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>>493189
My mom was 50 when she lost her job due to being laid off. She went to college but couldn't afford to complete it. She was out of work for two years before a job came along, she had some temp jobs but those weren't a steady job. She then found work at a hearing aid company and rose up pretty quickly.

However, her being a 50 year old woman without a degree didn't help, but her life is her life and she did the best she could to raise me during those years alone. Don't knock anyone just because you assume they're lazy. She applied to at least 10 jobs weekly.

And yes, we received government assistance, we got $400 for the two of us for six months, and when you get assistance you have to show that you're applying for a job actively otherwise it gets taken away. Our rent was $1500 a month...

Without my grandparents, we would've been on the street. Now I took all that and value money more than almost anything else, and am nearing $100,000 savings at 18.