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Help Carmen get through 5 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school
After a house fire, Carmen is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $800 to stay afloat for 5 months.
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After a house fire in January, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 February, 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 $800 goes:
• Rent top-up: $350
• Childcare and after-school care: $220
• Groceries and school meals: $230
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Carmen
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Thanks for sharing this, Carmen. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Good luck, Carmen. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Turin
Sending strength. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. After 19 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Iztapalapa.
Wishing you the best, Carmen. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Ogbomosho this morning
Sending strength, Carmen. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Rochester.
hope this works out for you. After 21 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything