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Survival fund

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Hello. My name's Cass. I didn't really want to have to do this, but I'm going through a rough period in my life and could use some help. I'm currently (mostly) unemployed and seriously disabled. Because of neurodivergence, mental illness, and significant chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia, I'm presently unable to work most positions I'd be qualified for. While I could technically force myself through it and go get a retail job that'd bring in decent money, it'd be so hazardous to my health that it would drastically reduce my quality of life and worsen my already significant health problems. I'm slowly accruing some income through gig work, but.. it's frankly not enough right now, because I have multiple bills and expenses coming out in the immediate future that are adding up.

For starters, there's my monthly car insurance bill which averages $70 a month. Then my cell-phone bill, which is another $100. On top of that, my car registration is due by early September and is an additional $160. Then you add in things like my PC's headset spontaneously starting to break when I need it for voice-chatting online, the fact that I still haven't been able to buy hardly any feminine clothing that I want to wear, the eventual laser hair removal I want to do, prescription costs that can vary from $25-$100, the cost of gas, the cost of food, the cost of being able to take my dogs to the vet and afford their food and care supplies, bank maintenance fees because I can't meet mandatory balance minimums... the list goes on. You can maybe see how making $20 here and there once a day doing gig work doesn't really begin to cover things.

So.. I'm asking for help, here. I've set the goal at what I consider is 'high', at $500, but literally anything helps right now. I'm still pretty far off from being able to apply for SSDI, because I'm only just barely getting documentation of my conditions now. Add in that I haven't been able to work hardly at all recently because of pain flares.. and I'm feeling it.

Anything at all helps, and please only give if you can spare it. Thank you.

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Cassandra Mccarthy
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Bloomington, IN

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