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Some are only one decision away. This happens more than you know!!!! Please read this and keep it in mind. Okay, let’s set the scene : You’re a single parent with a child . You work full time for $14.00 hr You bring home roughly $800 .00 per paycheck. Your bills: $1, 000 . 00 / rent $150 .00 / electrical $250 .00 / car payment $150 .00 / car insurance. So let’s do the math : You bring home about $1,600 .00 a month , & your bills average about $1,550.00 . ( give or take ) You’re making it, but barely. This doesn't even include groceries , internet , cable , cell phone , etc . ( nor does it include child tax credit , or child support) Now, it’s a really cold December and you get a power bill for $600 .00 How do you pay that ? To put it simply , you don’t. Because you can’t . So your power gets shut off . But you know what your lease says ? It says you get evicted if your utilities are terminated . So now you’re in court crying to a judge who doesn’t care , & you have 10 days to get out . Well you’re in luck , because you found somewhere with 3 days to spare , & it’s only $650.00 a month ! But to get in , you must pass a background & credit check . Which you can’t , because you just got evicted . You’ve never been a criminal , but even if you could pass it , you’re looking at $1300 .00 to move in , after paying the deposit & first month’s rent. Time’s up .... Landlord shows up at 7am with the police & changed your locks. So , now you’re living in your car with your 7 year old son & everything you need to get by . You tried to get a storage unit , but you don’t have a billing address , so they won’t sell one to you . So you could only take what would fit in your backseat . You pay to shower at local truck stops , & eat whatever can be cooked in a gas station microwave. Someone sees you & your son living like this & calls C.P.S ; guess what happens next ? ? ? They remove your child from your care . As if this isn’t devastating enough , you lose your job too . ( Because “an employee losing their child reflects poorly on this company .” ) So now , you apply for an apartment with the region where the waiting list is 3-7 years . Then you go into WalMart to put in an application . When you get back to your car , you see that your back window has been smashed & someone helped themselves to your belongings . Remember that it is December , & really cold . Now you have damage to your only shelter . You call your car insurance , who says your deductible is $1,000.00 ~ AND ~ they’re going to increase your monthly rate since you’re now “ high risk .” You call the homeless shelter as a last resort..... & all their beds are full. I’ll stop here ..... Because I think you get the point . The people we work with everyday are these people . WE ARE THESE PEOPLE . We are all so close to homelessness & don’t even realize it . All it takes is : * one unexpected bill~ * one fender bender
~ * one lay-off
~ * one house fire
, etc. Instead of talking trash about people who are poor , homeless , or need assistance , why don’t you try being grateful that you’re not in their shoes ...... YET ! This is about staying humble & being kind . BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ❤
All this ranting & raving and I keep trying to put myself in this scenario village idiot's place but all my brain is screaming is, "MAKE BETTER CHOICES!!"
I didn't make it past the $600 power bill.
How does one end up with a $600 power bill in an apartment that costs $1,000 a month, so since this is presumably in the Bay Area, is a glorified closet?
