So stressed - can't pay rent *Update* A Little Good News About Health Issues*

[Husky_mom]

sorry to hear that..

do you mind if I ask for a paypal.. if you got one.. I´d like to pitch in a bit

[Freedom]

Food pantries, church, what about food stamps? (I think they renamed that program)

We also have 2 "food pantries" for pets which started up in the past year due to the economy, to help out. See if any of that is available.

[Anikaca77]

Hi Everyone-

First off I want to thank you all for being there for us and I have checked into churchs, I had one reply back but I'm waiting to hear from them now. I did check into some other services as well. My husband might be able to get some money through a separate work program, I'm not sure of any details just yet but he has a meeting on March 31st so we'll see what happens then.

I know some of you probably are thinking why don't we re-home some of our cats since we are in debt a bit with our vet, but we love our cats so much and they are part of us and we are caring for them. The only reason why we weren't able to pay off our vets last year was because my husband fell outside our apartment complex and ruptured the middle cord of his right plantar aponeurosis. This caused him to be off work for 2 months, he was willing to go back to work but where he works he is not allowed to have opened toed shoes and he had to wear a cam walker so he couldn’t return to work. He didn't have any vacation or medical time left due to his CVS stuff so my bonus that I got at the end of the year went for us and the cats to live and pay bills and rent of course.

I will look into the house cleaning stuff as well but with my back issues and I'm due for another injection this Friday. I did find some plus size jeans that I have that I hardly wore and there were a few new ones that I purchased but never wore and now they are too big for me which is great so I might try to sell them, I was going to give them to goodwill but they are in great condition so that would work out well.

I hope no one was thinking I was looking for you guys to give us money, I really just appreciate the support we are given in the way of prays. Right now is a tough time for everyone it seems and I just needed to vent and your prays have helped.

I just want to thank everyone again for the prays and support.

Melissa

[Cataholic]

I would go- today- to your landlord and explain your situation. Do NOT wait until your rent is late. Do not let them wonder what is going on. I represent landlords often...and keeping them in the loop is nearly always a way to keep things working out for both parties.

I would immediately disconnect all non-essential services. Cable, internet, phone (land line), newspapers, magizines, etc. I would reduce my car insurance to the state minimum. I would never, ever give up my pets.

I would look into any type of job right now...temporary, seasonal, etc., to bring in quick cash.

I would know in the back of my mind this is a VERY temporary situation, and pray for patience while it passes.

[Pinot's Mom]

I would go- today- to your landlord and explain your situation. Do NOT wait until your rent is late. Do not let them wonder what is going on. I represent landlords often...and keeping them in the loop is nearly always a way to keep things working out for both parties.

I would immediately disconnect all non-essential services. Cable, internet, phone (land line), newspapers, magizines, etc. I would reduce my car insurance to the state minimum. I would never, ever give up my pets.

I would look into any type of job right now...temporary, seasonal, etc., to bring in quick cash.

I would know in the back of my mind this is a VERY temporary situation, and pray for patience while it passes.

VERY sound advice!

"I hope no one was thinking I was looking for you guys to give us money, I really just appreciate the support we are given in the way of prays."

I know I can only speak for myself, but I think I can say with confidence that any help offered came from the heart and not due to you looking for money. We all care about each other and want to help in any way we can.

[Anikaca77]

I just got an anonymous tip from someone. They asked me not to reveal their name so I won't and I won't reveal the amount because I don't want to upset them either or anything but word's can't express my gratitude towards that individual.

Our landlord is very nice and will let us pay late the only thing is we ran into a jam last month (my car needed repair work) and didn't pay that rent till March 15th so I don't want to be late again if I can help it but she will allow us to pay rent late the only problem with doing that is that we will have other bills coming in on the 15th of April that we normally have and will need to pay. Right now though I don't think we will need to worry so much which is a huge relief.

We don't do magazines or anything that we don't need. I've tried to reduce my car payment but the company who I have my loan through they won't do that, (I had really bad credit so I had to go with a high interest on my car). I will look into the car insurance as well thank you for the other great tips! I will show this to my husband as well and see if he can think of anything we could disconnect for a temp. time that might help.

Don't worry I won't give up any of my pets either, I love them too much and we can afford them it's just we got ourselves in a pickle but our vet is very understanding and we were honest with them from the time my husband fell so they were aware and we are trying to do monthly payments so at least we are doing something for our bill.

Thanks again,
Melissa

[Lilith Cherry]

I really hope things will work out for you both... money troubles are so hard on everyone. You have all my sympathy and lots of loving thoughts and prayers, Melissa