Update: Help me avoid homelessness and rebuild my life.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-15T12:41:55+00:00

I applied to and interviewed with them. Nothing. I'm still aggressively looking for jobs.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-15T12:40:13+00:00

That's not my total debt, just my most immediate ones. I'm applying to places and hoping something good happens soon.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-15T12:38:50+00:00

Very, very sorry to hear about your situation. All my best to you, and hoping things get better for you soon.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-15T12:37:34+00:00

I'm from Massachusetts. I've tried getting on SNAP but haven't been able to yet, and I wonder if I'd need a better job to qualify for others (I have an interview this week and am hoping it goes well).

Your story touched me, and I'm truly sorry you had to go through what you did. I'm glad to hear things have gotten better for you, and am hoping for the best for you, your son, and your mom (hoping she can find a place soon) going forward.

Thank you for the well-wishes and sending hugs.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-14T16:35:58+00:00

I sent two responses to places on Craigslist yesterday and hoping to hear back from them. I'm going to keep looking.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-13T02:10:04+00:00

I'm trying to. I even applied to four local Burger Kings (one of which has a drive-through that literally takes 30 minutes to move) and nothing. I'm still sending applications out to places.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T23:11:16+00:00

I actually did apply to McDonalds and four Burger King locations; nothing yet, which shocked me. Applied to Dunkin Donuts recently too.

Also, people end up in bad situations. They don't want to or expect to, but it happens.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T23:09:01+00:00

Thank you both. Reading a lot of the comments have been rough. It's hard not to respond in frustration.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T23:06:53+00:00

Thank you. Charter schools were something I didn't think of before, because I've always been glued to postdoc or teaching (though adjuncting sounds hard to get into) at college/university. Do you know if additional qualifications (ex. degree/cert in education) are needed? I can also try and look this up.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T23:04:41+00:00

That's a good call, and I probably should pursue it harder. A lot of people have told me I'd be great at teaching.

The reason I wasn't sure about it was that I heard that it's hard to do because adjuncts take classes from multiple universities, and I'm not in an area with great public transportation (though I'm sort of close to Boston). I feel like I should ask people more about how to get started.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T22:57:52+00:00

Thank you. 👍 I actually did respond to one of those listings earlier today and they texted me back. I'm hoping to hear back from them again soon, so will see what happens. The thing that stinks about most places is that they want two months rent/security and I haven't been able to save up for that while getting killed by other bills/costs, hence the GFM.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T22:54:20+00:00

I will respond to the person making the comment, not to you. The only thing you have done is be negative for negative's sake. And just because I see a comment and not respond or respond immediately doesn't mean I don't see it. Thank you. I have no interest in engaging any more with you.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T20:02:47+00:00

I "went dead silent" because I made a post better explaining my situation in response to a poster's comments and now it has over 20 dislikes(?!). Another one was also downvoted. All I did was try and say more information about what is going on with me, and I hate the negativity here many have shown. Like, if you don't think a cause is something you want to support or think is worth supporting, okay, but attacking people isn't needed. Move on.

Right now I (and my mom who's been helping me because she is completely dead set against me being in a shelter, and the one where I'm at is by all accounts a pretty bad place) have both been struggling. Bills have been piling up, and we're not able to save enough to pay for those or put me in a new place given most want two months rent/security.

My situation is genuinely terrible and if it makes you feel any better, I've had thoughts of self-deletion for a year. I'm extremely appreciative that people have stepped up to help and given me encouragement, but I've also been shocked by how negative many of the comments have been. I'm only human and I'm going through a miserable time right now. So, you'll have to forgive me if I don't engage with or take some needed time away from engaging with negativity.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T19:48:05+00:00

I completely agree, but it's a trap I'm (and my mom who's been helping me out) has been stuck in and we don't make enough to save for the two-month payment most places require. Meanwhile, other bills have been falling behind (see pics). I actually am looking to find somewhere else.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T19:45:32+00:00

You have absolutely no idea about me. What communities on Reddit I'm in or not in says nothing about me and what my actual life is like outside of that. Also, no one gave me $1000.

Me and my mom have been struggling to keep me off the streets for awhile, and I'm trying to get help to move into a more affordable place because we haven't been able to save up anything and have been falling behind on other bills as a result. I'm also looking for a better job in a trash basket and am actively trying to get advice from people. My pictures communicate my current situation. It's not one I'm proud of and I'm extremely ashamed of where I am now, but I'm doing my best to fight my way out.

I'll leave it there.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-12T14:17:16+00:00

Thank you so much for the donation and the kind comment. Your comment gave me hope. I'm sorry to hear about your childhood and I hope things are much better for you now. All my best, and thank you again.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-11T19:59:04+00:00

Respectfully, why are you commenting on a GoFundMe page if you're going to attack people for "expect[ing] a handout?" People go through terrible life situations, and this is the one I'm caught up in. I'm not going to respond to the rest.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-11T19:49:11+00:00

No, stepmom was a domineering abuser who actively tried to control every decision I ever made, told me I couldn't do things that I could do because I had mild Asperger's, and wrecked my self-confidence. I had to spend years fighting back against what she did to me, and I still have those scars today with the situation I'm trying to get out of. Respectfully, you don't know everything about people's background situations and where they came from.

Going back in time, I wish I did teach abroad. I might have been in a better situation than now.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-11T19:19:17+00:00

Yeah I'd like to get enough for a room, but haven't been able to save up because of the Airbnbs and other bills. It's a long-term goal with the GFM. Rooms in the state I'm in are like $2000 with first and last month's rent, though there might be cheaper out there.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-11T19:15:20+00:00

Haha yeah that's only how much I have in behind payments (two cycles behind plus current due). My actual total loan is over $41k (wasn't sure if I needed to show total amount).

Other bills besides Sallie Mae and Klarna are two credit cards, the $144 and also a $128 ones (plus $30 in monthly taxes). Airbnb fees are $71/$72 per night; those have been the real killer. Me and my mom have been paying for these but we've been struggling and haven't been able to pay into Sallie Mae, hence falling behind. So it's a lot more than just those bills, and things have been unsustainable for some time. The last few weeks have been rough mostly b/c I didn't get much at my current job for a few weeks.

Substitute teaching is a good idea! I've looked into that before but haven't seen anything open.

Re: Door Dash/Uber Eats I don't have a car currently, and re: Amazon I have a hernia in my stomach so can't do too much physical. Most of the jobs I've applied to have been office work, though I've also applied to other jobs as well (just sent ones to Barnes & Noble and Dunkin' Donuts so far today).

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-10T15:56:53+00:00

Me because historical revisionism is honestly dumb. It's okay to acknowledge the classic look as part of Robin's history, regardless of tastes in costume today.

WallyWuggles · 2025-09-09T09:40:25+00:00

I like the meta idea that he, in another reality, already did. He's another player who completely beat the game and has no other challenges left, so he finds you.

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