@MrsPeterEvans So that is close to the $1000 ?

@Nimbus It is far easier to get used to less now before retirement than to be taken by surprise. When I spend carefully, treats are more appreciated.

@PoetryNEmotion I hope you have a good retirement income to fall back on 👍️

@Nimbus I wish...

@Nimbus Eventually I applied for another job with a regular paycheck in the same amount every week. My job, working with Alzheimer's and dementia patients, was a form of learning...and expiation, really. I did not understand dementia even a little bit when my mother was in process of dying from it.

@4meAndyou Good to hear.

You did a great and worthy job and should be proud of that achievement.

@Nimbus Awwww. 🤗💛 Thank you!

@SW-User Good point.

@saragoodtimes Thats about a day maybe around my family ... 🤷🏻‍♀️

@TexChik maybe until lunchtime for Alan

@FreeSpirit1 Yes, it would require that.

@Justenjoyit workin' on it! ;)

@SW-User I hope so😉😀

@SW-User Nice 👍️

@bowman81 Indeed.
To some accustomed to a much larger income it might seem just like surviving.

@Thebestof1995 Good move!

@hunkalove Oh my!

My sofa is vacant ;)

@Keepitsimple 😄

I like have water and sewer and electricity and internet and cable and eating and a new phone. 😉@Nimbus

@Chevy454 lol, cheers!

🍻@Nimbus

@summersong Understandable.

@Nimbus Yeah but I worked my ass off to get that life, it wasn't handed over to me, and I'm not privileged. ☺️

@Synyster Good to hear.

No finer way of doing it.

@Nimbus 😃👌

@Platinum It would be very tight.

Eat bread and jam@Nimbus

@hartfire Oh my 👍️

@Keraunos Good point.

@Ian123 Good point.

@Nimbus In SW1 or SW3???!!!

@wetncthru Probably not ;)

@cherokeepatti Good to hear 👍️

@CheshireCatalyst Any rentals?!

@wetncthru you can rent the car. I'm using the body right now!

@CheshireCatalyst OK, I will take a # and stand in line.

@Dan509 👍️

@Dan509 I used to be able to do that. But not anymore. In the rental world, my rent went from $600.00 to $900.00. That didn't count food, phone bills, and life insurance. I was living hand to mouth and paycheck to paycheck. There was no such thing as "extras" for anything. Then management decided to not renew my lease (although I was always on time paying) because they were going to rehab the entire place and raise the rent to $1,100.00 in my basement apartment. It took me five full months to find anything I could afford. Everybody wanted double what I had in the bank besides a security deposit and that month's rent. So did the place I ended up, but they checked my rental-on-time record and my credit record. Both were clear. I have been here five months and the rent is down to $750.00. But all I pay is electricity. Oh, and phone.

@TexChik It would be impossible.

@Nimbus God Forbid

@shuhak Oh my but it is a beautiful area.

@Nimbus That it is... that it is!

No, because I give a damn. @wetncthru

@SW-User A noble aim ... and for once, said without sarcasm/cynicism.

I lead a nice lifestyle..because I got an education, @wetncthru]

@SW-User That is just the word for it, 'survival'.

Yes, some people live like that for years, I did once.

@Nimbus I did as well, a long time ago.

@SW-User One learns from it and hopefully gains wisdom :)

@goldenorchid Yep, slightly better :)

@Nimbus £800 can be done but we'd have to be careful

@Peppa Well done 👍️

@Nimbus again. With the thumb lol

@Peppa lol, I will have to remember for next time.

@Nimbus Fresh fruit and vegetables are pretty expensive plus I like good cuts of meat , oh and that does include my beers and the odd bottle of wine

@monkeysdevil007 Gotta keep healthy ;)

@Nimbus You know it

@Elessar Oh my!

@Nimbus Almost half goes in taxes 😩

@Elessar Wow, doesn't seem fair.

@MaryJanine Good point.
There are many factors involved.

@Nimbus Tell me about it. I just finished grocery shopping and paying my electric bill and my phone bill. Waiting for my monthly disability check so I can pay the rent again. And there are always the "needs" for daily living. (You know, TP and paper towels and stuff like that there.)

@BlueRain 👍️

@PointAfter Good point.

@rjc36 Exactly.

@Nimbus no chance i could live off that mind you it my by manchester united a half decent player 😆

@smiler2012 £807 that's a weeks wages for you, isn't it? :)

@Nimbus ha ha ha i wish nimbus

@SW-User Good to hear.

@SW-User 😄

@Dlrannie A veritable alphabet of different $'s ... from American to Zimbabwean.

@Dlrannie You never know, you might one day :)

@SW-User 👍️

@PoetryNEmotion I know you do and you do a great job in terrible conditions sometimes.
We all need people like you.

Will do :)

@Nimbus You are kind, Nim. Thank you so much.

@PoetryNEmotion You're welcome.

@Harriet03 I think they call them 'greenbacks'.

@Nimbus I've heard Trump use a similar expression!

@Harriet03 Clever :)

@SW-User Congrats!

It can't be easy?

@Nimbus Well, i don’t have to pay rent or anything like that. The only expenses i have is my car insurance and loan, my health insurance, and my phone bill so it’s not so bad.

@SW-User It's difficult.

@WorldlyWoes Good to hear.

@SW-User That's the way to do it :)