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Mental Health Support

elleng

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2. Yes and Thank you, and Congrats.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Fri Jul 19, 2019, 02:49 PM

Jul 2019

You are so right, 'No wonder our society is so restless and angry.'

I've been fortunate, worked as a federal employee for 20+ years so had reliable pension to count on, AND opted to contribute to 401-k-ish plan as did my husband, and upon his death I inherited from his similar plan and as Social Security 'survivor,' so relieved to not have to worry (as I did, when agency I'd worked for shrank and before official retirement available.)

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Money Trauma [View all] Tobin S. Jul 2019 OP

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Yes and Thank you, and Congrats. elleng Jul 2019 #2

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