{"id":18408,"date":"2015-03-04T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T00:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/?p=18408"},"modified":"2015-03-04T19:56:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T00:56:12","slug":"oh-look-shes-asking-for-money-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2015\/03\/oh-look-shes-asking-for-money-again.html","title":{"rendered":"Oh look, she’s asking for money again…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u2026 In other news. I\u2019m poor. Depressingly so. In your charity please see the go fund me page I set up to help me replace the gorilla glued, rust bucket I\u2019ve been driving around. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"3448421_1425339946.3443\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If you were looking for charitable causes this Lent; charitable cause right here. <\/a><\/p>\n

Yeah it sucks. It\u2019s tacky and I feel like as ass for having to do this but if you\u2019re poor, living paycheck to paycheck, you understand the idea of having a savings is laughable. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s just me, taking care of my son and my mom, struggling through as a member of the sandwich generation<\/a> all on my own. <\/p>\n

Despite it, this blog has been a real blessing. I\u2019ve made amazing friends through my writings, traveled to Rome, and sent my son to summer camp (twice!) through donations from generous readers. The regular blogging income has literally kept us fed those lean days right before the next paycheck comes in. <\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not all about money. It\u2019s about emotional and spiritual support too. Much needed keeps-me-sane emotional and spiritual support. It\u2019s provided me an outlet for my ponderings and rants. If it weren\u2019t for this blog think of all the people I would have physically assaulted by now. <\/p>\n

\"I'm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cYou have no idea how much nastier I would be if I was not Catholic. Without supernatural aid I would hardly be a human being.\u201d \u2013Evelyn Waugh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it is what it is. <\/p>\n

Now I need a reliable car; one that I can trust to start when I get in it. I depend on a car to take care of my family and get my son to school. Cars get me to and from work, and soon cars are what I am going to need to drive around clients. And the car I have now is slowly falling apart. <\/p>\n

I am just one pot hole away from the engine rattling out. Seriously. Tuesday the battery rattled out. Seriously. But that was still cheaper than Monday when the fuel pump died. You get the gist. <\/p>\n

So there it is. I\u2019m shamelessly blegging \u2026 again<\/em>. I know. Forgive me. Pity me. Pray for me. Or donate. Donating\u2019s good too<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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