[leapfrog0202]

I’m losing $1320/month. That doesn’t include another $500/month to hold the room in San Diego and cell phone plans to support working in San Diego. My after tax losses are running over $2000/month due to sequestration.

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Sadly many FReepers see nothing wrong with DoD workers forfeiting 20% of their pay week after week.

I’m sure you’ve seen those comments as have I, even up to complaining about our “Cadillac health care plans” which we don’t have. The only health insurance we have is Blue Cross/Blue Shield and we pay a pretty penny for it every month.

Too many FReepers just repeat the BS about DoD people being overpaid and don’t bother to realize that many are low paid as in any other job field/company and not everyone has the things that the bigwigs in DC have.

[Myrddin]

I lose 20% even when I'm working due to out of pocket expense to be 900 miles from home. The difference is that I'm wiping out my vacation to stay solvent right now. Assuming the work resumes, I can rebuild the vacation cushion over the next 3 1/2 years in preparation for a repeat performance.