poverty

<p>EDIT 2: An incredibly generous individual just shocked us by catapulting us to our goal.</p><p>We.. may actually be getting into our own place for the first time in two years.</p><p>A permanent residence.</p><p>It feels like Christmas morning.</p><p>EDIT: We got approved for the apartment, but we now need to scramble to raise enough cash to qualify for a huge move-in discount.</p><p>I realize this is an absurdly large sum to ask for, and I&#x27;m sincerely hoping we *won&#x27;t* need that much in the end but I&#x27;m a realist (okay, I&#x27;m a pessimist) and want to try and be prepared.</p><p>Ultimately it should help everyone because it would further reduce our living expenses (and by extension less begposting) but I fully acknowledge it&#x27;s a.. preposterous sum. I&#x27;m sorry. I&#x27;ve divided into three steps in order to make it seem slightly less daunting.</p><p>We&#x27;ve decided on which apartment to apply for, but we&#x27;ve got to act fast. The staggering total amount I&#x27;ve listed in the CW is worst-case scenario. Supposedly we&#x27;ll get about $750 knocked off of that total if we qualify which will help significantly but because their website says &quot;up to $750&quot; I&#x27;m trying not to consider that in my calculations.</p><p>I should have started this last night as soon as we got home but I just didn&#x27;t have the spoons. Which unfortunately sets us back that much further on time.</p><p>Anyway.. here&#x27;s the itinerary as of now:</p><p>Phase 1: Application fees and &quot;Admin Fee&quot; (because it costs soooo much money to type numbers into a computer and hit &quot;print&quot;). Total: $350</p><p>Phase 2: If we somehow qualify, we&#x27;ll need to pay the deposit. It could range from $500 to a full month&#x27;s rent depending on credit, so once they run ours it&#x27;ll be a month&#x27;s rent plus our right arms for the deposit. Total: $1400</p><p>Phase 3: Pet deposit is an unpleasant $525, and the first month&#x27;s pet rent is $45 plus $60 for the &quot;media&quot; package. Total: $630</p><p>Grand total: $2,380.</p><p>Any help you can give is is appreciated. I&#x27;m respectfully requesting that my followers blitzkrieg every social media platform to which they have access to help spread the word and the burden.</p><p>They say it takes a village, and for a project this size we&#x27;re going to need every villager&#x27;s help with this.</p><p>LET&#x27;S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!</p><p>Thank you everyone so very much for your help, kindness, encouragement, and generosity.</p><p><a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/mentalillness/" rel="tag">#MentalIllness</a> <a href="/tags/bpd/" rel="tag">#BPD</a> <a href="/tags/cptsd/" rel="tag">#CPTSD</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/solidarity/" rel="tag">#Solidarity</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ovo.st/club/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span> </p><p>If you&#x27;re willing AND able, please boost and if possible donate. If you can&#x27;t donate, *do NOT feel guilty* for being in the same boat as us. Your feelings about it are valid but rest assured you needn&#x27;t feel bad.</p><p>Venmo: <a href="https://venmo.com/thegizmotwins" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>venmo.com/thegizmotwins</a><br>Cashapp: <a href="https://cash.app/$thegizmotwins" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cash.app/$thegizmotwins</a><br>PP: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1982"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.paypal.com/paypalme/gizmo1</span><span class="invisible">982</span></a><br>GFM: <a href="https://gofund.me/12171be3" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>gofund.me/12171be3</a></p>