Reformation is a moment awaited by many, but it does not always bring the promised rest. For some pensioners, the pension is not enough to cover basic expenses, forcing them to look for alternatives. This is what happened to Angel Martín, a 77 -year -old retired, who despite his advanced age continues to work.
During the television show “Y Ahora Sonsoles”, the Spanish retired shared its story, and explained that, despite receiving a pension of 850 euros, the value was practically absorbed by the house’s income, which cost him 840 euros a month.
Without margin for other expenses, he made a difficult decision: to return to the work world to balance the family budget, according to the Spanish portal news work.
A late reinvention
Martín acknowledges that there was no other alternative. “If I had a decent pension, I wouldn’t be working,” said the retired in the program. Reality led him to look for new forms of performance.
At 73, he decided to learn a totally different profession from that he had dedicated a lifetime. It was at this time that he first went up to a backhoe.
Until then, he had always been an electrician, a craft he began to exercise at age 16 and kept for decades.
Invest in order to work
Last year, he advanced with the purchase of his own machine. The decision represented a considerable investment, but paved it the way to create a small business, according to the same source.
Today, it combines half of the pension, about 450 euros, with the income it gets through the backhoe work. Depending on the month, the gains are between 3,000 and 3,500 euros.
Despite the values, the retired recalls that the activity is uncertain, as the payment is made on time and the demand varies a lot.
Example and reality
On television, the story was presented as an example of courage and resilience. However, the protagonist himself insists that it was the need that pushed him into entrepreneurship.
“At 65, who gives you work? No one. What I had to do was invest in order to continue to work,” he said.
Martín’s testimony reflects a growing problem: many pensioners face difficulties in finding accessible housing and maintaining a stable level of living only with the pension.
A worrying trend
The aging of the population and the small pensions place new social challenges. Cases such as this reformed are not isolated and are multiplying among those who depend exclusively on the reform to live, according to the.
Housing precariousness and the rise of basic costs increase the pressure on the elders, forcing them to choices that once seemed unimaginable.
Angel Martín’s route, between reform and forced labor, leaves a warning about the living conditions of many elderly and the urgency of adequate answers.
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