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Help Benjamin get through 6 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school
A single father in Austin needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Benjamin retrains.
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States120 views
After the death of my husband in August, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by December, 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 $5,200 goes:
• Rent top-up: $2,550
• Childcare and after-school care: $950
• Groceries and school meals: $780
• Course fees and exam costs: $920
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Benjamin
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Stay strong, Benjamin. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Cầu Giấy.