It’s hard to believe that living in the richest country in the world people are just getting by.  I am Employed and yet I struggle with getting by.  This is my story.

I’m a single person who lived through and survived a painful breakup which nearly cost me financial ruin due to events outside of my control.  I did nothing wrong, but met the wrong person who didn’t have my interest at heart.  I fell on hard times and picked myself up. I work hard every day, but I barely scrape by each month.  I know I am lucky to be employed, no matter how I dread the daily grind.  An ideal dream come true for me would be to get a raise, even a promotion.  I keep dreaming of the day where life would be so easy to buy the things I can’t currently afford.  With Money being budgeted, I’ve learned to get creative when it comes to basic needs of life.  I’ve learned to live by necessity.

Sometimes it’s hard to plan for a vacation or to even shop for food and clothes. Sometimes it’s hard to enjoy the simple pleasures in life as it’s like getting to used to comfort.  I make much less to live by, but make too much to get public assistance.  The rare times I have extra money, I have to decide whether to spend it for little moments of pleasure or be responsible and manage my money in case of an emergency I didn’t foresee happening.  I know there are no guarantees in life.

I’m having it hard, but I’m getting through it. I’m the one who has managed to survive insurmountable obstacles.  I’m the one who is tired of getting by.