>After the defense cutbacks in the 90s, he could only find minimum wage jobs for the rest of his working life.
That's unfortunate to hear. Hope he's doing well now, in his retirement life.
That's unfortunate to hear. Hope he's doing well now, in his retirement life.
Jokes aside, he's doing fine. They got by on my mother-in-law's teacher salary and were lucky enough to get in on the California housing game in the early '80s. They mostly don't have to worry about the bills, and all their kids live within 15 minutes of them - we see them around 1-2x per week. And if they ever did run into issues, one of us could take them in.
I just like to keep it in mind because I've been subject to fairly good fortunes when it comes to career. Same thing with all my relatives. But my wife's family has had more bumps along the way.