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I can't believe I'm doing this twice in nine days, but my mom's financial support, while sufficient without any unusual expenses, doesn't extend to months in which life happens.

~~The current situation is this: My 5G internet payment was due Friday, and if I get all the way to disconnection, things get far more expensive.~~ Additionally, my annual prepaid phone service is due this coming Friday ... great timing when mom's payment is on the first.

Essentially, if both of these are shut off, I have no method of contacting the outside world, making me a guy in a van with no means of finding work.

I'm not on any sort of Cadillac plans ... ~~Internet is $50, and there will no doubt be some sort of late fee, but reconnection is $30.~~ My Mint Mobile 5GB plan (the lowest tier) runs $204 for the year. If I do not renew, well, there goes my number.

I'm really freaking out here. I've been offered a few contract gigs over the past few months, but they never get through to actual work, and any sort of payroll work would be garnished to hell due to longstanding debt that I'm just ignoring at this point.

A guy from the burner community has been tipping me off to studies, surveys and such, but the van is not yet cleared out enough to be driveable, though a new friend has helped me make a lot of progress, and apparently "45-year-old childfree homeless guy" is not a target demo (he's in his 20s, so having a very different experience).

I really don't like asking for charity; I'd much rather get paid for doing honest work. But, you know ... any port in a storm. If you have CashApp or Venmo and can spare anything, please DM. I'd rather not lose access to Beehaw just because of shit timing.

Busing it to a place with free Wi-Fi was an option until a few weeks ago, when all two-year passes were canceled because a few people were caught selling them on the black market.

Thanks in advance for any help y'all can provide. This is an amazing community that I'm proud of Beeing part of, and I don't want to say goodbye.