Hey, I'm Tayler. I'm a nonbinary lesbian living in a red state, which, let's be honest, is terrible to say it nicely. I work 2 jobs, one at Chipotle and one at a local Mexican restaurant owned by old man Tom.

I have BPD, Bipolar, ADHD, and generalized anxiety, among other things, wrong with my lil brain in the noggin.

I work 1-2 shifts at Chipotle a week, making $13.75; I work 4-8 hours a week total.

I work 2-3 shifts at the Restaurant, no tips, as a dishwasher, making $11.00; which is only .30 above minimum wage. I typically work 8-12 hours a week total.

I get paid every other Wednesday and every other Friday.

I live in subsidized housing, which is nice, but I'm not on PIPP so my electric bill and gas bill are really high, especially in the summer for electric, and especially in the winter for gas (Northern Ohio snow belt). Gas can hit up to like $90 a pop. Which stinks.

I'm struggling because with the new job my rent will be going up. I already have a bunch of bills and owe back my mom and brother for borrowed money, which I cannot afford to give them right now but I promised to pay back before October. I owe my mom for Toll roads for driving me to PA, and my brother for helping me a few months ago for when my account was in the negatives, like it has been recently, and he gave me 20 bucks to put it in the positives again.

Overall, I owe my brother and mom $70 total. I said I'd pay 'em back before October.

Fun fact, I work outside of work. I am self-publishing a webcomic, which I created all by myself, and I am doing unpaid labor to supply the internet with content. I make art for viewers to enjoy for free because it is my passion, and I love creating and sharing my joy and fun. I would love to one day support myself by creating art for people to enjoy. If you like my art, please feel free to tip here to let me know you like my art.

My art account on BSKY is: Bluesky

My Webcomic you can start reading TODAY is: Crumbs of Recovery

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More about my bills...

My Internet bill is $79.99 (unless I'm late, then it's $84.99)

My Mobile bill is $40.00

My Gas usually ranges from $45-$90

My Electric usually averages from $20-$38

I also have some subscriptions I do for fun like music subs or YouTube Premium, because I use those platforms daily, so it's like a quality of life thing for me.

This amounts to about ~$25 / month

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Other expenses I need to make:

I soon need to pay for my cat to get an ultrasound to see if the mass in his kidney is cancer. I wanna save up more money, and every paycheck I get and every big donation I get, I'll save some back, but the ultrasound I was told is estimated at $800.

I need a new AC, but I can worry about that till next spring or so, or maybe I'll try right before spring because they may go on sale. This might be like $200 or so

Thank you for reading, thank you for considering donating to me even if you can't, please share this, and when I post it, repost it/retweet + like for engagement!!!