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Folks announcing they’re leaving Tumblr because they’re unhappy with the Twitter clone dashboard on desktop. (I don’t blame you, it’s broken af.) Meanwhile, the day this hellsite finally does close, staff are going to have to pry me out of the air vents like a rabid raccoon that’s adapted to survive on drinking air conditioning coolant and whatever trash is left lying around in the breakroom.
“my friend from England” “my friend form Ecuador” “my friend from Australia” “my friend from Brazil”.. me talking about my mutuals who I’ve never spoken directly to
I’ve
scrimped and saved and done everything under the sun. I’ve escaped
abuse, I’ve gone through homelessness, I’ve slept on the floor for
years. I lost my inheritance during COVID
due to two years worth of lockdowns shackling me to an extortionate
rent. But I got out. I got up. Only for the grace of people who helped me before, I clawed my way through. I tried for and somehow got a whole damn salaried job. I was going to finally get into a place that I’d never have to worry about being kicked out of ever again.
And here I am now.
What
you see above is the state of the UK rental market. Because I don’t
earn 30x the monthly rent on a place, I can’t
simply rent a place even if I prove my income. If I want to avoid
homelessness, I have to bid on the rent, or pay 6 months up front + a 5 week deposit. All in one go. And this is after negotiating my new landlord down from wanting 12 months upfront.
Perhaps you’ve seen the post my wonderful friend @tikkunolamorgtfo (who has been keeping me sane over the phone since this started) made. I
won’t rehash too many points, just update what I can: there was catastrophic flooding toward the end of the tenancy, and I might lose my job for asking to WFH after moving.
I cannot
express how it feels to have my entire life savings wiped out by this. I
feel like everything I’ve ever hoped for and tried for has been ripped
away by circumstance and greed. Once the move is over, I will have
nearly nothing left. Again. I will not be able to do this a second time. When this tenancy is up…I can barely think about it.
I
will never get that money back. No matter how much I wish and dream for
some angel investor with £10k spare to lift me up–I know it’s not
going to happen. But I do need help. I need help for whatever the
new utilities are going to be, I need help for food, I need help for
the travel to get to the new place.
If you can help, and only if you can, please go here. Of
course, I of all people know what it’s like to not be able to help, so don’t feel bad if you can’t. Even just sharing this around would be great, and thank you for reading.
Also,
if my shithead father is reading this: after stealing my Mother’s life
savings and skipping out on paying child benefit for life…just fuck off or pay me what you owe me.
I love you so much, my friend, and I’m so sorry this has happened to you.
If anyone is able to help out one of my oldest friends or share this around, please do!!!!
I’ve
scrimped and saved and done everything under the sun. I’ve escaped
abuse, I’ve gone through homelessness, I’ve slept on the floor for
years. I lost my inheritance during COVID
due to two years worth of lockdowns shackling me to an extortionate
rent. But I got out. I got up. Only for the grace of people who helped me before, I clawed my way through. I tried for and somehow got a whole damn salaried job. I was going to finally get into a place that I’d never have to worry about being kicked out of ever again.
And here I am now.
What
you see above is the state of the UK rental market. Because I don’t
earn 30x the monthly rent on a place, I can’t
simply rent a place even if I prove my income. If I want to avoid
homelessness, I have to bid on the rent, or pay 6 months up front + a 5 week deposit. All in one go. And this is after negotiating my new landlord down from wanting 12 months upfront.
Perhaps you’ve seen the post my wonderful friend @tikkunolamorgtfo (who has been keeping me sane over the phone since this started) made. I
won’t rehash too many points, just update what I can: there was catastrophic flooding toward the end of the tenancy, and I might lose my job for asking to WFH after moving.
I cannot
express how it feels to have my entire life savings wiped out by this. I
feel like everything I’ve ever hoped for and tried for has been ripped
away by circumstance and greed. Once the move is over, I will have
nearly nothing left. Again. I will not be able to do this a second time. When this tenancy is up…I can barely think about it.
I
will never get that money back. No matter how much I wish and dream for
some angel investor with £10k spare to lift me up–I know it’s not
going to happen. But I do need help. I need help for whatever the
new utilities are going to be, I need help for food, I need help for
the travel to get to the new place.
If you can help, and only if you can, please go here. Of
course, I of all people know what it’s like to not be able to help, so don’t feel bad if you can’t. Even just sharing this around would be great, and thank you for reading.
Also,
if my shithead father is reading this: after stealing my Mother’s life
savings and skipping out on paying child benefit for life…just fuck off or pay me what you owe me.
I love you so much, my friend, and I’m so sorry this has happened to you.
If anyone is able to help out one of my oldest friends or share this around, please do!!!!
(She/her): noble-born merc captain and pilot of BITTERSWEET [Reaper’s Dart variant of SSC Death’s Head]
-I don’t usually post my art, but my Lancer character has an absolute stranglehold on my brain. All she wants is to help people and to take care of her team as the always overdressed mom* friend armed with empathy and an incredibly large sniper rifle. I just love her so much.
