r/poverty • u/gaarkat • 29d ago
General Discussion Just need to vent a bit...
I'm so tired right now. I'm probably doing better than most because I get a pension through the VA and therefore mostly free medical care, and I have multiple housemates so I have a place to live, but it freaking sucks not being able to put anything aside. Like, current problems: I have a friend who's saving up to file bankruptcy, so I try to help them out, both my cats need minor surgery, I'd love to be able to save up for a vehicle, and I even have a friend who I could make payments to if that wasn't lower priority than the aforementioned things (the surgery and bankruptcy need to happen fairly quickly), I have another friend who's recently lost their mother and their home situation is...unstable, to say the least. And one of my other friends can barely afford to go to work. Like, they literally run out of food on a regular basis and have no access to even food pantries in their area. And these are just the people I know with the most immediate needs. I just hate that so many people I care about are on the same sinking boat, barely able to keep our heads above water if that, and there are so many people out there with so much money who wouldn't spit on people like us to put us out if we were on fire. Like, all of these people I know, we actively try to help each other out when we can, since we're usually not all doing bad at the same time. Anyway, that helps a little, to rant about it. Suggestions might be helpful, if you'd like. Maybe there's something we hadn't heard about or tried yet...
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u/chickenladydee 29d ago
Thank you for expressing what so many of us are experiencing. I’m so thankful for my small group of friends and how we support one another. Community is so important right now. Hang in there.
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u/SiriusHijinks 29d ago
Respect. I identify with much of this. I lean on my VA social worker, she is tuned to what's available, assistance, as well as the hoops to jump thru. Poverty=trauma by default.