Quote by Jenny Eclair

I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.

I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of m

Summary

This quote highlights the speaker's concern about the possibility of facing poverty later in life. The speaker reveals a fear of ending up in a destitute state, symbolized by living in a skip and having to consume low-quality food such as cat food. The root of this fear stems from being a freelancer with no stable employment history and lacking a pension plan, therefore relying solely on dwindling savings. The speaker confesses to harboring the mistaken belief that someone else would take responsibility for their financial well-being, further emphasizing their unease about the prospect of future poverty.

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By Jenny Eclair

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