Dear mr. Ken Dolan i am a construction worker at age 62 i belong to labor union local #1153 at bloomfield new jersey since 1988 -present,but due to the sluggish economy i did,nt work straight since 2009-present since our local merge with 3 other locals currenly we have 500 guys out..i will like to retire at this time .i have about 90,000.00 in my annuity funds plus social security at the moment i dose not have any health plan due to lack of work please tell me what to do to live comfortably and financially independent.

All of you are so correct, we are a cooked goose, all of us ar ein some kind of predicament that we never thought to be happening to us !

I have always been very frugal and I had mnay people laugh about my "frugality " and today most of those that did make fun of me ask me now for advic eon how to keep some of hte little momney thjey still have !!!

Yes I have even looked into " DUM<PSTER DIVING " but no there was nothing but old card boxes, old newspapers, rotten, food and mangled up stuff...............don ot waste your time on any dumpster by dving into old smelly stuff !

None of what you read about good stuff in dumpsters is actuallyi true.................not at all !

If you do to Dunkin Donuts all the donuts that are put in the dumpster are smeared with old coffee grind and mamngled up and yes I can feed some of it to my parrot and he will love them, but my bird eats mostly peanuts and God a lb and a half now cost me $ 3.99 a bag !!!

If you see a penny in the streets bend down and pick it up, you will not see it again any time soon !


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comments and new friends who love nature and hikers in THE MEADOWLANDS N J ( 07072 ) area are most welcomed, those that are my age 50 or around my age, make best friends, we can barter stuff and exchange home made meals !!!