Life changed drastically due to the pandemic, forcing a couple to adapt their plans for family stability. Initially, they had set a stable foundation with education and jobs. However, after their child was born in 2020, rent increased and financial burdens grew. The demands of the pandemic pushed the mother to step away from her stable job and take on gig work, leading to a cycle of dismantling retirement savings to afford necessities and give her child a better future.
I was born into and raised by people who struggled to set goals and provide for their kids, so I knew I wanted something better for my own when I decided to settle down. Unfortunately, to give my son the best future possible, I had to give up any concept of retiring.
Weeks stretched into months. I was forced to step away from my job as the demands of getting technology out to school districts became too taxing while pregnant. I had to start taking gig work as a writer, something I had never done before, to keep our finances stable.
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