Need Help Paying Rent
We are a 1 income family of 3. We need help paying our January (well past due) and Febuary rent. My husband has a good job. He builds decks and such. Unfortunatly, with the economy, several builders left his company.In mid december there was no work til the 8th of January. And work is very limited. As well peak season for his line of work is Spring and Summer.
He is back working, but the pay just is not cuting it to get the rent paid. It will pick up in March. We owe now,and have no time to get by til then.
We have prayed for blessings and have exhausted all options to remedy the situation. We too fall through the cracks. My husband averages $1000 a week, now at $300-$500. The government programs etc. look at your gross,before taxes, and annual. We have always taken care of ourselves. Never had a hand out to anyone, and is a pride shattering thing to have to ask for help.
If it were my husband and I we would take whatever life throws at us, we'd get evicted,live in a car if we had to, we be okay. But our 2 year old daughter changes everything, makes you go against your own morals and reach out for help.
I am a stay at home mom, a choice we made for the benefit of my child. If I worked all my income would go to day care, were someone else would basically be raising her by day. And normally my husband made enough to provide for us three.
This is a first time circumstance and we were unprepared. The first time, he recieved no xmas bonus and there was no work. With help we'll be able to rise above this get back on our feet catch up on everything and beable to get a nest egg savings going in spring and summer to prepare for next winter, so that this never ever happens again.
If anyone can help us out, please contact me.
We have worked so hard to get where we are and too loose it all due to not enough time to get money in, would hinder us in so many ways. We will be evicted, on the street no where to go, with our two year old daughter, which to us would be failing as parents. It would destroy our rental history,reffrence,and reputation. And destroy our credit that we worked so hard to have in good standing.
I pray every day, for my prayers to be answered. To see the light in this dark storm, I've tried to be optimistic. I have even altered any bills allowed such as cabel phone etc where I changed my plans so that they are lower.
We have been using what income he has recieved to pay the remaining halph of december rent, food and pull-ups for daughter, power, car payments and gas so he can get to jobs.
I keep the internet, to sell items we no longer use for extra cash, though not been too sucessful,too many people sell baby stuff on craigslist.
I also use internet to try and find employment to work from home,just haven't been able to find legit oppourtunities.
Right now, many people have the same story, people are broke can't pay rent, forecloseures, the economy has self destructed.
Any person in this situation, who is lucky enough to over come it. Learn from it. I'm not talking to the people that put themselves in the situation. Not talking to the people, who waste what money they do have friviously, or are lazy and simply don't want to work. I'm talking to the people that bust their butts in today's world to make it. People with children, people with families, that work hard every day. You fall into a hole, and your able to climb out learn from it. Prepare for the future, protect yourself and loved ones. When you get on your feet, get a savings going so the next time you fall into a circumstance over your head you can bail yourself out.
No savings is why we can't help ourselves. We learned the hard way, a mistake were paying for.
I've read the other similar stories here, and it's heavy on the heart to see this many people out here going through the same thing. Scared, stressed in fear of their own lives.
I watch my daughter run through the house, smiling, and it breaks my heart, not knowing will we lose our home or not? Were on month to month lease so it could happen any given day.
I think if we get out of this, back on our feet I'm going to do something to help others. Help the homeless, come up with an organization, something.
There's too may people suffering out here, that need someone to care.
Keep my family in your prayers, and I will pray for all those in similar situations. My husband and I have a saying we use to encourage us in rough times, be it when I had contractons in labor, or when he had no work, or now when we can't pay our rent "THIS TOO SHALL PASS".
I PRAY FOR A PASS
Thank you.
