I'm a late-twenties, blue-collar, living-paycheck-to-paycheck, married, mother-of-three. Life is hard. Money does not come easy. If it did, our America would be a heck of a lot different.
I am blessed that I don't know what it's like to be homeless or to live on disability. I don't know what it's like to have to skip a bill to pay the groceries. I don't know what it's like to be without a vehicle. Most would say that I am blessed and I would agree. I have a family to thank for some of these things.
Here's what I do know: I know that no matter what the circumstance maybe in your life, that there is a way to help yourself out. Don't have a car? Call a cab, get a bike, take a bus, WALK. Don't have enough money? Get a second job, change your current job, use your hobbies to make an income, government funding. Struggling in your marriage? Go to counceling, talk it out, divorce. (not something I encourage, but it is an option).
Am I a cold-hearted, self-righteous, careless human being? Absoltely not! I love to be a servant of God. I love knowing that giving my time, money, advice, and sometimes even groceries from my own fridge has helped a person in need. I encourage my children to give and to be compassionate to those who may not have as much as we do.
But when you are in a bind, and you have been given advice and monetary help and other things from friends and family and your situation hasn't changed then maybe it's time for you to take the bull by the horns and turn things around on your own. Don't depend on others to fix a problem that you are not willing to fix yourself. The only person that is truly capable of changing your situation is you.
