[miclason]

Hello! I'm Marissa, I'm from El Salvador. I'm a single mom, trying to "get up" after surviving a divorce, becoming a single mom, losing my job and supporting my parents (who had no income at all for 2 years, no insurance, no medical coverage, nothing!) ...I was raised with the idea that money is to "spend it while you have it", yet, somehow, I used to save my money and always made sure I had a little "cushion"...then life happened and now I'm fighting a debt that is twice as much as I make in a year!...I come to this site for new ideas and, also, for inspiration and company (most of my coworkers live in a different world, financially speaking, they are all young, single, not paying rent, which means the money they make -and I'm the assistant, so they all make more than I do! - can be used whichever way they choose (some invest, some just spend!)...my salary basically goes into paying debts and the very basics: food, rent, childcare, medical care...