LIFE SUCKS

No Food, No Money on Christmas Day

I had to use the roll of quarters I use to do laundry to go buy food on Christmas Eve. A roll of quarters is $10.00. I used that to buy yogurt, celery, a candy bar and 2 ounces of feta cheese. So that was my Christmas Eve dinner. There was still some celery and yogurt left so that is what I ate for Christmas Day. I won't get my Social Security benefits until January 3rd and there is no food left in the house. I have no idea how I will eat for the next 8 days. I already went to the food bank 2 weeks ago and they only let folks get donated food once a month. It is very depressing.

I get $1114 a month from Social Security. My rent is $600 a month for a one room studio, which is always the first thing I pay. That leaves $514.00 left. A monthly bus pass is $100 a month - which leaves $414 for utilities and food. It is always the same story every month - there is never enough money for my food budget, since utilities are about $100 a month - $314 to buy food for one month is not enough to survive on. I use to get $16 a month in Food Stamps but that is going to be completely eliminated because I'm going to get a 3.6% COLA increase in Social Security benefits.

I don't turn on the heat very much in the winter and just bundle up with blankets, socks and a sweater most of the time. I have a $44 utility bill I cannot pay and my power will be turned off soon unless money falls out of the sky.