@neco This topic seems to come up periodically, and I know where you’re coming from… because I was upper middle class and then on unemployment and hovering near food stamps.
But now I’m making low six figures on my own and am married to a dentist, with no kids. But it was only six years ago that I was flat broke and making $11 an hour, and I never got over what someone in another comment on this thread described as “egg trauma,” noticing the jump in egg prices. I stick around this sub because it reminds me of where I’ve been, and I occasionally have opportunities to talk to people about some of the moves I’ve made that helped me when I was stuck and ones that helped me get out of it.
If you’re using benefits, you belong. But you still will even when you aren’t, if you’ve got something of value to contribute. This isn’t like the sub for people who haven’t broken bones — just ask a mod. That said, I know what you mean, like you can’t relate to all of everyone’s struggles… and that’s ok. There’s stuff to learn, and there’s stuff to share.