I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.
People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.
My family is having to cut back because I’m on disability now due to a neurological condition. With COVID causing so many lingering effects, I wonder how many household budgets are getting slashed because the primary wage earner is on reduced disability payments (or dead).