Rent emergency!

[skylovessea]

I just want to add that after reading my replies to the past few responses, I realized that I sound very negative and that is definitely not intended. I'm just being realistic. I want to thank everyone for their ideas, and I don't want anyone to feel as if I am not listening.

[vole]

I want to try the rent party but everyone I know is just as poor as we are. I live in a college town so all our friends are broke, and the only family I have here, my parents, are far worse off than we are. But that's a completely different story in itself.

The rent parties were usually done in poor areas. People who live with wealthy neighbors are usually not poor. The people who can't pay the rent usually have neighbors in similar situations and they'll tend to be helpful.

Of course, if you can attract wealthy people to come to the "in" party, that's all the better.

Everyone seems to have a couple of bucks to kick in to help pay the rent or they have a few bucks for entertainment. And the rent party offers food and entertainment at a big discount to going to a bar or restaurant.

Not having done it, I think the secret is getting a big crowd by publicity and word-of-mouth.

-Dave

[skylovessea]

UPDATE!!!

I talked to my landlord today and she is giving us until the end of the month! AND my husband and I might both have jobs now. All in good timing and I will be on the right track again. :]

Thank you all for your help, and I'll see you around the other boards.

[disneysteve]

UPDATE!!!

I talked to my landlord today and she is giving us until the end of the month! AND my husband and I might both have jobs now. All in good timing and I will be on the right track again. :]

Thank you all for your help, and I'll see you around the other boards.

That's good news. Keep us up to date.

[minnie1928]

That's fabulous! Let us know how things settle out, Congrats!

[vole]

UPDATE!!!

I talked to my landlord today and she is giving us until the end of the month!

Does that mean no party?

[skylovessea]

Does that mean no party?

I don't think we will have to since we have a while longer to find funds. We have some stuff that is hopefully selling on CL and I might have a job by Monday. We'll see what happens. :]

[arthurb999]

How old are you guys?

[skylovessea]

How old are you guys?

20, why?

[hmd2009]

Congrats, I hope things work out for you guys!!

[minnie1928]

I don't think we will have to since we have a while longer to find funds. We have some stuff that is hopefully selling on CL and I might have a job by Monday. We'll see what happens. :]

Any word?

[skylovessea]

Any word?

I might have a job by the end of the week. I have a typing evaluation tomorrow and then they will let me know. (It's for a medical billing specialist position)

[minnie1928]

I might have a job by the end of the week. I have a typing evaluation tomorrow and then they will let me know. (It's for a medical billing specialist position)

Good luck, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Ok, not really because I'm pretty sure they would cramp up by the end of the week but you know what I mean

[skylovessea]

Good luck, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Ok, not really because I'm pretty sure they would cramp up by the end of the week but you know what I mean

Haha, thank you for your enthusiasm!

[skylovessea]

UPDATE:

We currently have $250 of the $410. We sold some things on CL and we have a few more things waiting to be sold. I am pretty sure we can do it by the end of the month.

I'm just worried about getting NEXT month's rent in time. I'm afraid we've gotten ourselves in a bad cycle. The job situation still isn't looking good but we've gotten to the point where we will take anything, so that should help a little.

Just wanted to keep everyone up to date.