Stories From California
life blows right now
Lonely7, California
Single mom of 3. Cars broke. Pge gettn shut off. Gov assistance is 500/no. Can't work cause of constant panic attack disordee and major depression. Never been without a job. Its been 2 years now. College degree. I had it made til my babies started school then no was willing to help. If I don't do it itnaint gonna get done. Now I'm here. Stuck. Broker then shit. Fighting this disability everyday. I literally keep myself in my room. No to talk to. My bf just got locked up cuz of a traffic ticket issue. Wish I cud talk to him but need a card to add funds to account which I don't have. So yea. Alone. Anything helps.
need to pay bills!
Help me make ends meet, California
I was laid off from my job 4 months ago, and now struggling to make ends meet by doing odd jobs here and there. I've been living on my savings, but now that's drained even though I've cut down my budget and I'm going into debt because of this. I've been looking for a job everywhere but I'm just out of luck. Need help just a dollar or two would help a lot to pay bills.
Thanks for your generosity.
i cant find my mom...
my mom has been living in the homeless camps in las vegas,nv i havent seen her in 5 years...i live in california and i cant just drive over there. She is 60 years old and is supposed to be on meds...the last known contact is an arrest record for sept of 2012, i have researched the area an i have narrowed it down to around downtown, the undergrounds, one salvation army...i want to bring her home...she has not been able to have a relationship or even meet some of my kids due to her mental illness...i dont want her out there anymore...everytime i go on a planned vacaion i look for her...but this time i dont want vacation i want to go just to find her...if you help, you will be helping her, me, my kids, my brother and his kids thank you
My family depends on me
Hardworking young lady needs h, California
It is hard being the oldest child of 3. I am in my mid 20s and my mother and younger sisters depend on me to take care of them but it is so hard. I work full time and accept overtime when ever its available but when ever I get ahead something happens and I feel like I fall back down into debt. I recently had a family emergency and had to take out a few payday loans. Every since my whole paycheck have been going to paying back payday loans and fees. I know that is my fault for taking out the loans but my family is all I have and I had to help in the time of need. Anything will help. Thank you for your time.
A desperate mother needs financial help...
I need money desperately. I have no other options. Trust me, I've explored them. I am behind on rent. I was recently in a car accident that killed my car - a car I had just poured a bunch of money in, over 1k, to repair to pass the smog inspection my state requires for registration (a car in front of me stopped suddenly before me so I didn't have time to break, and my car, being tiny, went partially under her car, being huge, thus destroying it. I was not intoxicated, I do not drink or do drugs... couldn't even afford to do them even if I wanted to, which I don't). I needed the car to work and to take my five-year-old daughter to school (she goes to a charter), now we've been relying on the rides of relatives who are, themselves, tight for money right now. Because money has been so tight I only had liability insurance, so I'm now without even a vehicle.
I own nothing of value. Nothing. I can't afford a car loan, or any loan. I can barely afford food. Most of the utilities companies are threatening to cut me off. I don't have cable or netflix, because I cut them to try and save money. Next will be internet. I can't feed my child a well-balanced meal but I make 'too much' for food stamps (I've tried), which is ridiculous because after deductions and health benefits are subtracted from my check I hardly make anything at all. I literally have no disposable income.
I've truly never been so depressed in my life. All day I just want to cry and I day-dream of not waking up in the morning. I have this constant sense that if just one more thing happens to me that it will be the straw that broke the camel's back and send me into permanent catatonia. Right now I'm only holding it together for my daughter's sake. I do work, so I think I'll be okay if I can just get out of this gigantic hole that I'm in. I need to catch up on bills, catch up on rent, find a cheap vehicle that runs, feed my child a healthy meal instead of the ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese we've been living off of, and buy her clothing that's not one size too small for her, like she's been wearing for half the school year since we couldn't afford new clothes after her last growth spurt.
Please help me. Please. Any amount would be so beyond appreciated I wouldn't have the proper words to articulate my immense, all-encompassing gratitude. Should someone help me out, I promise to come back and help someone else once I have the means to do so, and pay it forward. No mom should have to be in the place I am now... alone, desperate and scared.





