I have family members who aren’t interested in taking my advice about the next couple years. They’re welcome to move in with us in the future if need be, and we still have a house.

I’d rather they not have to go through that though. I think they think that I (and another family member who thinks the same way) are kind of nuts for even thinking that way.

We sure have been impacted by this and have made many adjustments already for living WELL within our means. But I still see many people who have fingers firmly stuck in ears, eyes tightly shut and pretending as hard as they can nothing can happen to them. Yeah, RIGHT!!

@Toni I agree about the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction. Sad but true.

Managing on very very little at times, some times long times is doable. I’ve been blessed with occasional, brief letting up at just the right time (as in phew that was close.) I’m nervous knowing that the paring down will go further. I need a real break, like since the last Saturn-Pluto opposition!

Preparation, preparation…

Also, I’m not knocking down The Jupiter/Neptune because faith and hope can sustain me - or is that really an illusion?