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After reading this news story that half of Americans are skipping meals because of affordability and a bad economy, I have to ask how are you all doing out there?

I heard from a real estate agent friend of mine that REOs, i.e. bank foreclosures on home mortgages, are going up like crazy, which is a sign of bad times, like the recession of 2007-08.

I have heard from others about rents not being paid, lack of jobs, etc.

Every day, there’s more news of corporate layoffs, moreso than usual.

I live in the economic bubble of the SF Bay Area, where tech wealth more-or-less insulates me and mine from the most serious consequences of a bad economy, but how are things elsewhere?

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[–] 11 points 1 day ago

Rural north-eastern Brazil.

I'm unemployed, living with my mom and sibling and we're neck-deep in debts while living on less than $400 a month. I can't afford to go to university and there are little to no jobs that I can do nearby (I'm autistic and have a shitload of sensitivities). I've a couple more places to apply to, and my dad is studying the possibility of bringing me to live with him somewhere else.

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