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In reply to the discussion: 80% of the US Population is at or below the POVERTY line - WHY is this NOT a National Emergency??? [View all]FirstLight
(13,357 posts)I appreciate your ideas and compassion. While some of the actions you mention wouldn't quite fit, there's something to be said for support. I do have loving parents that help when they can, but the strings attached and the guilt of asking is sometimes ulcer-worthy.
Believe me, I am ALWAYS on the hustle for some ay to make ends meet in a better way. I have resumes out there for gigs and am looking for ways to make extra money online - even if it IS through cheesy schemes...I'm about that desperate. We can't relocate, the support system of friends is far too valuable and my kids would probably freak out. Not to mention it would be like going from the frying pan to the fire without some kind of solid income to rely on. (and child support is non existent). We live in a very small town, rural sierras...after living here 20 years I have made a lot of connections and burned a lot of bridges too. I've also been taken advantage of by employers who promised me the moon, while I worked for $10 setting up or fixing their programs or office system, only to get fired at the end of the project...
On top of it all I have an illness that should qualify me for partial disability - but I don't want to apply because I don't want to admit to myself that I can't do the things I used to...I keep thinking I can get myself better.
Right now I guess I just have to be patient and believe that finishing my degree will help somehow. I'm adding up more student loan debt - but somehow I have to think that once I get my BA I will be able to make enough to turn things around. If not, well....I guess I'll have to start looking for a sugar daddy, lol