So this is more of a rant than anything and i really need to let it out. So for almost six months or more, ive been able to afford food through foodstamps. upon renewal in september, it went from almost 300$ a month to 24$ a month starting this month. they even missed one month of stamps for me because they never decided and just sent me new paperwork a week ago on a thursday afternoon and had to get my boss to fill out and sign and return by that next monday (OMG that was a headache). my income hasnt changed. i also have joint filed my taxes and about to marry someone (I just got our marriage license). this person i am marrying IS on foodstamps too and their income has not changed either. yet they went off of the COMBINED income, not realizing that BOTH of us are on foodstamps and between us both, no change in income, and have medicines and bills still to pay between us both. they don't calculate that. i was devastated. i called and they said i could first do a budget review. but the results still wont get back to us for another 30 days. if they don't adjust, i really will be forced to go in to sit and speak with someone about the situation. i mean with inflation and no increase in income, its impossible to afford food without those stamps. I really dont wanna do commissions all the time again because it eats up time to do my own work, and i tend to loathe it and take longer getting it done due to not like doing whats not my own work. but i dont even know what else to do. im terrible at marketing myself, i need more supporters on patreon because that would help fund my survival, and i dont even have all that much time to try to put myself out there on other social platforms often. I just feel like im at a loss. i need help but cant afford to repay it. i feel like i was back when covid started, scared to death that i would be reduced to a single meal a day, have no energy to work on my art, and i cant even work a normal job due to my chronic spinal bone spur problem. im just so scared all over again...