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UPDATE 10.11.2018: it has become clear that I will need to engage a 2nd Part Time job in order to maintain a sustainable income. While I've applied at a few retailers with hours & locations that will complement my "day job", I've extended the deadline and goal to help me stay afloat until I get that first paycheck. Thanks so much to all those who already contributed and helped me meet my previous goal! xx
I'm a Queer Xicano/Mestizo guy originally from Texas who recently moved back to NYC from Portland, OR a couple of years ago. I've been back & forth a good bit, but NYC feels like Home, and has since I first lived here briefly in 2009/2010.
It's been a tumultuous couple of years since I got back! First I had housing, but no job, then my housing fell through (in a really terrible "Bad Roommate Story" way) just as I found steady work as a Temp. I was able to find housing after that, but then *that* housing situation fell through (in a really terrible "Bad Landlord Story" way) just as I secured permanent employment. That was October 2017, between that time and September 2018, I was essentially homeless. I alternated between "couch surfing" with friends, a few pet-sitting gigs, and stays in "Single Room Occupancy" hotels in between. I feel fortunate to have had options, but the lack of secure housing was destabilising in a way I was not prepared for--and being "homeless" is surprisingly expensive! For example: without a reliable way to store food (especially in some of the SRO Hotel situations), I ended up eating a lot of Take Out, which adds up quickly. Now that I have steady employment, and as of the beginning of September I've secured long-term housing. Unfortunately, my employer cut Overtime Hours for my department just as I moved into my new housing arrangement--after I had become dependent on those extra hours to make ends meet, of course!
My "Day Job" holds the reasonable promise & expectation that I'll be able to gain promotion into higher-paying position, but this is still at least one year in the future. In the meantime, I've started to work on getting ad revenue on my blog (DollsOfColour.com) and ramping up the related social media presence that would help this along (YouTube, Instagram, etc). All of this is in the hope that these will help supplement my income once it gets rolling.
I just need a bit of help in the meantime! At present, I need an additional $350.00 to meet living expenses by the end of this month (Sept 2018). I've set the "goal" a bit higher so that I can hopefully also get some furniture for my room; some shelving to help store and arrange my 'stuff', and a bed frame for the mattress I inherited from my friend. That sort of thing.
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