Hi everyone! I’m Britty! I am a queer, 26 year old girly and the co-owner of Cloud Jelly Tattoo in Grand Rapids. I am starting this fundraiser to ask for help in keeping my head above water. The past few months have felt like one bad thing after another, and I’m feeling so overwhelmed and not sure how else to move forward. In April, my daily vehicle died and since that point, I have not been able to afford a new one. I live about 45 minutes from my place of work, so this has created an incredibly stressful cycle of having to borrow my partner’s vehicle, ask for rides from family/friends, and even call in when I haven’t been able to find a way to make it to the shop. I am a small business owner, and being in this situation has made me feel like a complete disappointment to my other shop mates, and has caused incredible strain on my relationship with my business. To try to save up for a vehicle, I tried taking on second jobs, pet sitting, etc. but all of those things required reliable transportation, so I wasn’t able to keep making myself available to do those things. While trying to stay afloat and save money, I took a few months off of paying lot rent at the trailer park where I live, and ultimately I ended up where I am now. I was served a demand for non-payment of rent today, and am told I have 7 days to pay almost $6000. At this point, I will need to hire a lawyer, start paying back what I owe in back rent + current rent, save up for a vehicle, and still keep up on all of my other bills/student loans (mine are private and not covered by the Covid deferment period). I can not do this on my own, and am hoping that those reading this who are able to help will. Living in poverty in America is one of the scariest things in the world, and facing potential homelessness is a type of stress I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Thanks so much for reading this, it means more than anything in the world. Pls share and help keep a roof over me and my 3 cats heads
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