No prospects on Craig's List all the other listings are for way more than I can pay. Roommates are a no go considering they either one a specific gender, single, no pets, no couples or it is way further out than is reasonable.
I filled out the online app for Section 8 and project based vouchers which is for specific places around the county. No way of finding out where we are exactly on that list. One site suggested 211 Sand Diego and that was just a listing of various assistance sites. No phone number, no link, nothing that could get me to where the list is.
If you've ever talked to or seen any news about those... it is a multi year wait to get bumped up unless... you are disabled, elderly, have kids or on the street sleeping in the street homeless. So that rules us out of being bumped up the list.
There is a low income complex right in our neighborhood but no openings. The complex I lived in years ago is listed, but likely full as well. Not to mention, no proof I've gotten on a list. Just my income proof.
So yeah.
We're currently waiting for our tax returns, hopefully in five days. I also get paid this coming Friday. The only possibility is a 'long term' cheap hotel about a half hour from where we live now which puts it 45 minutes from work. We would only be able to stay two weeks at a time if it's cheap enough. Even the cheapest rate was close to $200/week.
I've been searching 20 miles from my work zipcode... same listings, if it isn't the usual suspects it's rent to own scams.
People seem to feel that if you look hard enough you'll find something. They obviously have not been in this situation.
Oh some of the answers I've gotten from an ad I put up on Craigs' list were one guy looking for someone to indulge in his fetish of tickling. Another wanted to know if it was okay with my fiancee if I would be his submissive..non sexual...
Not that desperate and no way.
Another just simply wrote, 'hi'. Apparently after CL got rid of their personals section guys had to go somewhere else to make connections. Yeeesh! Oh another lady said, 'Get rid of the cat and you have a room.' Not with that attitude.
So going to put the ad up again since it expires on a weekly basis.
So disheartening and scary.
Homeless again for the fourth time in my life.
I just honestly don't know what to do at this point. Trying all the usual things and there's nothing out there.
I haven't paid on my credit cards in three months, so my credit is tanked now. SDGE and internet is behind and we haven't paid rent for January. Once I get my refund, half of that goes to rent and the other goes to moving out and hopefully saving.
I have tried three times to register for food assistance and something interrupts or it times out while I look for information.
Will try again of course. Anything is better than nothing.
Still no prospects for a job for Jon. He's applied everywhere including grocery stores, walmart, Target...fast food, other hardware stores..no one is hiring this time of year. Due to his previous unemployment running out Jon has to wait until April to get that again.
Oh and we're running out of room in storage. Don't think there's enough room for all our furniture that's left. If I have to rent a small one just for furniture it's going to break my budget. Housing Authority doesn't take into consideration storage costs with the 30% of your gross income.
I'm done ranting and wailing.
I'd like to say something will come up, but likely not soon enough.
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