Been waitin'... waitin' all through the holidays for that G.I. Bill BAH payment. Ya know, the one that pays the rent tomorrow... Showed up at my door today.
And it's 700 bucks short.
Yeah, I "Knew" this was coming. As in, I found out about it in September and didn't have enough time to save up an extra 400, what with my Car getting repoed, being in School housing which is on a bus line that comes once an HOUR (To where you NEED to go) and add in that the local "Market" upcharges in excess of 400%. Course, for some strange reason, that week in Thanksgiving you gave me the full thing, so I was HOPING...
Doesn't change the fact that I have to sell things in order to make the rent next month. Two growing children, who came down with the flu in the last week of school and are JUST getting over it.
(Bitching on the Flip)
Of course, I "Should" have just gotten a job. That's what you helpful VA people tell me to do right? With the lovely caveat of "I can only work when my kids are in school?"
Yeah, right, there's a LOT of people more desperate than me for work.
Well, ask your Family! Really? Again? I already owe them QUITE a lot of money.
So what am I going to do? I'm going to beg, that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to go to the Salvation Army and pray they have the cash to help. I've already spent 79 dollars on groceries (My folks were good enough to give me a lift to the local "Discount" supermarket, where I officially saved 120 bucks... ya know, that's great... I didn't spend money I didn't have! Whoot.)
Food banks are turning away people or giving less. Here's hoping in Salinas when I go to get something I don't get robbed. (high crime area)... it's just a fucked up situation.
All because the DOD decided to save a few bucks on the G.I.Bill in October by proclaiming that if school isn't in session, even if you're going back NEXT semester, NO BAH FOR YOU. Even if the break is JUUUUST about one month, they'll charge you for two months worth of Assistance and give you 3 weeks of benefits. Over the course of two months.
Yeah. It's all my fault. I get that. Thank you so very much... Feel free to whip me a bit, but I'd appreciate it if you're going to claim this is a "Transition" program, don't throw us to the fucking wolves.
So... anybody wanna buy a first paperback edition of "The Mote In God's Eye"? Never been read? (I have a third printing I read...)
8:18 PM PT: Just a quick note: At the suggestion of one of my friends I've created a paypal account under detroitmechworks@hotmail.com
Still a total newb at this. And Seriously, if you folks want to give me money, I want to pay you back. Got an entire collection of First Printing SF novel paperbacks and you can have your pick. (Only thing I have that's really valuable, but finding a buyer who won't rip me off in my desperate situation is the REAL problem.)