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[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Bump Amber whataboutism volcel police

[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 16 hours ago

And arrows, no?

You are correct, of course. I was being difficult.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I've got a thing in my drawer that'll do that. Doesn't take calls, though.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)
[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Bump Amber whataboutism

I have an interview for a second job on Wednesday. If I get it, my basic financial insecurity will be solved. The interviewer is driving like 40 minutes to come meet me, so I have high hopes they plan on offering me the job.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

I'm assuming this adorable creature came out of that little door and I'm officially calling it a Dust Bunny.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Bump Amber whataboutism volcel police

 

Rent is due tomorrow. This post is more to hopefully e alleviate a week of late fees, so I'm only paying a week late. I don't know if I can get caught back up if I get a full two weeks behind.

Rent is 710, I have 180 and I get paid tomorrow night. I can probably manage 180 out of that check. So if I miraculously got the remainder in the next two days that's great. But again, I'm hedging for having to pay next week, with almost $100 in late fees (50 the first late day).

I'm desperately looking for a second job so I can afford to live.

CashApp is $sgriffith0891

PayPal is the same at gmail.

Thanks for any help! I'll get out of this one day.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

I glanced at this the first time, went huh... And went about my day accepting it as probable. It wasn't until later when I saw it again I decided to look at it and realized it wasn't real.

That says something about the state of the world and and about me, and I don't like any of it.

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

I'm way behind again. I'm going to end up having to pay rent like two weeks late for July because there's no way I can pay it on time or even one week late. I've just resigned myself to that fact.

I was going to try and donate plasma (my veins are not suitable but they haven't told me I can't come back), but I was recently diagnosed with herpes, and you can't donate if you're having an outbreak. So I can't even sell my fucking blood.

I was supposed to hear back yesterday about a seasonal job at my apartment complex. It would have put me working 40 hours at my day job and another probably 50 at the seasonal for 6 to 8 weeks, but I'd at least finally have some money. But apparently I can't even get a temp job at the place I live, because I haven't heard anything.

Having a real low mental health point. Well, it's been pretty bad for months. But I'm having a hard day.

For right now, I just need some money for a few food items and some laundry and dish soap.

CashApp is $sgriffith0891

PayPal is the same at gmail

Thank you

[–] isame@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Growing up, my aunt had a boxer. Beautiful, lovely dog. It died of the same type of cancer my dad did, bronchial. My dad smoked like a chimney and had since he was a literal child. The dog maybe encountered a little second hand outside, but no one smoked in the house. It lived on a nice little piece of land in the country.

I'm not saying my vape isn't giving me cancer. I'm saying everything is giving me cancer.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Bump Amber whataboutism volcel police

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net
 

I have a job interview in about two hours. It's for a seasonal position with my apartment complex, to help with all the students moving in and out. I live in off-campus apartments built for students but can be rented by whomever, as long as you don't have kids, I think.

I desperately need a second job. I am obviously going to take this position if it is offered to me, and I don't see any reason it won't be.

The question comes from this: At the end of the season, in about two months, they offer some of the seasonal people full-time positions. Truth be told, regardless of the general opinions here, I will probably pursue that job pretty aggressively. It should pay better than my current grocery store job, and I believe there may be a discount on rent for full-timers.

In the event I'm offered the job and take it, I would be officially working for a sizeable corporate landlord. I obviously have serious ethical issues with this premise. That said, we do all have to exist within this capitalist hellscape they've created for us, so I don't think me making $16 an hour or something showing people apartments and leases and such really puts me in a position to be morally compromised. But it does put me uncomfortably close to it, in a way.

I don't know. I am not a theory or moral wiz kid like some of my wonderful comrades here. And as I said, this really is more for opinions than actionable advice. I am not in an economic position to be turning down just about anything on moral grounds. I'm not going to be a cop or sell crack (I'd much rather sell crack), but I also can't be high and mighty, turning down good jobs just because I don't like how they make their money. Chances are that will apply to any company I could work for. Hell, my current employer is Publix, a large grocery chain with anti-union and anti-competition practices, who - you guessed it! - also does real estate. I don't know if they do residential or just commercial, though. So I'm fucked no matter what xD

I guess this is just a place to discuss working for employers who you are ethically opposed to, your opinions on the matter, and how you cope.

Wish me luck! Interview is at 1:30pm EST, so in 1.5 hours. I'm pretty confident given this is a seasonal position. The only issue would be a drug test, but I'd only pop for weed and I just haven't been able to afford to get my card renewed (I'm up for the full process, not the re-cert). I'm sure I can navigate that at the time, should I need to.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I only skimmed it: they're sending cannabis seeds, along with a number of other things, into space to see how they handle radiation. They believe cannabis would be useful for all sorts of things in a lunar or Mars colony.

I think that about sums it up.

[–] isame@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yes. WANAWWI. Little less stylish than dub dub dos, but it will do.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

That was fast as fuck! Thank you!

I have of course run out of toothpaste, body wash, and shampoo and conditioner all at one time. I could use some help as I won't be able to have any money for these things until next week.

I'll likely pick up some vegetables as well to go with the beans and rice I bought to cook.

Thank you!

CashApp is $sgriffith0891.

PayPal is the same at gmail.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

I use afterpay sometimes to cover my groceries. I neglected to realize I had a payment due today. It's 7.05. I just don't want them to take away my ability to use the service, as it definitely saves me sometimes.

PayPal is sgriffith0891 at gmail.com

My CashApp is overdrawn (no fees, I live overdrawn - they treat it like a free line of credit) so it would eat the payment. I have Venmo if that's more convenient.

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Grocery Budget? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
 

I'm trying to come up with a realistic budget number for groceries. I'm 33 and have a moderately physical full-time job, and I ride a mountain bike on the trails probably 5-15 miles a week, weather and depression permitting. So I'm decently active. What do you think I should expect to spend on groceries every week, if I'm being moderately thrifty?

ETA: Bonus points if you give me a rough idea of what you'd spend the money on.

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[$20/$20] Food (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

Thank you!!!

Alright, rent is paid for the month and that particular anxiety is settled. I do not have food to last til payday, as I prioritized rent. I'll make whatever work.

CashApp is $sgriffith0891

PayPal is the same, at gmail

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[fulfilled] Rent (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

Thank you!!!

I still came up just a little short on rent. It's late today and I'm already paying a $50 fee. Just want to get this taken care of so I can stop worrying about it.

CashApp is preferred, $sgriffith0891

PayPal is the same at gmail

Thank you!

 

Title says it all. I need some help with a few groceries to get me through til payday.

CashApp is $sgriffith0891 PayPal is sgriffith0891 at gmail

Thank you!

 

Need met! Thank you so much!

tl;dr at bottom!

Hi there everyone. I have really bad teeth and used to get tooth infections all the time. It's been a few years, but I have one now. It's slow to develop and I'm still hoping it'll find a way to drain itself, but I've been urged by my friends to go ahead and go get antibiotics, so I'm going to take the advice I know to be wise. I'm old hat at this, they'll give me antibiotics and tell me to go to a dentist, and I will take the meds and not go to a dentist because even with dental insurance now I can't even begin to afford copays when I can't pay rent or feed myself. All of my teeth need to be removed, just to start.

I scheduled an appointment with the local urgent care thingy (CareSpot) tomorrow after work. I'd paid all my bills (or so I thought...), set aside my rent money for this week in a money order, minus the $50 for the copay for tomorrow. And then my phone bill hit. This is like my second month having a phone bill again after probably a year not having a carrier. It's only $14 and change. But now I'm short on my copay. I can't extract money from that money order as it is made out to my apartment complex already, and I also do not have a physical bank.

tl;dr: tooth infection, need urgent care copay $50 for tomorrow to go get antiobiotics, set money aside but phone bill snuck up on me, need $15.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

Life sucks and I will be short on rent for June. I'm coming to the realization that no matter how hard I work, one full-time job is not enough. I'm looking into other options but for now I'd like to be able to pay rent and eat. I'm a little shorter than I was because I needed groceries.

NEED MET! Thank you so much!

Thank you all!

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[100/200] Rent Help (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by isame@hexbear.net to c/mutual_aid@hexbear.net
 

I could really use some help paying rent come the 1st of June. I had to pay late for May, and the late fees and other things have piled up and I'm behind again. I am trying to raise funds elsewhere too. I'll post this every few days I guess.

Thank you, everyone.

PayPal is sgriffith0891 at gmail com

CashApp is $sgriffith0891

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