Thursday, October 22, 2009

I have figured it out...

This semester I was supposed to be doing research with a professor and count it as the gerontology practicum. But it didn't really work out, due to budget cuts and so I had to find a new site since by the time I realized it wasn't going to work it was to late to drop credits. So I am now at the Cache Valley Senior Center and pretty much I don't like it all that much because I just sit at a computer and plan activities every time I'm there. But just yesterday I was in a different office and so I was right next to the gym, which is where they do alot of their things at. And I heard some people talking and so I looked out and quickly figured out that not only do they have five days a week lunches, but they also give out cereal and canned food on wednesdays. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, except when you think about it the government is always flying the social security flag in our faces. But how much good is the social security? It's not enough and is only getting worse, especially since people are living alot longer. So when I found out that all this happens and that it is totally backed by the government I was really quite annoyed. Because if they would talk more about saving for retirement and not running to social security when you retire then they wouldn't even need socialistic programs like Senior Centers. So I decided that I should go to graduate school in institutional studies and then go to congress and stop them from having senior centers. But then after deciding that I decided that it wasn't really logical, because there is to much research and people who are for senior centers that I wouldn't be able to stop them.
So this is my new plan for life: I am going to use The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach and teach classes in the community (wherever I end up at) about saving for retirement and about how the only way any of us will survive is not through social security, but through saving. (which alot of people don't know how to do) Since I will supposably be a Family Life Educator in a month and a half. (not that I really like teaching but if it's for a good cause then I'll do it)
One thing I have determined about senior centers is that they actually aren't that bad, it's just sad that old people have to get into them since they are so destitute. But they are good in the fact that they do help old people stay involved with the community and so if I were the one here in charge of those things I'd have senior centers but more for the activities they provide. And once those who are like 45 right now where 65 then I'd end the food business part of it...since everyone is going to be so educated about saving for retirement in within the next ten years.

1 comment:

Eric and Caralee said...

You go girl! What a great plan :)