Im going to make a short story long. Because thats just how I do things. I hope maybe you will at least laugh, and/or maybe you will want to help.
I must start by saying that I usually see myself as a “strong independent woman”. At least thats what I tell myself in the mirror everyday. I try my best. I am a single mom of two teenage boys. I work hard to provide for them. And for a while, I was doing the dang thing. But right now, I am reluctantly admitting defeat. This has been a difficult year for me financially. And yes, I know we are only halfway through. I have been hit left,right, up and down with unexpected expenses and reduced income, coupled with the ever so high cost of living-and it has left me struggling. As we all are, I do OVERstand that-but right now I simply cannot keep up.
Between an unexpected but unavoidable surgery, resulting in missed work, and a not-at-fault car accident which resulted in the insurance company doing what they do best(making you question why you even pay for it to begin with?)Not to mention identity theft and bank fraud, which severely impacted me financially-and and and. Honestly, it’s overwhelming to remember it all.
All the while, the regular bills keep coming, and the kids still need to be fed. And no, there is no EBT card in my wallet. Which was also stolen from me just about a month ago actually-add it to the list! Thanks universe :)
There have been so many holes I have had to dig myself out of lately, But now another unexpected expense. I need to get more car repairs. They never tell you buying the car is the cheapest part!
My car is the only thing I own outright. I saved and saved to buy her. Shes not new. Shes almost 15 years old. But I love her. My car is the baby girl I never had. Shes is high maintenance, because I am
not. Balance. HAHA. My car gives me so much joy, my car is my therapy. I have invested much in her, and have taken such good care of her. She is the Queen B. But now she needs expensive repairs which I would normally have some savings for. But even that has been depleted.
I have no other permanent/alternative method of transportation. I have borrowed a vehicle for a few months from a very generous friend while my vehicle sat parked in my garage until I could save enough money to tow her to the shop, where she has now been at for over a month while I have been attempting to save money for the repairs. But as soon as I put money in the savings, I have to transfer it back to the checking to cover my recent bouts of bad luck.
I need, and am humbly asking for $6,500 to handle the rest of the repairs. I literally am negative in my bank account. And I feel like my paycheck goes into the shredder before I even get to see it. I need my car, not only for my mental health, but for my livelihood. Please help me save the Queen B. She deserves to keep running. ❤️