"When you added up the numbers between both of our family households, it was going to be something that we could not keep going long term,"
"And so that is our decision, to just make sure all of us survive this process."
"I was grateful we had a basement. It was just a wonderful area to put everybody,"
"I had to pull out of my retirement, which has some tax consequences for next year,"
Stephanie Rogers, a 44-year-old divorced FDA microbiologist and National Treasury Employees Union chapter president, moved with her two daughters into her mother's home to reduce expenses and prepare for potential loss of income. Memories of the 2018 federal shutdown motivated planning and precaution. In the weeks before the funding lapse, Rogers scheduled medical appointments and requested early refills for her children's medications. She withdrew retirement funds despite tax consequences, sought flexibility on a car payment, and reassessed extracurricular activities for her daughters. Her mother provided living space, including a basement that accommodated the family.
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