More middle-class earners are struggling to get by amid COVID-19 unemployment
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2021
- Some families that once saw themselves beyond the reach of poverty now need help feeding their families and avoiding eviction. “Nightline” speaks to some of them and the people who are trying to help.
Many are about to realize the hard way, that there is no longer a ‘middle class’ in America.
Definitely. We’ve officially shifted to the haves and haves not. We need legislation on universal income.
@@MimimiMcArthur you think that money is gonna appear out of thin air?
@@Zwpz LOL we are supposedly the richest country in the world EVER. I think we can afford it. I’m guessing you have no idea how they’re doing it in wealthy countries in Europe do you? Get on google. It’s possible. Lots of stuff is possible we just have to stop spending on endless wars. Do you know how much that has cost ? I bet you don’t. You wouldn’t be acting so offended right now. Like I said earlier get educated and use google.
A system that fixates on profit too much.
To the point where Long-term planning goes out the window:
"Just keep draining more from the customer."
-But what if they can't pay it anymore?
"Increase the price. Lol!"
Its always been a rat race, but not everyone realized this
I cried when she got the job. Yasssss, girl!!!!!!! 👏👏i have been there too. Broke, single mom to a baby, on food stamps, Medicaid, lights about to be shut off, no car. I am a nurse now and financially wise thanks to Dave Ramsey. To all of you struggling, things will get better as long as you don't give up. Nothing wrong with needing help. These struggles make us better humans because we learn to truly empathize. 💙
Same here, so happy for her. And glad to find your positive comment in a sea of negative/judgmental ones.
@blink56k
Agree
Yes, Dave Ramsey helped me to become debt free during all this. Everyone needs financial education and stop relying on government handouts
Lets hope she knows how to manage her money and actually saves some up lmao or else we will be seeing her again on here haha
Ramsey is the man.
I couldnt even get hired at a grocery store and Ive spent years working as a regional manager for a fortune 500 company. I got my real estate license because i couldnt find any other work. Real estate fees and member dues mean im barely making ends meet but make just slightly too much to qualify for snap benefits. Im caring for my kids and elderly mother on one income. Praying anyone suffering finds relief
Sorry to ask, don't your mother qualify for home care services?If do,get her on the state program and make you some income
What zunai is saying is true the state will pay u for being her personal care aide that would give you some extra income look into the requirements for your state. She might have to be kn the state insurance (medicaid) for you to get paid but look into it .
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 prayers for you Miss Ashten. Yes please look into resources that might be able to help you!
@Kate GIbs I know but she can enroll her into the program and continue the care herself
I am so sorry about that Ashten :(
I’m so happy for the lawyer lady. She is truly sunshine in the dark cloud.
Poor people have an inherited mental disorder that makes them believe they have to be poor because everyone around them is poor.
I am too! I hope they're able to pay her what she deserves and (unrelated) I LOVE what she did with her hair! I tried that a couple of years ago. I miss it. She may have inspired more than hope today. I may just shave my head again. :)
@@jennysroad Lol, "deserves".
@@loafandjug321 as a self-employed attorney, I think that characterization is rather unfair. An attorney is able to turn up business for themselves with nothing but a car, a phone, a pen, paper, and some Hustle. That's how I started my Law Firm 7 years ago. Lawyers are uniquely able to going to business for themselves in a way that few people are.
For those dependent on employers for access to income, it is much harder. For those without a degree where you can just start a business without any investment Capital, it is harder
@@jasonwilkins1969 False
1) Junk removal requires a pickup truck and earns $150,000 in the first year.
2) Window cleaning requires $25 (bucket, squeegee, water soap) and earns $50,000 first year without a vehicle.
3) Lawnmowing small yards requires a used $50 push mower and earns $25,000 working 6 months.
80% of Americans lived paycheck to paycheck before the virus.
Imagine that lifestyle while dealing with the virus...
Government create the most violence against its own citizens it Has a monopoly on it why can't we care how other live and how we live in relationships to others.if I care that you live in a home and eat food that wasn't Slaved products is in the best interest of all of us monetary money is fake made by the banks and government so why cant we do the right thing In the age of cell phones I don't understand why we need a representative government.Great Documentary I hope to see about the Legalisation of all drugs and prostitution we don't need government watch ruclips.net/video/1kDXxz1Usa4/видео.html Housing is a human/civil right. A system in which access to a human/civil rights is subject to exchange is immoral/unjust. Rent is essentially payment for access to housing. Therefore, rent is immoral/unjust Landlording (if you have any sense of human decency) is not okay.
No matter how "nice" you would be to tenants, no matter how much of "a deal" you cut tenants, you are effectively leveraging a person's fundamental need for shelter and survival so that YOU may personally profit. This is exploitative. Period.
I'm sure there are a few very rare hypothetical situations someone could bring up to try and challenge how unethical it is to be a landlord, but just the fact that they would have to come up with these very unlikely abstract situations should already tell you more than you need to know.
Also, I would like to point out that, historically, virtually every socialist revolution/uprising has to some degree contained land reforms that included at least stripping landlords of their property, and often times the outright execution of the landlords themselves.
Something so universal as that doesn't happen without warrent.
I hope this doesn't come off as a personal attack towards you, cuz that's not what I'm trying to do, I'm sure you yourself are a cool person, but how aware you are of fucking people over, wouldn't change the fact that you're fucking people over.Why can't every human live in peace. Every human on Planet should have the same rights.
I live it.
High cost of everything . Low wages. Etc. Its been getting worse last 20yr
I'm currently 1,100$ short on bills. I work and make decent money but we're about 1000$ short on bills if you include food(200$ every other week) into that budget. Waiting on tax season to get a relief. We have one kid and I didn't get my second stimulus check, so I'm getting a decent amount back. Hopefully it goes through next Friday.
That's how we're living.
We have food in our house and make sure we pay our mortgage and lot rent.
For the past year we've been late on everything else...
@@sundinfamforlife4129 Government create the most violence against its own citizens it Has a monopoly on it why can't we care how other live and how we live in relationships to others.if I care that you live in a home and eat food that wasn't Slaved products is in the best interest of all of us monetary money is fake made by the banks and government so why cant we do the right thing In the age of cell phones I don't understand why we need a representative government.Great Documentary I hope to see about the Legalisation of all drugs and prostitution we don't need government watch ruclips.net/video/1kDXxz1Usa4/видео.html Housing is a human/civil right. A system in which access to a human/civil rights is subject to exchange is immoral/unjust. Rent is essentially payment for access to housing. Therefore, rent is immoral/unjust Landlording (if you have any sense of human decency) is not okay.
No matter how "nice" you would be to tenants, no matter how much of "a deal" you cut tenants, you are effectively leveraging a person's fundamental need for shelter and survival so that YOU may personally profit. This is exploitative. Period.
I'm sure there are a few very rare hypothetical situations someone could bring up to try and challenge how unethical it is to be a landlord, but just the fact that they would have to come up with these very unlikely abstract situations should already tell you more than you need to know.
Also, I would like to point out that, historically, virtually every socialist revolution/uprising has to some degree contained land reforms that included at least stripping landlords of their property, and often times the outright execution of the landlords themselves.
Something so universal as that doesn't happen without warrent.
I hope this doesn't come off as a personal attack towards you, cuz that's not what I'm trying to do, I'm sure you yourself are a cool person, but how aware you are of fucking people over, wouldn't change the fact that you're fucking people over.Why can't every human live in peace. Every human on Planet should have the same rights
Hard to find a job when companies are going out of business left and right...
No job no rent
Maybe you should be job hunting instead of watching youtube
Gona be worse in states that got jobs back when Trump first got in office. Biden is already taking those coal and fuel jobs away again.
No checks that will be spent at places like Walmart and Amazon will help the economy. The economy needs to be opened up, period. Any business that has been open this whole time is hiring and doing well.
@@CULT_OF_TRAGEDY Who is paying your bills while you are on youtube ?.
I am guessing mommy and daddy .
So inspiring - she stayed positive, persistent and humble. So glad she found a full time job. I wish her the best!!!
My Mother was denied her unemployment benefits🗣💯 & Her Job Made The Medical Supplies For The Hospitals!!
America is ghetto🙄💯.
Smh. That's terrible. I started volunteering at a food locker in a rich neighborhood. I drive far to get there, but i can get as many groceries as I want. It's a blessing. What's crazy is that i sign up over 500 people a day and im the only black person around. I get extra and give it away to people that can't get there. Smh,
the state where your mom works makes that decision, not her former employer. It depends on the reason your mom no longer works there and if it is a qualifying reason to receive unemployment. Best wishes to your mom!!!
@@Summerdee223 ..I'm familiar with how unemployment works!! My mom left her job due to the Covid outbreak hitting her job!! && She still was denied, and thanks.
Americas a third world country with a Gucci belt on
My parents have no jobs for like the whole pandemic and they didn’t get money. We barley surviving but eh. Stay positive. Good thing they saved some money during the years. Cause we litterally no income. My parents are restaurant workers btw.
" sometimes mama doesn't have money for food" my heart ☹️
Pretty much every woman working in the childcare Industry
If mama does not save her money then what will mama do
@@johnswanson9642 I'm getting better with that. #lessons
real freedom lol american dream
Plenty of money for war and military bases around the world
Wait you forgot the money needed for the space force lmaooo
Because of laws an treaties since the 1940's.......
@@cindia6697 pieces of metal floating in space, taking pictures and samples, yet people starve, suffer and sleep outside all over this country everyday. Pathetically disgraceful.
@@ryanstanley9097 I was being sarcastic. Of course I understand the need for money elsewhere. You really need to read more in between the lines.
Not MONEY, it is all built on debt.
I just got My Master's degree from USC when the Pandemic hit in 2020. So far it has been 9 months of looking for a job and I am still unemployed. It has been absolutely devastating. Thank God my wife has a good paying secure job and has been supporting me. Also, I had 50 k saved up from my previous jobs and that has helped me treamendously.
You will have to go into fields where there is a demand like teaching or the medical field.
Unfortunately, degree is not the golden ticket to success anymore. Starting your own business is the wisest use of your degree in my opinion. You will not get paid your worth unless you are your own boss.
@@sugarfree8303 Fancy college degrees usually mean big student loans for 20 years.
good job saving some money. So many people don't.
The way I’ve been complaining about my job is shameful and I realized that after watching this.
Nah ur job probably still sucks
Yea but at least this person still has their job. It sucks but it’’d suck more to not have it ya know.
Be grateful you have a job many don’t! Stay safe!
I feel the same way.
What would suck to me is working a job, did that done that it's over I'm retired
Im not even sure which is worse, the financial hardship this pandemic has brought us or the severe anxiety that you and/or your loved ones can catch the virus at any given moment and suffer tremendously.
Or another year is just going to dissappear like the last one😥
How true.
Both happened to me already
Yes it’s so unfortunate. Unless someone is lucky enough to work from home, you either have to worry about getting severely sick and possibly dying or going broke. It sucks either way.
Delvin nivleD
The anxiety is self-inflicted suffering, and unfortunately the government is exploiting people's fears for their own gain. We should be allowed to work and sustain ourselves, because covid-19 has a low chance of killing you unless you have a compromised immune system. Starvation on the other hand is guaranteed to kill you.
I’m a college student and I applied to 3 jobs no one would hire me despite the qualifications. I’m living with my godparents now I’m heading to technical school to start my own business running out of my house.
May I ask what you majored in college? Did you finish
Good luck to you. I'm glad you haven't given up hope. God bless you.
Middle class willl soon be the new poor.
Middle class is a spectrum. I doubt the upper middle class will ever be poor.
Is the plan demic
@Michael Desmond you fail to recognize the class of people that are not low income but not middle class either, pay check to paycheck still and can't have a savings , because they are paycheck to paycheck.
Those are the type of people that are struggling the most right now.
We are not freeloaders either btw. Most of us have 2 or 3 incomes coming into the house and still live this way due to wages being so low in some places.
Ignorant comment.
The gap between the rich and the poor countuies to get worse every year. The pandemic isn't helping.
@Michael Desmond yes or we they could just pay people a liveable wage in the first place so people didn't have to live like this. And yes we have cars.....people need to get the store and work you know and most people like to have a roof over our head🙄
Like 70% of people live this way...I think 50% don't have even 1000$ in savings ..
The only way me and my bf didn't live like this was when we both worked 70 hours a week....and with 2 kids that's not really possible anymore.
06:45 bless this woman, when I was broke not being able to afford food and nearly homeless, I got a job at a starbucks for the sole reason that they had food and free coffee. Instead of throwing out dozens of sandwiches at the end of the day, a lovely manager used to sneak them in my bag instead of throwing them out. She helped me so much and now I pay it forward and buy homeless people food when I can. Nobody should go hungry.
I've got a lot of respect for her. Looks like she's got her hands full.
Poor people have an inherited mental disorder that makes them believe they have to be poor because everyone around them is poor.
He made 6 figs for 15 years and needs assistance. Tbh, he could have had high student loans or medical debt. Either way it should remind us the need to save and invest for the rainy days. Watch Dave Ramsey. Wish him a full recovery.
Exactly!
I make way less than he does yet I still managed to save and have no debts.
This guy either has medical debts (like you stated) or his consumer debts (living beyond his means.
As Dave Ramsey say, "It's not how much you make, its how much you spend."
If he makes $100K but spends $101K, than he'll always be in debts.
I wish they'd give more detail about his financial situation. Sometimes, I wonder if the news purposely interviews families with kids and former high earners so that we can voice our outrage at the article, thus boosting the view count.
@@ianandersen265
Yes.
Or the guy could just be lying.
Maybe he doesn't make 6 figures at all. We'll never know for sure bc there's no proof of income. Anyone can just say they make 6 figures even when they don't.
Medical debts will take you out a friend has a stroke recently and had to be in hospital for like a month and all the physical and occupational therapy her bill was 410,000....yes with employer health insurance. How can a person pay that and the normal bills of life even if u make 100,000 (which is less after heavy taxes,social security, retirement, health insurance etc)
@@tiamarie1226 omg i hear stories like this and my heart breaks, I live in Canada, our health care is not perfect, at times there is a long wait, however there is no financial burden like that....we may pay more in taxes but like when my mom got breast cancer had chemo radiation and surgery all her focus was on recovering not the cost.....because there was no cost. I wish your friend well.
I just got terminated on Tuesday....It's a hard blow. I'm living with family and thank goodness for that. I have to scramble to make rent but at least they are understanding. I can relate to her a lot.
Amazing that NONE of our politicians or these people in the media have missed a single paycheck! 🤔
Same here in the U.K. No politician has ever took a drop in wages or had to struggle.
omg a lawyer is even struggling, shes very competent and still affected so badly, such a scary world now. i am not sure i have been talking to my son to be a builder, cook, he need skills to be self sufficient. the world is changing.
It's hard to believe this is America
Now they want to only give $1400 and make the cap much lower...possibly 50k, as if that's a high salary to begin with.
For some, yes. Unfortunately many people in this country where already struggling and living like this even before the pandemic.
Believe it! This has been American for over 20 years, nothing new here. Government trying to convince itself all is good, but they know the system will collapse like 1929 again, History always find a way to repeat, because humans never learn from past mistakes. 😑We are a doomed species suffering from chronic amnesia. It is when the super rich are getting ass raped from their own struggles with poverty when the system finally changed.
Really liked the lawyer lady. We should all use stories like this to stay inspired to keep fighting! Make a plan, have back up, & have a back up for your back up...Apply for everything you can jobs benefits etc. Ask for help. And when you do get up again give back !
I was impressed that St. James pantry came through with 6 months rent for her!!! Wow, that's excellent! I felt sorry for her when she said she got an eviction notice and that the power was going to be shut off, honestly, the US government sucks for allowing people to be terrorized this way during a pandemic, they could easily issue an order to prevent this type of thing from happening. I mean honestly.
I thought they had a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic?
Isn't it good to know there are some of us out here who not only care about ourselves but others as well.
God bless the woman in yellow. So humble and so proud to do what she has to do help herself and her son. You are great !!
If you hire the good father you help the child otherwise no...
I pray that everyone finds relief soon. This pandemic has been so devastating to so many.
Sorry guys I know it is tough. I'm out here struggling with you. Be safe.
@@loafandjug321 Who likes their own comment instantly? Just shows you don't make money, you need constant recognition.
Hang in there. Idk about you, but I feel like everyone I know has raked in thousands of dollars during this pandemic due to the stimulus money. I got the bare minimum, which I am grateful for but everyone else I know is making out like bandits. One of my friends even said that the amount of money she got was "stupid" because it was so much. I wish the amount she got and considered "stupid" could have gone to this sweet lady.
I guess I have to be happy to have grown up poor and I'm still poor but never suffering or worried how I'm gonna get by because growing up poor will teach you survival skills.
Exactly!
Wow! What a story and what a brave woman. SO happy for her new job. God Bless.
The idea that high earners shouldn’t get help in this time of struggle is so infuriating to me. I’m from the poorest part of the country. I take care of my entire family because again, we’re from the ghetto. One year post college, making 80k a year, paid high student loan payments the entire year. There’s hardly nothing to save after years of playing catch up. Now all this is happening and I’m told I’m a high earner. Despite the high taxes I paid the single year of making 80k. It’s frustrating. Send the checks out to everyone. People who don’t need it should pay it forward. ... (I thank god I didn’t buy a new car with high car payments like everyone suggested I should after graduating college) it’s strange how capitalism is praised when everyone can make payments , encouraged to spend more than you have with loans and credit, but when things fall short it’s our owe individual fault. I hate it here.
Yes the successful and responsible person always gets shorted
What's 80k when there's student debt
You're exactly right ... Income doesn't go nearly as far in expensive areas of the country. What is considered "more than enough" in one part of the country is "barely getting by" in another.
I don’t know the details of your family situation, but this idea that you need to “take care” of your “entire family” is likely a personal choice. Just because you “made it” doesn’t mean everyone else gets to kick up there feet and ride you like a donkey. If you have adult family you choose to enable then that’s a problem you need to solve by making them contribute to their own upkeep. I help some family, but only to a certain extent, because it’s not my responsibility to bear the financial burden for decisions others chose to make for themselves.
If you don’t take care of yourself then who’s going to take care of you?
It’s not your job to take care of everyone else, but if you chose to then don’t complain about being excluded from another round of stimulus checks. There’s only so much you can do so take care of yourself first and foremost and set boundaries for who and how much you can help. If you keep saying yes then people are going to keep asking for more and more.
@Kate GIbs my husband and i did make the decision to hop the state line for lower taxes ... I'm speaking to people stuck in areas like in CA that can't afford rent in any area and can't get ahead enough to move. I've seen several documentaries lately showing families desperately trying to leave those high priced areas. Moving is very expensive, plus, you have to have some where to go.
Awww this woman is all heart. What an awesome woman. I’m going through similar. Happy things have turned around for her.
I pray that things turn around for you, Samantha.
@@cenyatlaw omg thank you for being so thoughtful. I’m trying.
@@sugar2th173 How are you doing today? Hopefully better. Prayers 😊🙏😊
We all need to save 💰 each week. I have literally learned this throughout the Pandemic.
Anyone’s vulnerable to poverty at some point in your lives. Take care everyone!!
I'm so happy that I'm employed and have a decent place to sleep at night
Me too.
"Because of a system error"
Thats just a professional way to say that, "We dont want to pay you anymore"....
“Sometimes mama doesn’t have money for food” 4:32 🥺
Food banks provide stale out dated bread old beans etc. Starchy snacks & food w/corn syrup=malnourished diabetic poor people.
@@thecook8964 something’s better than none. it’s for getting by and it’s never spoilt.
Man, it brakes my heart! I cried with her
May god bless the workers of the St James charity and all the other charities helping people with food
God don't care about us
HAIL SATAN
Bless them Father G-d Yahweh. Touch their ministry!
@@CULT_OF_TRAGEDY That at the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow in heaven and earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2: 10-11
@@lindacowles756 mmmyes get on your knees for Jesus. I just put out a video regarding this
Omg! working from home I think the hardest thing is childcare. Be kind to your neighbors. Check on your friends. Send them a bag of groceries if you can.
Wow! Thank you for sharing your story through such transparency. Best wishes for you and your beautiful son. You have definitely earned the title/position to help those you will encounter in your new job.
anyone who is reading this. please don't spend all the money you make. always always think about what may happen tomorrow. I see a lot of people around me spending like its their last day on earth all the time. please save up for times like this.
I learn during a down time that I needed to prepare for the down times. When things were good, I spent money on building and keeping a pantry of food for 6mo to a year, and personal/home goods for a year. Eventually I learned to spend very little on food buy using sales, coupons, multiple rebates on the same item. I found sale items with coupons that allowed me to donate hundreds of items some weeks. I spent money to reduce utility costs (cfl then led lights, insulating window covers). No more car payments. Clothes were gifted, thrifted or on sale. The house was refinanced to give us a low mortgage payment. When down times hit, as they always do, there was less stress, food was available allowing good nutrition to face the lean times. I treated the process like a game of us against them, it made it fun. Each challenge quickly or slowly eventually became a victory party/dance. LisaBissett
I hope the pain and distress of this difficult time inspires people to follow your wise advice. Living on credit is a fools game. It’s never worth the damage it will bring to your family and marriage. LisaBissett
@comedietwithme - I couldn't agree more. The guy in this segment who said he worked on wall street and had been making six figures for the past 15 years but now he has to go to a food bank because he lost his job during the pandemic, that's just crazy to me! Most places didn't start laying people off until around late Feb to early March of 2020. So even if he was one of the early ones to lose his job, that means he has been unemployed for a year at most. How much was he saving during those 15 years of making six figures? My parents grew up very poor, and although they gave us kids more than they had, we certainly were considered poor as well. I've been fortunate as an adult, but as a result of growing up without much I've always lived below my means. Not "at" or "within", but below. That way if/when I lost my job I could still make ends meet for a while at least. I do know people for whom growing up poor had the opposite effect. As soon as they started making decent money, they spent it on all the things they never had. But what good is having a big house and luxury car if you're always just a couple of paychecks away from losing it all?
I was thinking about it later. Six figures could be $100,000. You read a lot how it takes 4-5 adults in a family making minimum wage $15hr to survive. So one guy making $100,000, in NYC supporting a wife and 2+ kids could be just middle class. But for the grace of God, there go I.....
@@Kindred04 yup! exactly. Unless he had some medical issues and spent all the money of course. but as a person who makes well salary. I always put aside at least one paycheck every month if not more. I mean I'm single and it's easier but even if you have kids, even if you save a tiny bit; it adds up. I will never throw away food, I will always buy clothes on sale etc. My brother used to call me "cheap" before. And I always told him; I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. So he lost his job during covid and didn't have savings. I was like ' this is exactly why I save'. He says well this doesn't happen often. True, it doesn't. But we also don't know what will happen.
@@cccbernareyizccc - You're absolutely right! Unexpected medical expenses makes everything I said moot. That completely changes everything. That's a sad testament to the state of healthcare in this country, which is yet another issue. I've been called cheap as well! I just call it being responsible.
hold up, hes a 6 figure earner for the past 15 years and he doesnt have enough saved up in to last him a year?
She**
@@Kzombie not her, im talking about this guy @ 7:40
I agree he didn't bother saving anything
@@dominikedominike8568 working in finance at that
People always living above their means. You make 10000 a month? Better make sure your monthly bills add up to 9500
I'll never understand how it's considered so "radical" believe that no one should go hungry or live paycheck-to-paycheck in the world's wealthiest country in the world.
Amen
I totally agree but.. we wouldn't have got to be the richest country in the world if we actually acted with kindness towards the less fortunate..
It's pretty much the top 1% feast and we get left with the scraps
Average wage here is $19
USA is not the wealthiest anymore. China surpassed USA militarily and economically. USA is in a collapsing stage.
@@user-vj4ih9pp9z I don't think that's facts...
but 10 years from now you might be onto something
I volunteer at a food locker now. It's in a very wealthy area and I drive far to get there, like another city. I sign up over 500 people a day. It's crazy, i mean the line of cars never stop from 9 to 12. I get to grocery shop in the warehouse when I volunteer. I rarely buy food now. I get extra to give it away to others that can't get there and cook for the homeless. What's really baffling, is that Im the only person of color around. I even get the elderly to make out a grocery list. They get the best food there. Sprouts, Raleys, Natural Food s, Safeway, Target etc,.. Volunteer people, it's worth it.
Sis, cut off her hair! Let me tell u; that's a big deal. It speaks to what she's gone thru! Blessings
I noticed that too. A new beginning.
yes but she sure is beautiful with her hair short like that!
@@JD-tn5tb In your opinion.
@@JD-tn5tb Yes she is! I LOVE it!
That lady is so sweet and kind. She works 2 jobs and she works at the food bank anyway.
Gone are the days when employers respected their employees, Now, we're all just a body to earn the millions for the few. A major retailer I work for (won't be shortly) I find disgusting on how they treat their employees, and push certain lifestyles upon them. Won't be shopping there soon. Its just disheartening what the US is turning in to.
I be praying 4 her . She's a lawyer. Wow. Due 2 this pandemic.💄👜👓🗄️ God bless the community 4 helping each other.
I was trained as a lawyer too with a Masters Degree but I work in a supermarket so I’ve had a job (so far) I don’t consider it a “step down” I will do any work to keep my family afloat
I feel like even before the pandemic came a whole lot of people were spending money big time trying to live the big life to impress others and even some so called friends, rather than just basically trying to live within their means, and saving some money for a rainy day so to speak.
I'm not excusing it, but in their defense, living big is what society as a whole teaches. Everything around us tells us to keep spending to be happy. Buy that new car, the bigger house, the latest $1k+ cell phone, etc., over what you actually need and can afford to be able to put money into savings. Even with a shrinking middle class that's been almost nonexistent since the great recession, people have been living on the edge instead of pulling back because everything around them keeps them in that holding pattern and it only takes a little push to send them into the red like the regular cost of living increases or a big push to really send things out of control like the pandemic.
That's what today's American dream is all about. Having material things your neighbor doesn't. We're just consumers in their eyes.
@RUclips Censors yes it is but in that case people should not be complaining because they are broke
@@gwgux ok, but you dont have to fall into that trap, thats an excuse. I live well below my means and have a comfortable life and a big savings account and returement accounts.
Exactly. That's not everyone but it's true. I've always been good at saving. I still wear my old ass clothes until they tear up on their own. I barely buy shoes until they start to fall apart. People spend friviously without even thinking about it. One person that I knew lost their job because of this and Trudeau gave out $2000 to these people who were unfortunate to lose the job. They were told that this money will be taxed come tax time. This person went out and immediately got two new couches that she didn't need. She even said she didn't need them that it was just an impulse buy. She said she didn't know that this money was going to be taxed. Well she found out at the wrong time and got pissed off. It's just not really being good with money to begin with, with some of these people.
I’m so happy that the lawyer woman has a job to support her son. I don’t want her to be living in the streets. She’s a lawyer so she has great skills. God was watching over this family. Bless her!
This is just wow. So happy for her
This makes me grateful! I lost my job due to the pandemic but I was able to find employment within 2 mos. 🙌🏽 This is horrible
I'm so broken, by this. My fellow Americans are going thru
Third round of payments? My husband only got one and it literally just came. 🤦🏽♀️
BIDEN gonna get us another 1400 🌊🌊🌊
@@population-_-420 no he not
I have only gotten one myself. Biden already taking jobs away that my state got back when Trump was in office.
@Jon Morrison did you think we would run on fossil fuels forever?! That’s why it’s called “fossil” 😉
@@Isonmommy1 I understand you think you’re intelligent with that petty little comment 😂 im not even going to bother explaining anything to you whenit’s not just “fossil” jobs. I hope your parents don’t lose their jobs and keep spoon feeding you because you’re not going to do well otherwise
My family is by no means well-off, I'd say we're actually low-income, but we've managed to stay afloat during this past year. I can't imagine the stress on those who've lost nearly everything. Bless these organizations that help people with rent/food. They're a literal lifeline.
70% of people living paycheck to paycheck I live an a rv 1500 watts of solar 400 amp lithium batteries 75 gallon of fresh water every month i dump the waste for $20 i been saving $3000 month last 2 years i am loving it be smart
Finally someone with a brain
Interesting. I think alot of people are going to start living that way. Cost of housing is too high.
I thank God my household hasn’t been affected by the pandemic. I’m a six-figure earner. My husband still works. We donate. We home school our boys. I feel so sorry to see this happening to so many. We were also paying my rent + a mortgage because I have an apartment when I’m out of town working. Keep your heads up everyone! 🙏
Brag much?
@@jamiea1056 if that’s how you see it 🤷🏾♀️
@@karmag4244 😂😂😂
@@jamiea1056 "I'm doing good, thank God!". "A lot of others are suffering, well God moves in mysterious ways".
@@jamiea1056 I always said we're all in the same storm but not in the same boat not hating though glad someone is still staying afloat
I am on SNAP myself, and I am so grateful for that raft. My heart goes out to all these folks, plus the people trying to help who are undoubtably hanging on for dear life. I want better for America.
This piece breaks my heart in so many ways I can't say. Awesome job Linsey. I'm touched, I'm moved, I'm humbled. I'm crying inside but experiencing joy n gratitude all at the same time... People helping people, when it matters most. Sending love n prayers to everyone in need... I choose❤, what do you??
What a touching segment. Hope and faith because it does get better. Troubles don’t last forever. Seasons for everything!
I think we need to confront the cruel state of living that is renting. I am 25 and am nowhere near being able to put a deposit down for a house. I probably won't be until I am at least 30 and that is optimistic. We are told to focus on education, which puts us in so much debt, in order to work. Meanwhile, wealthy landlords are collecting our limited incomes in order to pay their own mortgages. Landlords which do not required education to do their jobs, they just need money. Is it a coincidence that all the poor people are renting and all the rich people have multiple homes and collect rent from the poor? Having a home should not be a goal that requires multiple generations to achieve.
I'm 25, single no kids and renting a studio apartment and currently doing my masters. I try to pay my rent 2 to 3 months in advance so I can save as much as my income during the months I dont have to pay. I am trying to save as much as I can as fast as I can so I can buy my own place. The sooner you buy the sooner you can pay it off. The time to do it is now while you are young and have energy.
@@tessy28 what do you do for income ?are in a relationship ?
@@jesuslover5968 No I am not in a relationship and no kids. I work in a finance company part time and studying international business and investment banking for my masters. I was lucky enough to have my parents pay half of my masters deposit. I am aware of the reality of life nowadays and know how lucky I am to be able to live alone and do my masters at the same time. My situation isn't the norm for most people my age.
I see so many complain about such, but what about the ones who struggled to afford college even? I was one of those nobody, helped me afford it. I only ended up with an Associate's degree thanks to such. Which isn't worth the paper its printed on. I've been passed over for many jobs due to it being an Associate's not a Bachelor's degree over the years. Jobs that they wanted to hire me for but refused when they found out I only have an associate's degree.
Many will most likely never be able to afford a house in the USA. I can't even afford to rent a studio apartment anywhere in my state. Many live out of a car, or van, or are homeless.
You can do this girl! I can't say I know what you're going through cause our situations are different, but I hope God gives you every opportunity to grow, and succeed and gain financial stability again. You are so strong.
While everyone was buying new phones, new cars, clothes. I started saving and prepping. Buying used items and selling them on the side for more.
I love how durning a pandemic our rent was raised 150 dollars......
That's American greed for ya. Jobs disappearing but rent's still increasing. 🤦
The guy earned a 6 figure income for 15+ years....and he's broke? That just tells me he lived way beyond his means all those years & didn't put anything up for emergencies. smh
Wow Liceny. Full circle moment her getting a job helping ppl faceing eviction is inspiring.
7:47
30 years? Wow.
And some people would call these guys "bums" or "freeloaders."
Absolutely not.
I’m so happy she found a job !
♥️ thank you for highlighting this family
It blows my mind there is a lawyer and a 6 figure wall street guy on here. Like I KNOW it's happening but I had no clue these people could fall so far so fast 😳😳
When she posted her first day of work video I cried 🤗 that was amazing.
That volunteer at the food bank ❤️
I hear this alot in America, "single mother"
That's the Plan
STAY AWAY from them
They mate with the wrong males. Oh well.
Out of everything said in this video and this is what you morons come up with? Shame on you , let’s hope none of you bastards ever goes hungry
@@ID2011 taking it personal eh?
Wow wow wow! Thank you for sharing this story! Praying for ALL of us who have been affected negatively by this pandemic. Hold on to hope!
These restrictions needs to end so people can get their jobs back
Let's all remember from now on, never look down on anyone who might seem to have less than us. So many people are just a paycheck away from the gutter
She shouldn't be burdening a 4yr old with her adult problems. That's just asking for problems.
True, don't tell your little ones things like this. They can't help you, and they'll only lie awake at night, feeling worried and insecure. If your circumstances change for the worse and they notice, just say God still loves them and will always take care of them.
'Savings' must be the first major expenditure each pay check. I see majority of people all around the world hardly saving a single penny!
Because life expenses and expenses for work go hand to hand ... how are we to save when most in the world make under $5 an hour? Tell me how those people going to do it???? Lower the cost of living and saving will be easier. It goes to show that the monetary-market system is faulty, flawed outdated system that doesn't correlate with the real world.
How do you expect people to save when wages are so low?
@@LadyCoyKoi it was general statement towards having a saving mentality and not targeted towards any specific person or groups. The life style we have adapted in the current world is a key factor that many are unable to save a penny.
@@MissMuttonmeat either we can keep arguing or accept the fact and start thinking ways to save few pennies. The option is left to us
@The Logic Party totally agree with you.
Beautiful family and story. Sending much abudance and serenity.
God bless you. For staying hopeful.
I "m so happy for her. I know how she feel I have two degrees and two minors and can't find a job living with my sister.
Unfortunately there are a lot of people who were behind on rent well well before COVID-19
😢😢😢.God bless everyone struggling right now, and throughout this awful pandemic. 🙏🏻💕🙏🏻💕🙏🏻
And I thought my problems were bad. I need to learn to practice gratitude and put things in perspective and stop 🛑 complaining and whining all the time.
Praying for this lady! Keep your head up!
The virus has proved that living paycheck to paycheck is not feasible. You need to have a cushion or an emergency fund. No matter what.
when you have to depend on agencies and you are use to working and earning a leaving, it's a humbling experience and it opens your eyes on what people go through just to have basic needs.
30 years of making over 6 figures and nothing saved up? smh.
Wait, this is about middle class. Six figure income earners aren’t really a middle class.
Lawyer is easier to get a job than office clerk at this time.
@BJ22 at least it’s not in state of Illinois. Middle class is between $30k and $80k.
@Therese A. Judith Izzo-Davis Not on the east coast.
@@deafboricua21 if he's the only household earner and makes 109k or less he is considered middle class. If he lives alone than 78k is the highest to qualify in Illinois.
Hey, guys! I hope that all of you are doing well and wish you happiness!
Back at ya!
Thank you and to you the same
God bless you guys at st James
I feel her I’ve been out of work since March too and schools are closed and you have to be the teacher through by day and stress as the head of household by night is so stressful and you try not to seem stressed cause you don’t want the kids to know it’s something wrong I go to pantry’s to and pick up fresh veggies from my kids school it’s definitely hard times I’m ready for it to be over to get back to work I just hope while we wait people don’t loose it all
I definitely agreed with you.
Stay strong. I pray things change for you soon.
Thank God her and her son both made it through . Thank you God for blessing this family
yup im there right now just trying to make every scent stretch ive cried just about every day between stress and cabin fever
Let go of the things that divide us. Embrace what we have in common. All of us are suffering to some degree. Let's support and encourage each other instead of pointing out how were different. I ache for both of y'all's situation.
The thing i don't understand is wen you go into the supermarket food prices are so high ,one pack of chicken $8 to 12
Panick buying is one of the reasons of the rise in prices. That is why it is not good to panick buy. Imagine more people lost jobs during pandemic and yet have to pay for more for food items.
Eat non animal protein to save money like legumes.
@@MrTmenzo I never knew that legumes even had money, much less that they were good savers.
That mother is amazing
Watching stuff like this puts stuff in perspective even though I’m not struggling there are many that are. Best wishes all !
What a wonderful ending. I'm really happy that things worked out for her in the end.
Also, I love the texture of the lawyer lady's voice (on a side note 🤣).
Absolutely right.. I still have to work during this pandemic... and it’s hard I make enough just to pay my rent I even had to apply for SNAP . I’m very grateful for the help I get from snap , but only GOD know what we are really going threw
I've been fortunate enough to not have been affected financially by the pandemic since it began. My work allows me to work at home remotely. I'm thankful I didn't have to struggle financially like millions of Americans. I know People are now struggling, when I got the last Hair cut that cost me $30, I tipped my Barber and gave him a pre-paid $100 Credit card.
That was so nice of you!
Anytime Social Security and unemployment an the rest of those institutions turn off your money they say system error why don’t you spend the whole weekend fixing The System