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Post by Knotty Kitty on Jul 23, 2009 17:32:15 GMT -7
God fucking damn it. But let me back up a bit....
The big chunk of money I was expecting came from medical settlement payments that my boyfriend gets. We were supposed to get $60,000 in just two weeks. We've been borrowing against that money for months, and are now several thousand dollars in debt, not to mention behind on rent.
We found out today that either they changed the date, or got it wrong in the first place. Instead of getting the money in 2009, we're not going to get it until 2011.
The move to Oregon has been cancelled. Daddy, Nino and myself are stuck in this horrible town. All we can do is get jobs that we hate (since none of the decent jobs are hiring right now) and keep trying to survive. It's very, very likely that we'll get evicted and have to move into a 30-year-old run down RV with no air conditioning behind daddy's trailor. All of my stuff will have to sit in daddy's yard where I'll watch it get slowly destroyed by the elements because there's no room to store it.
There's a tiny possibility that we can work with a loan company, who may still be able to get us the money in a couple months. Unfortunately, we'll be homeless before then. And in exchange for giving us the money early, the loan company wants to take the entire last payment (four years from now) of $80,000 away from us.
Oddly enough, through all of my panic, it's the pony debts I'm worried about the most. I've got probably a hundred dollars (after shipping) of fakies on hold for me from nearly a dozen people. I've been saying forever that I'll pay them off in August, but now that's not going to happen. I'm in poverty and nearly homeless....at this point, my reputation as a semi-decent pony person is all I have left. And now I'll have to irritate half of the fakie community by either cancelling all of my purchases, or making them hold onto them for who knows how long. To everyone who has fakies on hold for me.....I'm so, so sorry. *sob* Everything sucks so bad right now and I really don't want you guys to hate me.
I don't know yet what the internet situation over the next few months will be. Daddy has internet, but his computer died last night (man, when it rains, it pours...) so I'll have to figure out how to make my laptop play nice with his router. I'll try really hard to keep you guys updated with what's going on. This place is my first priority as far as social stuff goes.
Anyway....yeah. Pray for me, I guess? I don't believe in God myself, so maybe just send me positive vibes or something. I don't even know. My head is spinning right now. All three of us are panicking, even daddy who is usually level-headed.
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Post by msunicorn on Jul 23, 2009 19:02:12 GMT -7
Man. That is just disgusting. I don't know what to tell you there. Other then I am so horribly sorry, and I wish I could do something to help you. (I'm living in my parent's house because I can't afford to move out.) And those people picked one heck of a time to tell you that they got the date wrong (mighty convenient if you ask me.) Maybe we can do a raffle or something to raise money or something? I'd donate some of my fakies. I don't think anybody around here will get too mad at you. It's not your fault. (I would be throwing up right about now. )
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Post by ditabee on Jul 23, 2009 19:10:19 GMT -7
No worries. I feel so bad for your situation.
I could never ever be pissed off at you for holding them & something like what is going on in your personal life to come up. Seriously I'll hold them for as long as you need. Take care of yourself first & foremost as that's the most important thing to me. Keep a roof over your head & food in your belly.
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Post by fingerpaints on Jul 23, 2009 20:30:50 GMT -7
kk - just look after yourself, seriously there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, its just a bit further away than you first thought. Try not to stress out too much about it, and seriously, anyone that knows you well, and on top of that understands your situation, knows that your a good person, I wouldnt stress about your reputation here, if anyone wants to pick on your reputation, ill personally slap them up the head *hugs* just take care of yourself sweetie <3
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Post by shellebelle on Jul 23, 2009 21:40:09 GMT -7
*hugs* Aww man, when it rains, it does pour. I hope you guys can snag a couple jobs to at least get you by. I'll message you in just a minute. Take care. Oh, and pm me the list of pony people you have stuff on hold with please
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Post by skimble on Jul 24, 2009 2:47:47 GMT -7
KK, how could we ever hate you? You've always been honest and upfront about your financial situation, and always maintaining contact and letting everyone know what's happening. So RL got in the way? That doesn't make you a bad buyer/trader when you're keeping everyone apraised of what's going on. (How many people don't even bother with that?) No one in the community is going to have a problem with you, KK. How could you have possibly predicted this?
I don't understand how the organisation/company in charge of the payments can just change the date like that. If you had documented the date they were going to pay, there must be something you can do about it, I hope? *shakes head and crosses fingers*
Honey, hugest, hugest hugs for you. I don't know what to say or how to help, other than to cross my fingers and send all my best-luck thoughts your way. I just hope that you can find yourself a job and keep a roof over your head, which is the most important thing right now.
*sends best wishes and hugs to Arizona*
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Post by Knotty Kitty on Jul 24, 2009 7:00:58 GMT -7
Alright, I've calmed down some. Daddy came over and did damage control. Apparently the company that was giving Nino the settlement payments got bought out by another company, and somehow they were able to change the date in the process. I'm hearing about all this thirdhand from him, who heard it from his mom, who talked to the loan company. Or something. We're going to be moving out to daddy's, in an RV and small camper trailor. It'll be almost like having two rooms...they just aren't attached to each other. Tomorrow (well, today I guess) we'll be going to my daddy's house to make room in them, since both are currently full of daddy's stuff. We're going to spend the rest of this week and next week packing up and moving over there. I did some storage space math, and I think I can protect most of my stuff inside if I seriously downsize on furniture. That's fine, because I'm not really attached to any of my furniture other than my sticker-covered entertainment center and dresser, which there should be room for. We'll get through this, but it's gonna be a really rough couple of months. Fortunately, my boyfriend and daddy understand (or at least pretend to understand, lol) my wierd fascination with these little plastic ponies and have agreed to make paying them off a high priority. After rent and food and whatnot, of course. So you guys will be getting your money! It'll just take a bit longer than expected. The good news (thank God, there's good news) is that daddy's land rent is only around $200 a month, and he'll only be charging us $50 a month to live there behind his trailor. So from a financial standpoint, we should be able to get back on our feet relatively quickly. It ruins the chance of moving to Oregon anytime in the forseeable future, but maybe we'll be able to limp along here until we can afford gas money to drag the camper trailor up there. Ok well it's 7am and we haven't slept yet. And we've got a big day of cleaning and rearranging ahead of us. I'm going to stop typing now. Good night, MLF. *hugs*
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Post by vettefromm on Jul 24, 2009 13:20:14 GMT -7
Oh no, I'm so sorry! *hugest of hugs* I'm so happy things are slowly working out for you, even the smallest change for the better is great at this point. If there's anything I can do, please let me know... And a few more hugs on the road. *hugs* We'll always be here for you, alright?
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Post by Kanthaka on Jul 24, 2009 15:15:46 GMT -7
I can't do much but second what everyone else has said and assure you that not only are we not mad at you, but I'm sure we'd all be more than happy to send you ponies for free if it helped (not that plastic ponies fix everything, but they can't hurt?). *hugs* Just take care and try not to stress.
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Post by Knotty Kitty on Jul 25, 2009 1:55:00 GMT -7
Ok, I'm back home and can relax and think for a bit.
We didn't accomplish any actual moving today, but we sat down (me, daddy, and Nino) and talked about how we're going to handle things. We seem to have a plan. We're going back over there tomorrow, and the guys are gonna start with the physical labor while I clean and organize things. Daddy's been a bachelor for decades, so his trailor can certainly use a woman's touch. XP My work is cut out for me there....I mean, we're gonna be sharing a bathroom. And his bathroom terrifies me. But that's what bleach and those big yellow heavy-duty kitchen gloves are for.
I took a look at the camper trailer and the RV, and the camper is in better condition. They're both 30 years old and will need quite a bit of work before they're even acceptable as living quarters, but the RV is pretty much uninhabitable so I'm sticking to the camper. It's about 8 feet by 20 or 25 feet, which isn't much room, but at least it's a solid roof. And once I get it cleaned up, decorated, and full of pony shelves, it should be a pretty decent little hippie trailor. Daddy even wants me to paint flowers and swirls and stuff on the outside, haha! So yeah, I'm not homeless. Yay!
We're still pretty devastated about not being able to move to Oregon, but maybe in five or ten years we'll have saved up enough money to still make it up there.
The money situation will be really, REALLY tight for the first month or two, but after that we should be doing ok. We'll be saving about $450 a month by living out there with daddy instead of in our apartment, which means debts of all kinds (including pony debts) should still be able to be paid off in the next few months. Assuming nothing else goes wrong. *knocks on wood*
Thank all of you so much for the support and love. It helps so much to know that I can come here no matter what's going on and be happy, at least for a few minutes. Seriously, thank you guys. Between this thread, my PM box, and even Yahoo IM, there have been words of kindness all day and it means so much to me. *hugs entire forum*
I'm not willing to accept any monetary gifts (although thank you to the people who offered!) but under the circumstances I might be willing to accept fakie donations. My initial reaction was to politely decline those who offered, but daddy pointed out that the ponies make me happy, and every little bit of happiness is priceless in times like these. I'm undecided on my address still though....daddy's neighborhood is in the scary ghetto part of town, and I'm not sure if packages would be safe even if they were dropped directly on our doorstep. So I'm thinking of asking my grandma if she'll accept packages for me for at least a few months. I'll talk to her and get back to those of you who requested my address.
Things are looking up a bit. If nothing else, this situation is teaching me to really appreciate the small things. I still have my health (although daddy apparently has an ant problem and I came home with four different bites on my right leg >_<). I still have my daddy, and my boyfriend, and all of my wonderful friends here on MLF. I have a new (albeit very small and run-down) trailor to decorate, which will be fun because I love decorating and customizing. The optimism has returned.
Again, thank all of you so much for your concern and emotional support! *tries to break world record for most hugs given in a single day*
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Post by vettefromm on Jul 25, 2009 3:21:26 GMT -7
*hugs* I'm so glad things are getting better As long as you're optimistic and tries to make the best of what you've got - which, to me, seems to be the most important - your health, family and friends.. Things will improve I gotta say I would LOVE to paint a trailor!
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Post by skimble on Jul 25, 2009 5:08:05 GMT -7
I'm so glad to hear that things are looking up for you, KK, despite it being a pretty tough situation all around. It sounds like you've got a huge task ahead of you, but there's nothing quite like getting to do up your own space, either!
LOL, just let us know where to send stuff to, KK, and we'll all cross our fingers that it arrives safely for you!
I hope you have fun getting to paint up your trailer! ;D
BTW, tell your dad we think he's awesome for helping you out so much. Parents like that are pretty damn wonderful!
*glomp-hugs*
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Post by shellebelle on Jul 25, 2009 21:02:25 GMT -7
Ooh! *stuffs fingerpaints into a box and slaps on shipping label* I'm shipping fingerpaints to you so you guys can paint your trailer! That would be fun... Take care, I really hope things work out (they really always do) and please advise us of a mailing address as soon as you can (I think we all have packages for you now ) *super glomp hugs* Shelle
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Post by fingerpaints on Jul 26, 2009 1:24:50 GMT -7
Shelle can you punch some holes in this box? lol! Seriously though KK, im so glad that things are looking up, even if it is a tough situation. Were all hapy to try to help you out where we can
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Post by Knotty Kitty on Jul 26, 2009 16:51:50 GMT -7
Shelle can you punch some holes in this box? lol! Ahahahaha! Priceless, lol. Things are not only looking up, they're actually going wonderfully right now! It's kind of wierd, haha. Yesterday started rough. I woke up and had a bit of a breakdown from the stress. Nino calmed me down, and we headed to daddy's. We arrived and decided that we needed pot, so we went to his friend's house a few blocks away to pick some up. When we got there I greeted his dog, who is a mix of daushound and one of those hairless dogs. So he was entirely bald except for his head, and a few random bristly hairs on his body here and there. Wierd little dog, but he's a sweetheart. The guy asked if we wanted to see his bird, and led us into the backyard. Sitting there on the ground was a giant crow. He called it by name, and it hopped over to us! He followed us around the whole time we were there. It was really cool. I even got to pet his beak a bit. I've never touched a crow before (I'm not sure if many people have). We went back to daddy's to burn a few bowls, then started working on cleaning out the camper trailor. It was completely full of a decade's worth of crap. Camping stuff, a bunch of my oldest toys, furniture...everything you can think of. It's been used as a shed forever, so it was crowded and filthy. It was dirty, sweaty, tiring work, but we got it all done in one night. We were all expecting it to take a few days at least, so we're thrilled that we're actually ahead of schedule for once. There's still a TON of work to be done (the camper has a bunch of holes that need to be patched, plus we need carpet or rugs cause the wood floor is all rotted, and we'll need to do some heavy cleaning and whatnot) but even just getting it empty was a huge accomplishment. Eight hours later the sun was up and we finally finished. As we hauled the very last load, I looked over and noticed that one of the neighborhood dogs was a few feet away. Daddy lives outside of town, and all the people in the neighborhood seem to just let their dogs roam the area, so there's all these little gangs of semi-domesticated dogs roaming around. They're all friendly enough toward people (they generally bark but have never bitten) so I started heading over towards him to say hi. The dog wasn't interested, and barked a few times then walked away. I turned to come back to the trailor when I spotted a kitten under my boyfriend's car. I knelt down and called it...and it came running right up to me! I picked him up and he immediately started purring loudly and kneading the air with his little feet. It was love at first sight. It occurred to me that he wouldn't last long loose in the neighborhood like that, especially after I saw one of the dog gangs roaming around about a hundred feet away. I decided right then that our family has room for one more. On the trip home, he curled up on my lap and went to sleep. When I started petting him, he grabbed my hand with his paws and licked my palm with his little sandpaper tongue. It was so frikkin cute. XP I'm probably insane for adding a third cat to our family, but we'll be able to have a couple of them in daddy's trailor and a couple in our camper, so there's plenty of space. Cats don't need nearly as much room as dogs do. And honestly, there's not a huge difference between having two cats and having three. I've had three at a time in the past, and it never seemed crowded. (Three dogs, on the other hand, would be quite a handful.) So far my other two cats have spent their time hissing at him, which is to be expected. They'll get over it. I was more worried about him getting along with Tribble, my super-hyper pomeranian, but I have them both here in the room with me and they're already friends! The kitten has actually been chasing Tribble around, which is halarious because Tribble is twice his size. Right now they're laying on the floor a few feet away from each other, calm as can be. Everyone....meet Patchoulli. <3 Look at those markings! He's going to be gorgeous when he grows up. ^_^ I'll get some better pics of him later. I was having a heck of a time getting him to hold still for a photo (hence the giant food bowl in front of him, haha) and then my battery died. >_< But he's too cute not to picspam! He's got giant feet, which probably means he'll grow up to be a big kitty. Big kitties are the best. He's also amazingly gentle and affectionate. He keeps jumping up on my lap and meowing at me. I've played with him a bit and he grabs my hand and puts his mouth on it, but doesn't use his claws or bite. And I'm still in shock about how well he's getting along with the dog. While I was uploading the pics, Patchoulli jumped up on my lap and Tribble followed. They were face to face and there was no hissing or barking or anything. I still have to convince the other cats to accept him, but that'll come with time. And actually, the move itself will help that. We'll be putting them in the trailors, so there won't be established territory yet. I think that'll help my cat Spike with his attitude problem. (Spike is the man of the house, and he knows it, haha!) *accepts award for longest post ever put in a forum*
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