In the US once you earn $147,000 (2022) the government stops collecting social security from your wages. So at whatever point in the year my earnings hit that number I don’t contribute another dime to social security until the following January. I don’t know why that surprised me when I finally got to that level of earnings but ….. it did.
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No pension no preparation for retirement
by Mikejw ina lot of my ex fellow servants must be now in their seventies, what can you do?.
no children no money no home.
it is so sad.. so many decided not to have children as the end was right around the corner and that was decades ago.
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Fatness or Fitness?
by Terry ini don't know about you but as i get older (and older than older) my weight does not remain the same.when i was in my teens i wanted to be a (don't laugh) bodybuilder!i was too naive and over-eager to do it right.
i ate almost nothing.
i was six-four and weighed 160 lbs.yeah: scary.i lifted weights three times a day.yeah, knucklehead.. my firstborn daughter, on the other hand, will turn 52 in august and she has just started a youtube channel on fitnesshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/ucwusgjsr925o4u5sfbkczmg.
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I stopped eating sugars and carbs (processed foods) on an everyday basis. It made a huge difference for me. I still have treats occasionally and on vacation. I can easily maintain my weight by doing that.
I exercise every day by walking the dog 2-3 times a day. I use sunscreen every day. Drink lots of water. I’m trying red light therapy on some old injuries and seeing improvement in pain and stiffness.
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Still here.
by Lee Marsh inthe last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.
while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.
in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.
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That’s great news! Enjoy this moment.
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Some Jw's are the worst employees
by Foolednomore ini found a company and employed an elder as an underwriter and two ms as sales and marketing.
anyway, this elder will delegate his work to the ms in sales and marketing, so he can go home early.
he knew when he got started that this would be a 10 hour a day job with some saturday.
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10 hour days are normal for salaried people where I work. We are paid really well and get tons of perks - but we work for them.
I love my job too.
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Some of the most evil, lying, SOB’s I’ve ever been unfortunate enough to come in contact with.
The lying is probably the worst. And the way they lie to cover for each other. As a female executive I would rather deal with oil field men than a bunch of ego inflated LDS males.
I worked once for a company with an LDS General Manager and the lies he told were outrageous and he tried to hire all his church buddies even though they were clearly unqualified for the positions. There were a few “Bishops” who demanded to be treated like they were Bishops at work. They all got fired after they tried to downsize everyone that wasn’t LDS.
Once you get to see the real people it gives you a different perspective vs the church people persona they want you to see. Oh the stories I could tell from first hand experiences with Mormons.
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I have changed a bit
by Lee Marsh infor one thing i am older.
this is what i look like now or at least on jan 1, 2022.. .
yes, 69 years old.. i moved once.
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You look beautiful. You were here when I joined this site so many years ago.
I hope your positive attitude helps in your fight. ❤️
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Local Animal Shelters. They do so much for the animals in our community.
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What's the deal with Cheese and Apple Danishes at conventions.
by pistolpete inthis was before my time, but there was this post that had 308 comments testifying that the best thing of being a jehovah witness back in the day was the convention's meals.
is this true?.
one quote out of 308;.
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The cheese danish was the best! One of my favorites. Before our assembly hall was built, we had pizza and chili that was really good. There was a JW family that owned a very successful pizza parlor and they made the pizza for the circuit conventions. Then there was a “brother” that made really good chili and he would make these huge batches in the commercial kitchen at the rented facilities.
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The "WE'RE ALL IMPERFECT" Theory.
by pistolpete ina recurring theme in this loyd deal is the we're all imperfect-----------excuse!.
the "we're all imperfect" phrase, is an over used watchtower membership cliche, embedded in the minds of jws and anyone that leaves.
in the real world, there is no such thing as "we are all imperfect".
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The “We’re all imperfect “ defense is just a way to try and deflect responsibility for one’s actions. We can’t possibly be responsible for our own bad actions because “we’re all imperfect.”
I’ve heard it so many times from my JW relatives. Funny how it never applies when they are going to disfellowship someone.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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When I was in the midst of leaving the org I remember a therapist telling me “ you don’t have to save the world you only have to save yourself”.
I think too many times people want someone else to do the saving because then the savior can be blamed for whatever happens next.
Learning to “save” yourself is one of the best things you can do.
Lloyd was their “savior” and when it came out he really wasn’t - they don’t know what to do with themselves. I never really got into his stuff because I find the videos irritating and can’t watch.
I left the org because I couldn’t stay - not because someone saved me. People supported me (here) but I took responsibility for my life and choices.