Hey everybody, I'm new to this site so I hope it doesn't seem like I'm begging already, because honestly I'm not. I really don't know what to do. I lost my job a little while back and fell behind on some bills. I've pretty much caught up on most of them but my cable/internet was just shut off last night. It's tough for me because my daughter is 2 and loves to watch her cartoons. My son is only 9 months old and doesn't really know much right now. I feel like a terrible father when she comes in to ask me to turn on cartoons for her. Right now I'm leeching off my neighbors internet just so she can watch something on netflix. Problem with that is, aside from it being wrong, is that sometimes it goes out. I would love to pay the bill but I have more issues. One being that I feel no matter what I pay I'm always going to be behind and I can't afford to pay it all of and fall behind on other bills. The other problem I have is that my lease is up at the end of this month and unless I find a new place to live or resign the lease they are going to increase my rent 200 dollars. I can pay the monthly cost of rent, but I just don't have the money for a deposit on a new place and we need at least a two bedroom as my kids, girlfriend and I are all in a one bedroom apartment. The electric here is outragous for some reason, so ultimately we need to move. I just don't know what to do. I feel like I'm getting frustrated and depressed. Now I'm not looking for people to fix my problems or hand me anything. I have some money but like I said it needs to be put towards the rest of the bills and I feel like no matter what I do I'm always going to be behind on this bill because I can't afford to pay it off right now. Any advice would be great, I just don't want to feel like such a terrible parent to my kids. I look forward to hearing from you guys and using this site. I also look to contribute to people anyway I can, especially once I get back on my feet.
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