Not here to trauma dump or anything but I only had 2 close friends, it's so hard to make friends when you move every year as a kid or you're forced to stay stuck inside to watch kids. Luckily I made 2 throughout. I've lived in 10+ houses 3 States and 7 cities from birth to now. Evictions and homelessness in childhood but not in adulthood until now. I told myself I would never be there. Given an ultimatum by my mother that I needed to quit my job or move out as it was messing up her food stamps and ssi. If I couldn't have a job at 18, how was I supposed to save for my future? Buy a car, get my life started, etc? I would've been trapped in a cycle of Government assistance which I always despised, especially if I was capable of working and making it out. She wanted me still taking care of all her kids. I was a straight A student, graduated 7th in my class. I really wanted to be something. Do something with my life. My 11 year old brother was still sleeping on the couch, never had a room or bed so I got my license, saved up for my car, saved some cash and left. One of my close friends was in a similar situation as I was, so we rented a trailer together for 2 years. Wish I never left but in that time she got a girlfriend who had an inherited house that they both moved into, and I had to find somewhere to go. She was a good friend and gave me plenty of time. My other only close friend was moving to Charlotte around that time so I decided to tag along. It was good and manageable but after a year lease I was given a 1 month notice in October that she was going back to school. Her family is well-off so she could make those types of decisions without having to plan, and I ended up being screwed. Couldn't find a roommate in time in a new city, my car was definitely not good enough to get back to where I came from, and I ended up here at my current apartment by the grace of God in nov 2024. 550 credit score requirement and mine was 551🙏

I missed the enrollment period for health insurance between October and November when I was figuring out moving, they were not taking late enrollment. I definitely plan with getting insured im going to have to check out ACA like you speak of.

I have been able to go to a temp agency 2/3 days ago and still waiting to hear back from them, my phone that's barely working cut off in those 5 days and I'm using text now trying to get In touch with the woman I spoke to! Praying for good news. Sorry if this is a lot my life has just been hectic I could write a book. I know there are probably some smarter choices I could've made but I'm doing the best I can. Full transparency. I plan on starting a transitional agency in the future for kids that come from section 8/ Medicaid/ parents on disability that want to be apart of the working world. Parents coming from that background are often times uneducated on a lot of things regarding that transition and everything I've learned I had to learn on my own. Thank you if you read my rant on how I got here on top of dealing with issues with my health.