help me pay my bills, find my own place to live and get through this month

marieduplessis:

So, I really don’t like doing this, but I’m low on options right now. A couple months ago, I moved cross country, largely to get away from my abusive and highly controlling father. I’ve been staying for the past few months with friends, but they’re technically not supposed to have visitors for this long, so I’m trying to be out by end of the month as not to get them in trouble with their landlord. I have some outstanding bills to pay from my old place and need to put up a deposit for a new one, and I’m currently short. I may be able to get help from my mother to cover the deposit, but a. she is not in great financial straits herself and b. says she will feel most comfortable doing so if my outstanding bills are already paid. I have been working and also receive benefits checks, which should put me in an okay place with my rent once the dust all settles, but the deposit itself and the bills aren’t doable on what I have right now. I have also been seeking out a second job and am in the process of applying for food stamps, but my financial needs are more immediate than that. My first and foremost priority is paying off my outstanding debts, but with only my current job and no food stamps, I am also struggling to get through the month so any extra money for groceries, etc. would also be appreciated. My current outstanding bills are $369.22 and while any extra money to get through the month would really be appreciated, that is my first priority.

I don’t yet actually have a specific apartment and am looking at several places, so this is semi-preemptive but I need money to pay my bills at the very least and will certainly need more than I currently have for the deposit. My real last resort would be asking for money from my father, as he would definitely exact a price in forcing me to speak to him again and I worry he might want me to move back with him. Homelessness and moving back with my father are pretty much equally unbearable options for me. If you could help in any way to keep me on my feet and independent of people who want to hurt me, that would be great. I get everyone is struggling right now and I understand, but a donation or just a reblog would be super appreciated. I’m not even in a space where I’m thinking about luxuries, it’d all go to the bills and food, etc. Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. Apologies about putting this on a ko-fi bc I know the multiples of $3 thing is weird, but I’m not comfortable publishing my full name online and even $3 is appreciated.

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