-14T00:23:42.592-04:002014-10-14T00:23:42.592-04:00Some take a little longer to come around. Then th...Some take a little longer to come around. Then there is a version I call... permanently clueless. It takes all kinds. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127276493023198480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-66816831938636767162014-10-14T00:20:12.206-04:002014-10-14T00:20:12.206-04:00It's hard to see this when you care about the ...It's hard to see this when you care about the future of young people. And yet he might very well be right at the beginning of a good career. Supermarket managers make pretty decent money,for instance. And a person who knows the retail grocery business does not need a high school degree. He's starting out young and could move up into a better position. It sounds as if he is good at what heHattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-23999452902557562682014-10-13T23:53:05.598-04:002014-10-13T23:53:05.598-04:00The smile as tight as MM's sweater really got ...The smile as tight as MM's sweater really got me! When I was young if I had $200 dollars saved I thought I was rich. colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-59489959573302735532014-10-13T22:35:31.566-04:002014-10-13T22:35:31.566-04:00Yes, they are going to live forever. I was like t...Yes, they are going to live forever. I was like that. Then many of us pick careers that make us little money. <br /><br />All you can do is smile at him. :)Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-59281807247129879652014-10-13T17:03:16.498-04:002014-10-13T17:03:16.498-04:00I encounter far too many young people like this. I...I encounter far too many young people like this. It's a tragedy.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-80997959505746228792014-10-13T13:55:44.751-04:002014-10-13T13:55:44.751-04:00Ha----so typical of the younger generation.. BUT-...Ha----so typical of the younger generation.. BUT--I remember when I was young and NOT thinking of the future much at all. That needs to be taught by the parents who 'should' set a good example--when kids are young (drumming it in them the importance of saving for the future).... Luckily for me, I got wise and started saving BIGTIME in my 40's... I am not rich (since I never made Betsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-11892921227751756642014-10-13T12:48:59.921-04:002014-10-13T12:48:59.921-04:00That's bad, but what's even worse is talki...That's bad, but what's even worse is talking to people my age or older (my bondhead brother, for instance or and my hubby's good friend) and they haven't put ANYTHING away. My brother doesn't even take advantage of the fantastic 401K plan at his work. WTH?????? Crazy. Then my hubby's friend casually brings up how he was thinking about starting a savings account. The man Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-22196060039356218302014-10-13T10:43:20.288-04:002014-10-13T10:43:20.288-04:00Both of our kids were ambitious early and have man...Both of our kids were ambitious early and have managed to do as well or better than their parents, which we were assured their generation never could do. They wanted to move out at 21 and never looked back or moved back ... so far ;). They are constantly busy and now raising their offspring with ambition and not asking us to do it. I take zero credit for it and don't know what makes the Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-56181579725066139882014-10-13T10:11:36.310-04:002014-10-13T10:11:36.310-04:00That's why i'm glad my #1 Son, the only on...That's why i'm glad my #1 Son, the only one so far who is not in school and has a big, grown-up job, has already started his 401-k. He learned the hard way, living in Kansas for a year, that tomorrow does come.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-28503515985542477442014-10-13T09:51:48.840-04:002014-10-13T09:51:48.840-04:00Tabor, great job of describing the scene...we coul...Tabor, great job of describing the scene...we could almost be right there with you. I wouldn't be too concerned right now about the level of interest for the young man, since he's still so young. At some point the light may go off when he realizes he needs to be more ambitious. However, if mom and dad leave him an estate before he gets to this point, he may be lost forever in taking Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-56487239270907299762014-10-13T09:45:29.607-04:002014-10-13T09:45:29.607-04:00I don't think 20 year olds need to be concerne...I don't think 20 year olds need to be concerned about saving for old age. They are just out of the house and are finally able to buy things they want without depending on their parents. I doubt any of us were concerned about saving for the future when we were 20 years old. heck, I didn't even get my first job, part time at that, til I was 21. and if he can save money for an expensive ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-52918880198850178942014-10-13T08:35:01.890-04:002014-10-13T08:35:01.890-04:00He's also a guy, a young guy, and so has a hyp...He's also a guy, a young guy, and so has a hypothalmus the size of a split pea. There may still be hope. I remember my son at that age had exactly the same priorities and now he owns two houses and saves as though Armageddon is next Thursday.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-58343379091842755642014-10-13T08:17:36.868-04:002014-10-13T08:17:36.868-04:00Each generation has to re-invent the wheel apparen...Each generation has to re-invent the wheel apparently. What saddens me is that he is not invested in the issue because he is satisfied for himself, not caring about those in his position who have children to clothe and feed.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-48602299638487506192014-10-13T08:07:08.502-04:002014-10-13T08:07:08.502-04:00Does not even occur to them. It will be a mad, mad...Does not even occur to them. It will be a mad, mad, mad, mad world when the bottom falls out on their world.Perubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948233191244821909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-11383767353654137102014-10-13T06:57:15.610-04:002014-10-13T06:57:15.610-04:00Does not even occur to them. It will be a mad, mad...Does not even occur to them. It will be a mad, mad, mad, mad world when the bottom falls out on their world.Perubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948233191244821909noreply@blogger.com