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Back on our feet: Mattias and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Stockholm
Mattias and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.
🇸🇪 11126, Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden2,550 views
Last July I went through a sudden redundancy, and I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a teaching assistant in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $2,900 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,000
• Groceries and school meals: $640
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,260
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Mattias
We're at 36% thanks to 37 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
We're at 20% thanks to 18 of you. I made the first payment toward rent top-up. More news soon.
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mattias.
Rent top-up is $1,000 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Happy to explain more.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 25 years in hospitality I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Blessings
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Laredo
So sorry you're going through this, Mattias. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Love from Grand Rapids.
gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Yonkers so I could bring a meal.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Mattias?
Hope things get better soon, Mattias. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
Rooting for you, Mattias. Looking forward to the next update
Rooting for you, Mattias. This could happen to any of us.
Praying for you. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless
Hope things get better soon, Mattias. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon.
Praying for you, Mattias. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My husband and I read this together. Take care!