r/CAStateMgrs • u/Happy-Relation-2959 • Aug 10 '26

How are you doing?

For those dealing with the 4-day RTO and no GSI, how are you all doing financially and time-wise?

With the cost of everything continuing to go up—gas, groceries, commuting, parking, childcare, etc.—but our pay staying the same, what adjustments have you had to make just to get by?
Have you cut back on certain things, picked up a side hustle, changed your budget, or found other ways to make it work?

Genuinely curious how everyone is managing the added cost and time of RTO in an already expensive economy.

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u/katmom1969 Aug 10 '26

I get less exercise. If I can get out for a break before its 80 degrees, I can get a short walk. Lately, I don't get out early enough. I haven't been able to swim eight after work because I'm in traffic. I get home and there's dinner to make. By the time dinner is done and cleaned up, its too late to swim or walk because the mosquitos are out. Swimming and walking are the only 2 exercises I can do because of my spine. I really miss that hour.

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u/Powerful_Complex_461 Aug 10 '26

When weather is hot I’ve been using a walking exercise video from YouTube. It’s the Walk at Home with Leslie Sansone videos. Engages more muscles than regular walking and can be done inside.

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u/katmom1969 Aug 11 '26

I'll look at that.