The wire just lifted...a little bit
Monday, July 13th, 2015 01:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serai.
So I got the confirmation from the county that my cash allowance has been approved. It's not as much as I'd hoped, but it's enough to make sure my utilities are paid each month, with a little bit extra so I can buy a few household things I've been sorely needing. This doesn't solve my problems, but it will give me a breather for a few months, so my mind isn't filled up with GODDAMMIT HOW WILL I KEEP THE LIGHTS ON? A hundred dollars a month sounds like chump change, doesn't it? But it's so much money to me that I started crying when I opened the envelope and read the notice.
*sigh* How did I end up here? I think I'll take some more cough medicine and curl up with a nice, yummy movie. I'm thinking O, which existence![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gabi_fics reminded me of today.
So I got the confirmation from the county that my cash allowance has been approved. It's not as much as I'd hoped, but it's enough to make sure my utilities are paid each month, with a little bit extra so I can buy a few household things I've been sorely needing. This doesn't solve my problems, but it will give me a breather for a few months, so my mind isn't filled up with GODDAMMIT HOW WILL I KEEP THE LIGHTS ON? A hundred dollars a month sounds like chump change, doesn't it? But it's so much money to me that I started crying when I opened the envelope and read the notice.
*sigh* How did I end up here? I think I'll take some more cough medicine and curl up with a nice, yummy movie. I'm thinking O, which existence
gabi_fics reminded me of today.
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Date: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 12:27 am (UTC)I remember many years ago being at a friend's house when she opened a letter from her grandmother. My friend was exceedingly poor at the time - still is, in fact, but at that time she was new to it. She opened the letter and started crying because her gramma had sent her $50. At the time I thought her reaction was excessive because it was, you know, "just" $50. NOW I understand her tears. It's really true - you have to experience poverty to really know what it feels like.