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aknight63  

Still here

Well, still here. Still got bad teeth. On the plus side I have started a Business Management cour at Everest College online.

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aknight63   in reply to robynruss   on

How can I make some money???

The biggest problem with internet work is that everything that actually works cost money. Unless you can borrow money or have a credit card with a couple of hundred left on it you won't be making anything soon. I have been trying adsense and a couple of other free things and they might make some money just not anytime soon, Unless you can wait three or more months making money on the internet doesn't seem advisable. Most of the so called free things take money to make work. I have overdrawn my bank account by over a hundred dollars trying some of them out. So far no money. There is potental for a little in a few months though.
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aknight63  

Genral ranting

I am not in a good position financially, but at least my health is pretty good for my age. I own a small (13ft) trailer, it is as old as I am but, like me, still in good shape. It is the best $100.00 I ever spent. I have it parked behind my sister's house and can't afford to move it anywhere, but is MINE. I don't owe anything on it. I have been trying out these various "make money on the internet" things, but none of them, if any, will show any kind of money for months. I really hate asking anyone for help. I have supported and housed myself, without help, for over 30 years. I know that there are people in worse shape, I personally know several dozen, but it is still hard to have to depend on others. Last winter I was living in a tent because I couldn't bring myself to ask my family for help. The told me I was too hard-headed for my own good. They were right, but, I feel that doing chores and helping around the house is not paying my way. My brother and sister tell me otherwise, but it still feels wrong. Being on food stamps is really hard for me to accept. If it weren't for them I would be going hungry or, even worse eating off my sister's limited income. She has 6 kids, 3 live with her and 2 with their Dad and step-mother. The oldest finally moved out on his own.
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aknight63  

From bad to worse

Unemployment has run out. Now even if I could get a job, I couldn't afford to go to work. This really sucks. I have been working and paying taxes since I was 14. I have never been more than 2 weeks between jobs. This is crazy. If it weren't for my baby sister and food stamps I would be in a really bad position. On the "plus side" now I am closer to qualifying for Dental help. Two more teeth and I won't be able to chew.
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aknight63  

Deep doo doo

Well I am in it now. Unemployment is saying that I owe them the total amount of my remaining payments. The IRS just sent me a notice that I owe them almost $1400 from 2008. I just can't win for losing. I thought that I was finally getting a couple of hundred in the black and this happens. I still don't have a license. I have a car that doesn't run. I have been turned down for 6 different jobs just in the last 2 weeks. I am afraid to say that things can't get worse, because past experience shows that it can.

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aknight63  

Too healthy

I have been doing some research. I am too young for some programs, too old for others and I am not an immigrant or minority. I am not crazy enough, I am pretty healthy except for my teeth. I am in a no win situation. There are only a few programs thatI qualify for and by the time my name comes up I will no longer be able to chew anything. To be honest it is mainly my own fault that I am in this situation. I am an acknowledged master of making the totally wrong choice.

 

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aknight63  

Recent and not so recent developments

I am not homeless anymore. I am staying with my baby sister and her family. I have an old travel trailer to live in and I might have a job baling hay in July. I lost another tooth a few days ago. I am really glad that it came out. I couldn't eat very much without extreme pain. Unfortunately I can only bite and chew on one side. If I lose another tooth I will have a really hard time eating. I have been looking around Washington and the only place that I can find that will help has a really long waiting list. I have had four teeth come out in less than 4 months. At that rate I will not be able to chew for much longer. My biggest probelm is my age and the felony doesn't help at all. I am too young and too healthy (other than my teeth) to get very much help through most of the low-cost programs that I have been able to find out about.

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aknight63  

About aknight63

My name is James. I have been unemployed for almost 2 years. About 3 years ago I had my first and only DUI. My license was suspended. Shortly thereafter I got laid-off and started working through Temp Agencies. I became homeless shortly after that because I was not getting enough work to have a place. I recently found out that I cannot get my license back without paying about 2 thousand dollars in fines. I can't save that on 200 a week. I need to find some help getting my Dirvers Licenseand a vehicle of some kind. Employment is rather hard to come by when you have a felony charge and no "reliable" transportation. I am 46 and have really bad teeth. 

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