I had her apply for FS online, she hasnt heard back yet, she has an open case with FL child support, they wont do anything till he hasnt paid anything in 60 days, and he made a 30$ payment in the last week of Oct. If /when he files his tax return there is an intercept to get her some of the 14K he owes her now total. Christmas is about family and togetherness but a 6 year old should have something from Santa no matter what, I will defently go look at the thrift stores for something awesome, ya never know :)

I dont think we need FS for us, we own our home and our vehicles free and clear and dont consume a lot of things, we are pretty comfortable at living within our means, and I can live on a tight budget its just this was unexpected and I didn't have any wiggle room this month, after making sure my own kids got their 3 presents :)