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How do you envision your life in Canada ten years from now? What kind of image of Canada do you think you'll project? It feels like things are getting increasingly out of control, with costs soaring every day.
I bought a dark roast coffee, a drumstick, two cucumbers, and some grapes at Walmart, and the total came to $51. Earning (any middle class income) a year feels almost laughable now—it's barely sufficient. And home ownership? Forget about it unless I resort to some questionable methods. I’m starting to think that even the sketchiest methods won’t help me buy a home.
Yeah, the lottery seems to be my last hope. I was talking to an American friend who feels the same way about it, so it might be a global issue. What’s going on? Is there some kind of agenda at play?
What are your plans?
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Here's my observation for today: I don’t visit this subreddit often, but I noticed something worth mentioning. Today, at the Walmart I frequently shop at, I saw two small RVs parked in the lot. This is unusual for me, and it got me wondering if it could be a sign of increasing homelessness. The people inside the RVs seemed to come from a good background—they didn’t appear to be from a rough area or involved with drugs. They looked like a nice couple who might be dealing with some challenges.
During covid, I had to face my worst fear of losing my home in BC, while unemployed, and had to move far across the country or be homeless, while navigating custody of my son, having to live in slum housing for a year and a half (a reallll piece of shit apartment) in Winnipeg of all places. There were many other torturous toppings in that time, like working at a nightmarish call center, dealing with the world's worst neighbors, and having depression so bad I had to check myself into the psych ward for 5 days.
Today... while I haven't had a complete reversal of fortunes like some, things are much better. I left Winnipeg and live in Edmonton, things with my kid are great and all settled, and while gainful employment has been a challenge, I am slowly but surely making progress on that front. I still have many stressors in my life, but I have to say, the whole experience I described left me feeling a bit more equipped to deal with them, and the uncertainty of the future.
I faced my worst nightmare, many of our worst nightmare. Being evicted and forced to leave your entire life behind to live in even worse conditions. I nearly lost the ability to raise my child to adulthood in the process. I had to leave home, friends, family, the places I love. It was horribly unpleasant and at times I thought I would literally die from misery. But I survived it. I was always able to figure out a next move, I was determined to be with my child and see us thriving again! And despite so many setbacks, here we are today, doing much better than we were before the pandemic in some respects. And if the same happened to you, you would also find a way to survive.
I'm not sure what the future holds. None of us do. I never expected to have been anywhere I have been in the last 4 years, 4 years ago. I am now more proactive in planning for the future, but I am comfortable not knowing, and exploring whatever opportunities present themselves to me. And this horrible misfortune really was, in many ways, a huge opportunity for growth and self reflection, and opened my eyes to so many ways I had been immature and short sighted.
I am still very poor and go without a lot of things and am in debt, but I don't really worry about it any more. For the first time, I trust present day me to help future me. That's all any of us can strive to do.
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Aww, I'm glad. I really hoped it would give some honest perspective that yes, the worst can occur and yes, you will likely suffer if that happens, but it is NOT the end. It's a new beginning, as trite as that sounds.
I'm trying to get into a full time salaried position in the public service. It seems like it MIGHT be attainable, I've been temping for the last year at different government offices... seems like the move for now, because often people DO get hired this way.
Just trying to chill out and get there when I get there instead of constantly stressing about what if it never happens. :)