I have been there. I honestly know how you feel.
The first thing you need to do is enter survival mode, all moms have it.
Get rid of any luxuries (cell, cable, internet etc...) you may think you will die but I promise you won't and you will actually enjoy life much more.
Plan your meals so that you can have leftovers for lunches or dinners the next night. Turkeys are the good buy right now, roast one on a sunday and eat off of it turkey sandwiches, pot pies and soups off the rest. Make everything you can yourself, use coupons!
It sucks, it is hard, but sadly it is happening to a lot of people.
Good luck to you and God bless.
Quoting: Oldmotherhubbard I just picked up my gold earrings out of pawn this afternoon. Many people are just doing what they can. I even have a good job but can't seem to get ahead of the curve, I'm overdrawn every month.
Can you see if there are any food banks that can help you out? If you're not used to using the "social justice" safety nets, it may not occur to you. Also, you may qualify for food stamps, contact your county social services.
Look on craigslist for temporary work under "General Labor" or look in "Gigs". Also remember that hospitals are always hiring, even if you work in the laundry, it would be better than nothing. Also the hospital cafeteria staff has pretty high turnover and they are usually looking for people.
I have a friend whose college age daughter joined with a friend and they started clean houses together. They cleaned an apartment for an apartment manager and he liked their work ethic so he told them any time anyone moved out he would call them to clean the apartments.
Sorry you had to pawn your ring. Don't let it expire....
