I have 3 kids and was able to pay our rent this month but I don't know about next month. I rent from my Uncle and you would think since he is family, he would want to help but all he cares about is his money. I was laid off 3 years ago and went back to school. Graduated with my Associates degree (during which I lost all 3 of my grandparents and gave birth to a baby girl). I have stayed at home since graduating because my husband had a great job and I didn't want to take something away from someone who really needed it but my husband's hours got cut and now he barely works 35 hrs a week. We took in someone to live with us (a friend of my brother's) hoping that would give us a little extra money but all she did was eat our food, run up our cable pay-per-view (which they cut off because of this), run up our power bill and she never once paid rent. We kept asking her where her money was but she never paid us. Now, we not only are as in debt as we were before, we have no cable and can't pay the 300 bill to get it back on either! My mom let us borrow a converter box so that we could at least have SOME tv. My parents promised to help us when they got my grandparents estate settled but my uncle (the one who owns our house) pitched a fit and contested it during probate because I wasn't a "child... only a grandchild and I don't deserve anything". So, I just don't know what we are going to do and I have been praying but it just doesn't seem to go anywhere and I just think about giving up.

I have prayed. I have prayed alot and I just don't see the light at the end of the tunnel. It seems everything is falling apart and I just don't know what to do. We just can't keep up with the bills anymore. We were barely able to pay rent this month and I fear our power will be cut off this week. I try not to worry since I said a prayer and put it in God's hands but I'm terrified. We were able to scrap up enough food to keep us going this week. Thankfully in good times, I stock up on frozen veggies and hit the marked down meats. Just a side note: Ingles Markets (in our town at least) marks their meats down on Thursdays... but you have to be there around 8ish in the morning or they are all gone. Wal-Mart here marks the meats down on Sundays. I always try to shop for meats on these days... you can get super lean hamburger (in the plastic tube) for about $2! And they freeze very well too. .

I just don't know what to do. My husband won't let me pawn anything else... we wouldn't be able to afford to get it out. We have alot of stuff, just nothing anyone wants.

I have a college education - you would think I could find SOMETHING!! McDonald's says they need someone younger and it seems I'm "overqualified" to be a cashier. Unemployment is gone.... student loans are about to be in default. We can't even buy diapers this week and when I went to apply for assistance I was told that my husband "makes to much" Hummh, HELLO they only asked about rent and utilities...what about my student loans?! or our car payment?!  I keep praying... having faith that God will make a way. I am no longer praying for patience.