A Skilled Worker Facing Eviction for Saving Their Cat's Life
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Hello. I'm a 35-year-old person who has been on their own and successfully able to just get by since a teenager, and I am now most likely about to experience homelessness for the first time. A long series of events out of my control have led to this situation, most prominently a recent unexpected vet bill that was needed to save my cat's life, named Rice. This took from my rent, which was overdue already, and on the 15th, the landlord intends to file for eviction. I have a job, but due to complications from a disability I have, I am limited to the positions I can perform, so the job I have isn't very good, and I don't make enough for rent. I supplement this by doing deliveries on my bike, but that really makes me only 10 dollars a day if I'm lucky. I am very skilled at computers and have been in several temporary remote positions and did well, but they are hard to come by. I will happily accept any such work that anyone has to offer. I am not above working any job and willing to do anything I am physically able to, but my limits seem to have done me in.
My rent is $1045/month and does not include electric, heat/cooling, or hot water. I have $190 to my name and will be sending it to my landlord after I create this post, to show effort not just to them, but an eviction court should I face it. My lease is written where the normal waiting period is already built in. Once evicted, I'm out in 2 weeks, and don't drive or have a way to store everything I own. I lost my mother a few years ago. I have no family, it's just me and my cat Rice. I'm embarrassed to be making this page and so scared of being homeless. I will lose everything I own, all of my mother's belongings I've kept in my tiny 1-room apartment, and probably lose my best friend Rice. This is a last option attempt to keep me from it. It's an incredible long shot, but I have to try something, I can't give up. Thank you for taking the time to read, and for any support, even just positive thoughts.
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Salem R
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Reading, PA