Carol Heartburg
Confused about dryer sheets
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 4
Hello, I am new here, and am in a very scary situation.
I live in the high Desert of Calif. I had only been working at my last employer for 7 months, when the "worst possible" thing happened, my car blew up! I am now having to rely on public transportation, which is limited to three times a day, where I live. I lost my job, because the employer refused to 'work' with a M-F, 9:30-3:30pm type of schedule.
Like many, I was a 'procrastinator' about becoming older, and I never even tried to save for my future. I am also widowed from a 13 yr. live-in relationship, which there was no insurance.
I do not have much Social Security in my account either, and am basically "ignorant" of any options available to me. I am 58 and female, with no children.
I had just come out of a two yr period of very bad things happening to me. I found out that I had Cataracts, then was laid off a job, then got in a car accident three days after this, and my boyfriend passed away, all within a three month time period. It took eight months before I was able to have my eyes operated on, and I was off work from the car accident, for almost a year. I was not paid off well, from the insurance claim, and still owe the hospital and ambulance bills
Where I live, it is 10 mies from the nearest town, through open desert, and 21 miles of same terrain, to Palm Springs, which has more employment, but I am still faced with the problem of Public Transportation.
I am trying to struggle with a way to pay my rent, and I have 5 pet Cats, who range from ages of 15yrs (2 of them) down to 4 yrs. Getting rid of them is NOT an option.
I don't suppose maybe anyone has any suggestions as to how to tap into my Social Security, and still be able to find a car and employment. I have been turned-down by so many employers, because of the transportation/scheduling issue, and am getting very depressed and frustrated.
I am trying to keep 'upbeat' about my situation, and am trying to live by the "SECRET" (By Rhonda Byrne) and change my way of thinking, but it is not so easy to do., like "one step forward and four steps backwards".
I live in the high Desert of Calif. I had only been working at my last employer for 7 months, when the "worst possible" thing happened, my car blew up! I am now having to rely on public transportation, which is limited to three times a day, where I live. I lost my job, because the employer refused to 'work' with a M-F, 9:30-3:30pm type of schedule.
Like many, I was a 'procrastinator' about becoming older, and I never even tried to save for my future. I am also widowed from a 13 yr. live-in relationship, which there was no insurance.
I do not have much Social Security in my account either, and am basically "ignorant" of any options available to me. I am 58 and female, with no children.
I had just come out of a two yr period of very bad things happening to me. I found out that I had Cataracts, then was laid off a job, then got in a car accident three days after this, and my boyfriend passed away, all within a three month time period. It took eight months before I was able to have my eyes operated on, and I was off work from the car accident, for almost a year. I was not paid off well, from the insurance claim, and still owe the hospital and ambulance bills
Where I live, it is 10 mies from the nearest town, through open desert, and 21 miles of same terrain, to Palm Springs, which has more employment, but I am still faced with the problem of Public Transportation.
I am trying to struggle with a way to pay my rent, and I have 5 pet Cats, who range from ages of 15yrs (2 of them) down to 4 yrs. Getting rid of them is NOT an option.
I don't suppose maybe anyone has any suggestions as to how to tap into my Social Security, and still be able to find a car and employment. I have been turned-down by so many employers, because of the transportation/scheduling issue, and am getting very depressed and frustrated.
I am trying to keep 'upbeat' about my situation, and am trying to live by the "SECRET" (By Rhonda Byrne) and change my way of thinking, but it is not so easy to do., like "one step forward and four steps backwards".