Nostr notes by Rebecca Segers

I'm glad that your experience has worked out so well. My year ...

2026-03-03T12:36:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…7sm9
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I'm glad that your experience has worked out so well. My year 1 mirrored yours and has continued to be so largely bc the fediverse seems oriented toward and around techies. I'm not one and am not interested in becoming one.

So how do I find community here?

thanks for the clarification but I think the basic point you make ...

2024-11-30T14:28:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…7mq8
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thanks for the clarification but I think the basic point you make stands for our system here. The basic minimum wage in the US was last raised in 2009. Meanwhile the Cost of Living has increased by 47% since then. (It costs $1.47 to purchase what cost $1.00 in 2009.) How is anyone expected to save for retirement under these circumstances?

My mother is 88 years old and still working bc she has no ...

2024-11-30T13:05:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…ruyr
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My mother is 88 years old and still working bc she has no retirement account and can't afford to stop. Next June her house will be paid off and she will finally retire a month before she turns 89. Studies vary but anywhere from 25-50% of Americans have no retirement savings and a greater percentage of those are women than men.