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Anything Helps: Phone Bill ($50) Due Tuesday
a year ago
So... you know I hate doing this. But I need help again.
You all were able to help me when my phone fell in the bath and I had to get it fixed. That was a godsend, I could never thank you enough for that. But now I'm in another bad financial situation.
My dad just quit his job. For the past year and a half or so, he has been the sole source of income between the two of us, because I have an arrest on my record and no one is willing to hire me. But now he's quit, which means he has no income, which means we don't have the means to pay for rent for the two of us, which means my housing situation is fucked. Now, I'm working with my case manager to get some kind of transitional housing situation sorted out, but there's a bigger problem;
My phone bill is due tomorrow. As I made it clear in the last post I had to make like this, my phone is my whole life. It's the way I keep in communication with the courts and the rehab clinic I've been court-ordered to attend. Because my uncle literally HIDES the wifi password from me and my dad, it's my ONLY access to the internet apart from going to the library, which closes early on Fridays and Saturdays and is closed on Sundays, meaning without my phone I have NO internet connection on those days. But not only that, it is the ONLY access I have to my ridesharing app, which I use to be able to get around town, most importantly it gets me to the train station so I can attend my drug tests. Without access to my ridesharing app, it's an HOUR from my house to the train station, and being disabled, that is not a trek I can just make every day. I made that trek ONCE when my phone was broken, and it fucked up my whole week, physically.
Normally, my dad, who has been supporting himself and me for the past year, is able to pay for my phone bill, but like I said, he just quit his job, which not only means he has no income, which means we have no rent, but it also means I can no longer pay my phone bill.
Without my phone bill being paid, I cannot make calls or receive texts, meaning I can't contact the court or the clinic. Without my phone bill, I can't access the internet, meaning I can't coordinate my schedule or stay in touch with my social circle. Without my phone bill, I can't access my ridesharing app, so I can't make it to the train station or to other areas I use to access the internet.
https://ko-fi.com/P5P5CVMJ
My phone bill is $50 and some change. Thank goodness the taxes are relatively low. If I can just get $50 by tomorrow, I'll be able to stay in touch with the court, I'll be able to access the internet, and I'll be able to access my only means of transportation.
I hate that I have to keep doing this. I hate that I'm in this situation where I keep having to depend on the kindness of strangers. I feel like a leech every time I do it. But I also am surprised every time that, somehow, this actually works, and I can't thank you enough for your kindness.
One day, when I'm in better financial waters and I can afford to give back, I want to give back to all the people who have helped me over the years. I want to be the person who gives to people in need... cuz I know what it's like to be in need... and it sucks.
You all were able to help me when my phone fell in the bath and I had to get it fixed. That was a godsend, I could never thank you enough for that. But now I'm in another bad financial situation.
My dad just quit his job. For the past year and a half or so, he has been the sole source of income between the two of us, because I have an arrest on my record and no one is willing to hire me. But now he's quit, which means he has no income, which means we don't have the means to pay for rent for the two of us, which means my housing situation is fucked. Now, I'm working with my case manager to get some kind of transitional housing situation sorted out, but there's a bigger problem;
My phone bill is due tomorrow. As I made it clear in the last post I had to make like this, my phone is my whole life. It's the way I keep in communication with the courts and the rehab clinic I've been court-ordered to attend. Because my uncle literally HIDES the wifi password from me and my dad, it's my ONLY access to the internet apart from going to the library, which closes early on Fridays and Saturdays and is closed on Sundays, meaning without my phone I have NO internet connection on those days. But not only that, it is the ONLY access I have to my ridesharing app, which I use to be able to get around town, most importantly it gets me to the train station so I can attend my drug tests. Without access to my ridesharing app, it's an HOUR from my house to the train station, and being disabled, that is not a trek I can just make every day. I made that trek ONCE when my phone was broken, and it fucked up my whole week, physically.
Normally, my dad, who has been supporting himself and me for the past year, is able to pay for my phone bill, but like I said, he just quit his job, which not only means he has no income, which means we have no rent, but it also means I can no longer pay my phone bill.
Without my phone bill being paid, I cannot make calls or receive texts, meaning I can't contact the court or the clinic. Without my phone bill, I can't access the internet, meaning I can't coordinate my schedule or stay in touch with my social circle. Without my phone bill, I can't access my ridesharing app, so I can't make it to the train station or to other areas I use to access the internet.
https://ko-fi.com/P5P5CVMJ
My phone bill is $50 and some change. Thank goodness the taxes are relatively low. If I can just get $50 by tomorrow, I'll be able to stay in touch with the court, I'll be able to access the internet, and I'll be able to access my only means of transportation.
I hate that I have to keep doing this. I hate that I'm in this situation where I keep having to depend on the kindness of strangers. I feel like a leech every time I do it. But I also am surprised every time that, somehow, this actually works, and I can't thank you enough for your kindness.
One day, when I'm in better financial waters and I can afford to give back, I want to give back to all the people who have helped me over the years. I want to be the person who gives to people in need... cuz I know what it's like to be in need... and it sucks.
