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Back on our feet: Axel and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Miami
Axel and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States1,831 views
After a sudden redundancy in July, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $3,500 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,300
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,250
• Groceries and school meals: $950
Thank you for reading my story.
- Axel
Updates from Axel
Small update. $501 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.
We're at 7% thanks to 12 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
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Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!
what's already covered and what's the $3,500 for?
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rent top-up comes first ($1,300) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid.
keep going, Axel. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Rohini.
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Sandton.
Hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Móstoles.
sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.