Trump saying the military will not miss any paychecks. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy...ri&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

You got me thinking about my personal situation so I looked and ran the # mainly becuse my savings on hand it about half of what I'm comfortable with.

At my current spending levels in can go 5 months without a pay check before im broke on a quick surface level look. But with deeper figuring. I won't have expenses of going to work when not working saving $400 a month in gas, there would be unemployment or my short term disability insurance payments To help stretch out the time frame , in 5 weeks my wife's vehicle will be paid off eliminating that bill and of course there are other areas spending could be cut if needed. So on a deeper dive look I could go 10 to 12 months.

This is important to me to know piece of mind since I have been having health issues that may end up limiting my ability to work as im used to of at all. And knowing my savings was lower than I liked had me up tight but looking more closely I do feel just a little beter. Thanks for posting the question and geting me thinking about it in the open instead of it rolling around in my subconscious worries adding to my irritability.

Even one pay check missed I would not like it one bit I would not like watching savings get lower. But Its good to know its there if needed and where I actually stand.

On a positive note. Its always nice to be able to find the positive results from negative situations. In this case knowing I had the possibility of MS it lead me down the journey of becoming debt free as fast as possible and becoming financially educated. 5 years ago I would have been in about the same boat as most people and in trouble if I missed a month or two of work.

It would be a nice world if people didn’t have medical bills to pay. Or mortgages, or extensive car repairs, or roofs to fix, or kids to support, but a good portion of American workers do. Getting a paycheck is important, whether you work for the private sector of the public one.

And stop giving us this heifer dust about federal workers having slough off jobs. Highway maintenance, air traffic control, prison guards, IRS agent, national park management, etc were all deemed necessary by “We The People”. We need knowledgeable people doing all the interstate type jobs that only the federal government can do. And they need to be paid if we want our government to keep working for We The People.

Everyone should have 6 months to a year of cash in the bank. Sounds like a hard thing to do but it’s not.

Sure is. Most people seem not to be able to even save 1,000.

I have lost count of the highway jobs I have been on. Never seen a fed. Private contractors and state guys.

PS National park managers? Is that a joke?

I've got a 27 year old daughter that works for the Corps of Engineers.She makes good money and works hard for it. She is a smart kid and has only herself to look out for, so she'll be fine going without pay for awhile. When I was 27 I made very little money and had young mouths to feed, No way could I have survived without a paycheck.

"We the people" only applies to those of us that are not members of Congress. Rest assured, they won't be going without their checks, perks, or benefits while others may be going without.

Now Craig, they know what's best for us. So just be a good boy and do what you're told.

There is always a way to make some money. Pick up a shovel. Nobody wants to do that. Also if any have carpentry skills the field is wide open. I have work to be done but everybody is swamped. Eating joints could use some good help. Even hospitals could use help that will show up.