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It's very difficult to find motivation to do much of anything.
An unexpected two-day hospital stay meant I couldn't make the deadline to bill my time for the prior two weeks, forced a very unpleasant life change on me, and the next domino was a credit-card payment due last week. It used to be when I was a week past due, I could still access my remaining credit, but no more, and even scheduling a payment for next week couldn't change that. So I have $11 for the next nine days without being in a food position that anticipated being down to so little. Guess it's Chef Boyardee, bologna sandwiches and water for the next week!
The election looms over everything, but for me in specific, whose job is mostly rewriting press releases about federal grants for green energy and tech, it's pretty clear that I won't have anything to cover come Jan. 20. Which means even when I have money, I need to continue acting as though I don't. I've been on this fucking seesaw since just before covid, and while some swings have been my own choices, the vast majority have been circumstance.
I don't have the energy or will to go through yet another job search. And I can't take a full-time position because wages will be garnished by creditors.
Hey Pete, you have to hang in there, champion. You are literally a fact based local reporter in what is about to be confusing and bad times, my dude. You're Peter Parker, basically, except you are doing it analog. Do you have a kofi account or something?
I appreciate the sentiment, but I'll be fine. I have some food and can still buy a few days' worth before I switch over to meal-replacement powder for situations such as this.
Ima just throw this out there. But you should take the offer! You need real food. Take care of yourself before helping others! Don't live off of powder if you don't have to.
Edit: sorry if this came off the wrong way, but I see so many good people struggling and it sucks
If I didn't have the powder, I'd consider it. But I'm not lacking for calories in storage while many others are, so I'm not comfortable taking charity. There may come a day; it's not pride so much as not wanting to fuck with karma by accepting when not in dire need.
Hmm I get what you're saying. That's thoughtful of you. I hope that your situation improves soon and everything works out
I appreciate that Pete has a contingency plan (I am known to switch over to colonial warfare rations when pressed for cash myself).
However let's also not pretend like reporters get paid enough by corpo employers so to me, Pete, passing you a fistful of ones on kofi is more akin to supporting FOSS or artists than any sort of "charity" or even mutual aid.
That's an interesting take that'll take a bit to absorb. I'm used to not making the big bucks, which was made very clear as the price of admission at my college paper. However, the jobs were alleged to continue to exist. Reality didn't get the memo.
The good news is, this particular emergent crisis has been solved by my mom, who didn't like the idea that I did nothing for Thanksgiving. It's enough to cover the car-insurance payment and stop the dominoes, plus a bit extra. I'm not going to be living extravagantly for the next week, but I won't get down to powder.
I do appreciate everyone's concern and the outpouring of support.