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Back on our feet: Chloe and a toddler and a seven-year-old in San Jose
After my partner leaving, Chloe is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $3,100 to stay afloat for 4 months.
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Since my partner leaving in August, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a medical coder 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 $3,100 goes:
• Rent top-up: $2,000
• Course fees and exam costs: $360
• Groceries and school meals: $740
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Chloe
Quick update: $504 raised so far (16%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Kehinde Bukola Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Henry Philipp Albrecht 🇩🇪 · $31.50
- Mónica L. Ochoa 🇲🇽 · $50
- Clara T. Kennedy 🇺🇸 · $5
“All the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Buffalo”
- Krishna E. Walia 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anjali T. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $100
- Jae-won Woo-jin Shin 🇰🇷 · $93
- Aurélie Pauline Garnier 🇫🇷 · $14
- Chhaya P. Pandey 🇺🇸 · $30
- Jyoti G. Verma 🇮🇳 · $75
“Thinking of you. Thought of Chloe all day after reading this. - Rohini”
- Bushra Eman Zardari 🇵🇰 · $72
- Idrissa Modou Coulibaly 🇫🇷 · $200
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
“Only $20 but hope it helps. - Montgomery”
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Hope it all works out. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. God bless
Thanks for sharing this, Chloe. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
Best of luck, Chloe. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Greetings from Ciudad de México.
Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted.
Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Nairobi
take care, Chloe. Shared it with a few friends.
Sending love, Chloe. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.