Endgame

The way it looks, only a miracle will be enough to cover our increased rent. I've thrown everything I've had into my checking account (savings, Paypal, etc) and we're talking about $51 leftover for gas, electric (also due the 1st), food (which will run out at the end of the month) and other incidentals. Obviously, that won't be enough and there's not much of a chance of even having the $650 to keep from getting evicted by the 1st.

Barb and I are out there every day in this heat wave in a sweltering car in which the windows won't roll down. We've canvassed this town for jobs both appropriate and inappropriate for us and are taking her 15 year-old jalopy to industrial parks and sign shops outside of town with no guarantee that the car will hold together long enough for us to earn money to fix it.

That miracle I mentioned would be you, guys. If you have recently given already, you can stop reading. But for those regular readers who haven't, now would be a good time to consider a small donation if you can afford to. About $50 would make the difference between defaulting on the rent and being able to make it through. I wouldn't be asking for this help if it wasn't absolutely necessary. Hopefully, something will break and do so before the end of the month. But I now have a girlfriend and two cats to provide for (including car insurance) and I can't stand the idea of us getting evicted a month after her arrival.

So anything you can do would be a small miracle at this point. Thank you all in advance.