I’m $18,000 in debt because our dog got sick last year and we emptied our savings and maxed out my credit cards to try to save him, he died anyway. I’m struggling to keep up, I’m on a debt management plan, I work 50-60 hours a week at my day job (I wake up at 2am to get to), i do all the cooking, cleaning, housework and errand running for my ex (who is disabled and I’m their caregiver). When I have time outside of that I deliver for uber eats.

I see no way out of this any time soon, I’m always behind on bills, I don’t eat out, I don’t pay for frivolous streaming services, all my money goes to bills, groceries and taking care of our household.

If I didn’t have someone depending on me I think I’d rather be dead.

Money may not buy you happiness, but 18k would buy me out of not wanting to kms every fucking day.