My (24) mom (53) had to move out of her apartment due to not paying on time (property management agreed not to put an eviction on her record). She had to move with her 65 year old fiancé and two small dogs into a hotel room while she looks for another place. A few days later, their car broke down and is 4k to fix (more than it is worth). She is currently using everything she had for a deposit on this hotel, and now has nothing. Her belongings and furniture are at a friends house and a lot of it is in the broken car. Shelters all have waiting lists and she is running out of options. She currently gets unemployment but needs to find a job. I am very worried about her. I talk to her on the phone and she does not sound the same at all. Every resource I call they say they are full or there is nothing they can do. She is located in Northern California. I can’t take her in and I am hesitant to help her financially, since I have already so many times before and it never helps in the long run. She has struggled with gambling and alcohol addiction in the past. It absolutely kills me to think about her being in a shelter or on the streets, and I am worried for the dogs. What do I do?

As the title says, a real jerk came into my flower store. He very rudely ordered 12 custom flower bowls be made for him. I made him his order and he picked it up. At the time of pick up he was very hesitant to write me the check. He 'wanted to order more and then come back with one big check'. I said no. Check now please. He signed his name and tossed it to me. I had to write in the dollar amount.

Now the check is bouncing. I have been by his bank every day for 2 weeks to attempt a cashier check but he doesn't have the funds in the account. I think he uses this checkbook for this exact reason (the check was number 003 from the book).

Does anyone have any advice? I'm crying myself to sleep thinking about this. I can't afford to open a court case. My current ideas are,

putting DAVID EH**REM WRITES BAD CHECKS on my road sign next to a major road in town

Calling his employer?

Anything else that is legal. I'm about to drive the neighborhood and look for my flowers.

Also, through google research, I see he was awarded $20k in PPP loans 2 years ago... can I do anything with that?

Please help me get this man. I just want to grow my flowers. :(

UPDATE: The police just left the greenhouse. They collected the paperwork I have for the whole mess. When the officer looked at the name of the guy he said, "Oh no, please don't drop the charges on this one. I want to see it go through." And then he sat in his squad car for a few minutes and made a bunch of phone calls. 🤷‍♀️ That's a good sign.

She would have been 88 today. She’s been gone for almost 17 years.

She was the only person in the world who showed me what genuine unconditional love was, and even though she passed when i was 10 she taught me so many things i now teach my own kids.

Her birthday is always a hard day for me, and this year i’d like to try and be happy about it.

So if you have a moment, please wish her a happy birthday.

Her name was Shirley, and she was beautiful inside and out.

Thank you in advance for your compassion.

Happy Birthday, Granny. There’s not a day that’s gone by that i don’t love and miss you beyond words. Thank you for loving me when no one else did.

My husband is the only one working right now due to me having some health issues that left me unable to work. We're currently living in my in laws basement, which I'm grateful for, but the living conditions aren't exactly ideal. I want to try to find something I can do from home, since we also only have one car at the moment. We're trying really hard to get out of the basement and move into our own house, but we have some debt to pay off first.

Sorry for rambling a bit, but does anyone know of anything that could help me out? I live in the US, if that matters. Thanks in advance.

Just sharing this because it's the kind of thing that gets missed when you're stressed about money and it might help someone here before they need to ask. When companies do something wrong and get sued they often settle. A fund gets set up for the people who were affected. Regular consumers who bought the product, used the service, or had their data stolen. You only collect if you file before the deadline, and most people never do because the notifications go to spam and the sites feel like they require legal expertise they don't actually require. Several cases open right now require no proof of purchase at all. You just confirm you were the type of consumer the case describes and submit and it's nice since there's no need for receipts, documentation or a lawyer.

The Fairlife dairy case covers anyone who bought their milk or dairy products since February 2025. The Colgate kids toothpaste case covers Hello Kids toothpaste purchases in the last four years, payout up to $250. The Instacart case covers anyone who paid delivery or service fees between 2018 and 2024. The Amazon Alexa case covers anyone who has owned an Echo device since 2014. The Costco Kirkland tequila case covers anyone who bought it while it was labeled 100% blue weber agave. The Cash App breach settlement is still open for anyone who had an account during the breach window. If you've been buying groceries, using delivery apps, or had accounts at major services over the past few years, there are almost certainly one or two cases that apply to you right now. Filing takes about 10 minutes per case and costs nothing.

UPDATE: I FOUND THEM!

This morning with better light while checking around the garbage cans in the kitchen for the hundredth time, I found them!!! They were UNDER the lower cabinet door, in a corner between a wall and the kickboard.

They must have fallen off the kitchen counter while I was cooking/cleaning and listening to a podcast so I didn't notice, and managed to kick them into the ONLY place on the floor with zero visibility .

Thank you all for your insight! You really do have to check every nook and cranny. I'm just glad I'm not losing my mind!

I know that this has been asked before but I need ninja level of creativity and experience.

I am almost sure that the keys have to be in my house or on my property. For context, I came home from the store today, with my keys, and needed them to get in to the front gate and then my main door. It's impossible to leave them in the door because it literally spits them out at you (always found that annoying but now I understand why!

-I have ADHD and my keys don't have a designated place, but they usually end up on the living room or dining room table or in the kitchen.

-I was wearing a short jacket with very shallow pockets. The keys definitely could have fallen out, but not without me noticing. Did they, and then I put them somewhere else? Maybe, very possible at this point. Because...

I have checked: -oven -fridge -cabinets -bed, in, on and under -all garbage and recycling -on top of all appliances and under the couch and cushions -any outdoor space I had been in (which is all walled off and private) -every "weird" place I've been today, as in the attic and a storage space we have. -bathrooms, including sinks and all drawers -laundry hamper -my husband's jacket pockets, because I think he might also have ADHD -any shoes that they could have fallen into -all possible pockets, bags, etc - my own hair, even my sourdough starter.

PETS:

We don't technically have any, but we have a cat that comes to visit. She was here today, but mostly to nap, and she doesn't like heavy jangly things. The only toy she likes is a used toilet paper roll. Could she be fucking with me? Maybe.

COUCH: apart from the fact that I did not sit on the couch after getting home, we have covers on it so there's really no place for anything to fall under.

PROBLEM: There is a non zero percent chance that I didn't lock the gate, and that for some reason someone was able to push it open. It's way to tedious to explain the layout of our house/yard, but if someone was able to push the gate open they would be able to access our yard and then our house. This feels extremely unlikely, but if I don't find these keys we will have to change the locks at a time where we have lots of other expenses.

Please tell me the weird places that my keys could be, I'm about to get an x-ray to make sure I didn't accidentally eat them.

I am looking for resources I do have one child and I found out that I am currently pregnant. I was thinking of Adoption not because I don’t want to parent just because of the situation that I am currently in. I’ve been having a lot of mixed emotions up and downs, just stress and depressed. I do live in the USA, currently Rhode Island and I am just here looking for a resources. If anyone could give me resources, I would greatly appreciate it so much.. a little background I did have my first child I was going through a situation I didn’t get out of at the moment. I am doing better, but I’m not doing the best. I feel selfish upset with myself. I do want to keep my baby, but I am keeping all my options open if anyone knows of any resources I would surely appreciate if anyone can share them again thank you guys in advance and if this is not allowed, I do apologize.

Resources:
Daycare
Housing- I have to leave where I’m at
Food assistance
I do get Wic
health insurance
Any resources would help I am high risk

My last serious suicide attempt was about a year back. I had booked a hotel in a nearby city for 2 days for ''a conference'' and randomly packed up so it wouldn't be suspicious to my Parents. I didn't want to do it in my room because in a way I didn't want to defile it? I don't know how to explain it. My plan was to do it as soon as I got to the hotel because thinking about it and postponing makes it more difficult and I wanted to make sure nothing would stop me. I opened my suitcase to grab my toiletries bag that had my pills but when I opened the suitcase, something dropped on the floor. It was my favorite chocolate, 70% dark cocoa with candied orange bits. It had a little heart sticker stuck on the wrapper. My heart dropped and I couldn't stop crying. Eventually I think I fell asleep on the floor holding the chocolate and when I woke up, I felt something I hadn't felt in years. I felt loved. My mom put that chocolate there to surprise me because she knows how sometimes I'll forget to eat when I'm overworked. Just wanted to share that with you because I could really use that chocolate today. I really could.

I’m not sure if I’m getting messages from people in this sub specifically, of asking for help, or which particular subreddit it’s coming from, but I thought I’d put it out there… That although I do not need assistance from someone right now, I still literally have only $4 to my name at the moment, and that’s from donating plasma. So it’s not like I can send that money anyways. I am sorry that I’m not in a better position to help. This world is REALLY struggling right now. But I have two toddlers, and a family to take care of myself. If I had any possible way to help people in need, besides just being a listening ear, I would. But I just truly, truly cannot help.

I will do what I can, when I can. But I really can’t fulfill anything if you messaged me directly about it. I get tons of messages and the answer is always going to be “no sorry” until I can get on my feet as well.

I don’t mean anything rude or hateful by this, but I cannot pour from an empty cup.

May you all have blessings come your way.

So my request is that you do not inbox me for money.

i owe just too much money to ups, over 1k. no job after a sudden layoff. its been months but nobody will will hire me because i have no drivers license. im mid 20's but dont have anyone close with time to help me learn. i cant afford insurance or registration to even try to learn alone and risk a ticket. the city i live in currently is notorious for horrible job availability. ive tried selling what i could make as an artsy person too but people here also are extremely frugal and do not want to pay for anything ive tried to sell. even markets have me beat as they charge way too much for me to make much any profit.

I've pretty much given up at this point. my only goal at this point is not to hurt myself or let my pets be hungry. the local LIHEAPbill assistance ran out of funds right when i needed it. no matter what i do it just seems useless so I guess i just need to get used to living without electricity now. the main concern being food refrigeration and staying cool ourselves without ac. I'm in Yuma AZ so even in october its going to be about 90 degrees at least on the daily as it typically is. any advices would be hugely appreciated.

Me and my wife decided to get a dog, we are both dog lovers with experience in large breeds. Our rescue pup is 18 months old we rescued her at approx 5 weeks old as she was left abandoned she is a bullmastiff.

She is fixed, well trained and very obedient however every time my wife is on her period she will nip, snarl and her behaviours will change towards my wife and my youngest daughter. It seems to be only females and it is only when my wife is on her period.

I spoke with a trainer and with his advice we would redirect her scent and when she would sit calm we would reward the behaviour however it doesn't seem to be working. My wife is due her cycle again and recently started medication to stop the bleeding however it doesn't change the scent, myself my wife and kids were at dinner our dog was laying in the livingroom and suddenly she sprung up and leaped over the baby gate knocking my daughters highchair (thankfully she was not in the highchair). And latched onto my wife while she was holding our daughter its almost as if she believes my wife is hurt or something I've owned large breeds and have never encountered this before.

I managed to get my dog off my wife and got her out the room. My wife now wants to rehome our dog but she is a really good dog its just when my wife is due to bleed/is bleeding during her cycle. And although my wife is heartbroken about it she says we have tried everything and can't risk herself anymore because that was a "close call" for both mt daughter and my wife and I do understand her. But shes 18 months and deserves another chance I believe. Is there something we are missing? Is there anything else we can do i know my wife's mind is made up and she is heartbroken and says she feels guilty but our daughter comes first.

Has anyone here experienced this? If so is there anything different we can try

Hello, my wife and I have a predicament and could use some help. About 8 years ago I was interested in buying my own small house at the age of 25 and my dad in particular told me that he wanted his name on the deed just in case and at the time I didn't know what such entailed...

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Fast-forward 2 years and my aging parents moved in with me and said that they needed a place to stay while they looked for a good rental. 2 years later they are still living with me and I ended up getting married to my fiance shortly after we found out that she was pregnant with our son and by this time I gave my parents the upstairs because of their deteriorating health and we moved downstairs. Since that point we have been raising our son in a basement and my parents pretty much took over the majority of the property and many, many fights happened due to such.

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Eventually my wife and child became tired of living in a small basement at some point along the line and my parents refused to leave and actually threatened to have my wife kicked out on a few occasions. I've paid for roughly 80% of the total property value so far in the process and they covered their half of the utilities. Now the house is nearly paid off and it's been 6 years since they moved in and this has caused marital issues and my wife and I have stopped communicating with them and we haven't exchanged words in around 3 months now.

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There is a rent-to-own property near us that is out of our price range to an extent as it would take up over 60% of our wages in rent and will take 10 years to pay off after the large deposit (we thankfully can barely cover by using all of our savings and a small loan) but I feel like I had my home stolen from my family and we will have to start at square one and have a solid 10 years of financial insecurity.

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I feel like my parents pretty much derailed my life and have damaged my marriage and sons mental health in the process just because they refuse to leave my home that I paid every dime I saved for 8 years to own and the entire situation has caused me to go through severe depression and I've felt suicidal a few times due to it all because I feel like I have failed my family and that the relationship with my parents is over.

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All because my parents ended up liking the house and their refusal to follow through with their promises to me. I am considering offering them $10,000 to move out and cover rent for half a year on a modest house but I doubt they will take it. That money was going to be used to pay off the mortgage but at this point I don't know what else to do.

Another sad thing is that my wife's mother stole over $8,000 from her daughters savings account prior to me meeting her and spent it all on food, movies, books, facebook games, etc so we had to cut ties with her and now the same is happening in regards to my parents and it's just heartbreaking. I try to do the right thing and I feel as though I was taken advantage of in the worst ways possible. If I could go back in time I would never have allowed my parents to put their name on the deed for co-signing and would have literally asked ANY other person I knew to do do without such a demand but I didn't know back then.

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Now my son is going to lose his fenced-in backyard, we will lose our garden, our garage (that they took over anyways), the home I fixed up and re-painted, etc and I just don't know what I can do anymore. If we rent we will have to pay over triple our current house payment and if we rent to own we will have a similar house payment but a large deposit we will never get back. Apartments are out of the question and roommates won't work either as we value or privacy.

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Is there any possible way to get my parents to move? I have no problem whatsoever with giving them $10,000-$20,000 if it means they can leave and we can maintain a health(ier) relationship but my dad would likely not even take $100,000 because he is extremely stubborn and selfish.

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Is it really that much to ask for them to get a rental (or anything else) at this point? They are in their mid-60's and I feel like my family is not being given a chance at this point. We love this home and have had a lot of great memories here and our son couldn't be happier as there is plenty of space to run around with his friends but having to start over with NOTHING to show for it after all of the work my wife and I have done.

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I'm tired of having friends over and others pitying my wife and I for our living situation but I don't think we can comfortably do anything else at this point as we aren't high income earners and have been saving and not spending on anything extra AT ALL. Meanwhile my parents have bought new vehicles, a massive smart TV, fancy furniture, etc while my wife and I are sleeping on a mattress on the floor and wearing scraps for clothes and our son is only managing due to kind friends giving us hand-me-downs for him.

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I'm just at a loss, sorry for the long post but I would love some advice on our options. Thank you for reading and have a nice rest of your day/night.

I'm going through search results for utility assistance, and I thought maybe someone here would be able to tell me if the Helping Hands organization that operates the website helpinghandsact*com is a legitimate organization that offers assistance. On one hand, they seem legit, but after signing up their content feels a little spammy. I'm hoping that someone here has experience with these folks and can tell me if it's worth my time to engage with them. Thanks in advance.

Soo today I walk my daughter to the school bus stop and I see this bus driving around the community. By the time he gets to the stop sign to come out he has no children aboard.

So as I kiss my daughter I see him stop right next to us and the other kids there.🤔 He looks sketchy and we all feel it. He tells them he's there to pick them up but he doesn't know what school they go to. He's literally looking hungrily at these kids.

They tell him then he "agrees" that its the right school.

Some of the kids go to the bus but I'm on their heels walking in the bus to get his info and find wtf is going on. My daughter is still across the street filming cuz mama didn't raise no fool😂

I'm asking for the route number, etc but he has no answers and tries to get me off the bus. Just as I was about to cut up, the REAL bus comes with the regular driver🤔🤔🤔

I stand in the door to get the kids off this predator's bus and watched them get onto the right one. He speeds off like he's driving a car.

So I'm taking pics of him, the plates and all and call police.

Long story short, take time to watch over our children. I'm usually the only parent at the bus stop and that's sad. I get upset thinking about what COULD have happened if I wasn't out there.

Human trafficking is real... take care of each other.

EDIT: Usually don’t respond to the negativity but you guys THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER. You can think this is outlandish, a hoax, urban legend, whatever you want. But there are children going missing literally EVERY single day. Bodies being found in dumpsters, landfills, tractor trailers. When are we going to stop living in this little fantasy world & realize this is a truly an AWFUL epidemic.?! PROTECT OUR CHILDREN at ALLLL costs!

I reside in Rhode Island I’m currently looking for resources I have Wic for us both I also have signed up for insurance but I do not have a birth certificate or a identification card at the moment is there any places I can go to get these at no cost I was not born in this state I was born in United States. I was able to go online and order a social security card online. I do need a birth certificate and identification card. Does anyone know of any places that I can get it from.

Hi I just turned 26 and no longer have access to health insurance and was wondering if anyone knew of resources I could reach out to to possibly get free or low cost birth control? My pharmacy quoted me $220 to fill my 3 month prescription and that’s just not feasible for me at the moment. I’m just trying to get some while going through the application process for Medicaid

Hi. This is super embarrassing for me personally, but due to bad dental health, I have had to get a full mouth extraction. My stitches are already gone, and it’s been about 3 weeks since my surgery. My appointment to get teeth is on March 16th, but in the meantime, I really need help on what I can eat without teeth. Eating noodles / rice daily has began to make me sick. Does anyone have any tips on what I can eat? I’ve thought about ordering a pizza today and eat it with a knife / fork, or maybe something like soft tacos and fries I can eat with a fork. I just want to eat something that actually makes me feel full and not hurt myself / waste money on something I can’t eat. Do any of you have any tips? Any would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

yesterday when my dad and i went to move out my things from my dorm, he suddenly slumped against the wall and i supported his head as he went down and called for help. I saw him go red then go pale. an hour later i was in the room with the doctors and my dad in the cpr machine. i saw no pulse on the monitor and blood on his face but i didn’t want to believe it. i was alone, my mom was driving there. when they told me they had to turn off the machine so they wouldn’t damage his body further i yelled at the doctor. i’m 19. my dad was 57. he was healthy aside from high blood pressure. the doctors say he had a heart attack and there was nothing that could be done. i don’t know how to grieve, i’m just a kid. i don’t know how to help my mom. i don’t know how to be a widow’s daughter. i can’t sleep or eat, every time i close my eyes i see my dad’s body in the machine with blood on his face, or him collapsing against the wall. someone please help. just tell me anything.

edit; for everyone telling me to refer to a therapist, i luckily already have one that i’m very close to, that i’ve been seeing for years. thank you for your consideration

Hi guys,

So I just lost my dad - who I looked after. And now I’m pretty much alone.

Spent the best part of the last few years making sure he was ok.

Now I don’t know what to do with myself.

Sorry. Just wondering if anyone else has been in this situation.

I don’t really have a circle of people hence the Reddit post.

Over the last few weeks, I have been bombarded by text messages from WinRed, the donation advertisement service of the Republican Party in the United States. I have replied STOP to several messages, and received confirmation, but they just use a different number each time. I’m on the federal do not call list, and have tried using robot blockers and other apps, but I can’t get them to stop. Does anyone have any ideas or advice? I’m fucking fed up with them, and have never voted for, supported or given them my info.

Hello, my mother is not eligible for an insurance and has not had a checkup in over 20 years. She has shown symptoms of breast cancer for maybe two years now, and has a tumor in her right breast the size of her palm. It's very hard and she told me there was some discharge and pain in her armpit. We have not had any examinations but she applied to a clinic that accepted her for checkup only in July. I doubt they will give her treatment. I am very afraid for her life.

I'm 18 years old and don't know what to do. I'm sorry if I come off as scammy or naive in this post. I'm not asking for anyone's money. Just please help me, I've been crying everyday. My mom is the only thing I have.

She can't get healthcare here because of her status in this country. I'm in New Jersey Bergen County. If someone could please help me, or if I'm in the wrong subreddit please redirect me. I want to save my mom.

This is a bit of a long story but I'll try to be concise.

My wife is someone who has always struggled with depression and anxiety. She is very stubborn (a trait I hold admiration and disdain for at the same time) and she refuses to take a medication for. I can understand and respect her views on that given her history of bad reactions to most of the medications she's tried in the past. But she also has a hard time going to therapy. She has tried but every time she stops after a few sessions for one reason or another.

When she was about 15 years old, her younger brother (13 at the time) died in a bad accident. He was skiing and collided with another boy and when the lifelite came to pick them up he gave up his seat to the other boy first. Because of this, he died from his internal injuries. Unfortunately my wife wasn't able to be there at the time and never got to say goodbye. A regret she still feels strongly about to this day.

Only a year or so later her best friend's car stalled on the train tracks as a train was coming. She escaped the vehicle but went back to save her puppy. She died from the impact but the puppy survived. That puppies name is Bear. Bear was given to my wife by her best friend's mother after the accident. My wife LOVES this dog. He is her last piece of her friend to hold on to.

Fast forward several years to this year. It has been particularly rough. We learned around 6 months ago that my wife is unable to get pregnant. Something that has taken a heavy toll on her since discovering. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago and we took Bear in to get a lump in his mouth checked out by the vet. Turns out Bear has Mast Cell cancer. From everything the vet has told us, it doesn't look good. We were expecting him to live at least another 5-7 years as he is only 8 years old. It doesn't look like that will be the case. I'm sure that to her it is like loosing her brother and her best friend all over again.

Not 2 days after finding this out, her grandfather was rushed to the hospital with severe pneumonia which also turned out to be an extremely fast growing cancer that the doctors were unable to operate on. He passed away last night.

My wife has almost completely shut down. If she isn't crying, she is completely silent, or she is lashing out in anger. I am being as patient as I can be and trying to help her with anything I can. I know how hard this is for her and I can't imagine some of the things she has had to go through. But as her husband I feel as though I'm still not doing enough. I know I can't say anything that will make the pain go away but I'm worried about her mental health. I don't know how best to help her find reasons to get out of bed. I just try to be understanding and kind and patient.

Please, can anyone help me? What is the best way for me to be there for her? How do I navigate this situation? How do I help make things easier for her? Don't know what to say and what not to say. I feel like I'm just on the sideline being a cheerleader when I could be doing more to help her through this.

Hey everyone, 26F here and Looking for some advice!
I have been in a relationship for the past 13 years and my ex broke up with me 3 months ago.
I have Never been Single in my adult life and have never even kissed someone besides my ex.
The thought of dating makes me nauseous and it feels impossible to get to know someone new….
It also feels, Like I will Never meet someone as good as them, or as compatible.
I don’t really miss them, because the last months with them have been HELL! So This isn‘t about getting over your ex, but over those anxious feelings about dating and Meeting new people.
I don’t even know how to Flirt…

Do You have any advice on getting over these feelings and putting yourself out there?

I guess I just need someone to push me to go to the gym, I have no one in my life and I want to go, I love it when I work out, but between work and caring for my dog and my own mental issues I have no drive to go, I need the extra push. Can someone help me that driving force?

I am 33(f) and live in Michigan

I am in dire need of, at minimum extensive dental work, preferably restoration, not preferably dentures, it'd be super neat if I could get implants if I can't save enough teeth.

I have 7 years in recovery from heroin addiction and I'm doing GREAT life is beautiful. I have worked hard to climb the financial ladder, I have taken care of my mental amd physical health and am in the best shape I've ever been in both emotionally and physically. Last year I was diagnosed with ADHD and getting treatment has been really helpful. I even met a new man after losing my partner six years ago to a failing liver. He's amazing. We're getting married next year.

I need multiple 10's of thousands of dollars in work done.

My mother had offered to co-sign for me to finance but sats she no longer wants to. That was an emotional Rollercoaster.

My current credit score is only 584, I simply just don't have credit and no negative accounts. I make $50,000 a year. My bills amount to about $1200 a month. My dental insurance limit is $2,500 a year

So I know I can work on my credit and get it to a decent spot in a year, I know I can save a good chunk of money.

What I'm affraid of is how long I can go surviving on anti-biotics like I did over the past year.

So how does someone like me get to the point where they can finance their teeth at my income? What kind of credit score do I need and what kind of down payment. If it is possible at all. . . And if it is possible how much could I finance? These are things I do not know and I'm on my own, here.

I've been trying to research programs, I've found a contest near me for $50,000 restoration that starts in August... I'm going to start getting some consultations from dentists.

In the meantime I think I should get a 2nd part time job.

I've worked my ass off for my health and recovery and I will continue to do so and try to do the very best for myself.

This is all causing me a lot of anxiety, grief, and depression.

I need advice, any kind of help.