<p>It’s not the same for the well to do as it is for those who are truly needy. Many of the families who are middle class but on the line have lost their homes, are doubled up with relatives, have stress from the upheaval, and very little money. They are living off of others if they are lucky enough to have someone to take them and support them. This is a really rough time.</p>
<p>We are not what I consider rich as H’s income is really the only money that comes into this house, but we have lived a very good life, not lacking in material things. But we are having to scrimp now as we cannot make the moves we wanted at this time in our life to pay for things that have arisen like college costs. Whatever we had in the market has decreased substantially, and we cannot sell our house without a significant loss at this time. If H should lose his job, we would have to ditch the house, leave NY for a cheaper place to live off of what we have saved. We do have that option, however, which many do not have.</p>