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> I continue to struggle to make ends meet. I'm currently broke. I'm sorry to hear that. > It has resulted in nearly zero professional connections I looked a

> I continue to struggle to make ends meet. I'm currently broke. I'm sorry to hear that. > It has resulted in nearly zero professional connections I looked at your website a bit, but I am curious. Is it too much to ask what kind of professional connections do you seek? Maybe somebody around this thread has something for you, by sheer coincidence.

DoreenMichele 7y ago
I blog. (For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21064999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21064999) Patreon supporters or tips would be nice. I do resume work. Five pages per week of that would keep me in groceries. I also do other things, not pertinent to the HN crowd. There are other goals I'm working on. But those are the most immediately actionable.
- asveikau 7y ago
  Hope you don't taken offence, but since you mentioned groceries I am curious what you think of something like a food bank? About a month ago I started volunteering passing out groceries at one of those here in San Francisco. I don't know what the process is like for recipients, but I see the same faces come in each week, regular looking people, sometimes with family or children in tow, and they seem pretty well provided for with some good ingredients for the week.
  - DoreenMichele 7y ago
    I've done that in the past. I have a serious medical condition with significant dietary restrictions, a dead fridge and limited cooking ability. When I did that recently, a lot of what I got was cold food which spoiled overnight because my fridge is dead and I don't have the funds to replace it right now. It's just vastly better for me if I earn the money and it's not a huge amount that I need, so it's frustrating as hell that I can't come up with it consistently.
    - complexvisitor 7y ago
      If you search Craigslist, you can find working refrigerators for free. Here is a link https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=Free%20refrigerator&sort=rel https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=Free%20refrige... For what it's worth, I think you're a great person. I hope you find food and income security soon!
      - DoreenMichele 7y ago
        Thanks. Due to the medical issues in the family, cleanliness is a really high priority. The manager of the building has been amazingly supportive. He offered to give us a fridge from a different room, but it was a horror show of filth and I asked him to remove it the same day, which he very graciously did. He also tried to repair the fridge that died, but it couldn't be repaired. I honestly just need to come up with the money and buy a small new fridge for probably under $200. My income is gradually going up. It's just painfully slow and frustrating as all hell, which has me living from crisis to crisis and I hate it. Sexism isn't the only factor. I brought up my point of view in hopes of supporting a larger point, which may have been a mistake. Anyway, trying really hard to just drop this discussion as so much of it was very negative to me.

DoreenMichele 7y ago

I blog. (For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21064999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21064999) Patreon supporters or tips would be nice. I do resume work. Five pages per week of that would keep me in groceries. I also do other things, not pertinent to the HN crowd. There are other goals I'm working on. But those are the most immediately actionable.

asveikau 7y ago
Hope you don't taken offence, but since you mentioned groceries I am curious what you think of something like a food bank? About a month ago I started volunteering passing out groceries at one of those here in San Francisco. I don't know what the process is like for recipients, but I see the same faces come in each week, regular looking people, sometimes with family or children in tow, and they seem pretty well provided for with some good ingredients for the week.
- DoreenMichele 7y ago
  I've done that in the past. I have a serious medical condition with significant dietary restrictions, a dead fridge and limited cooking ability. When I did that recently, a lot of what I got was cold food which spoiled overnight because my fridge is dead and I don't have the funds to replace it right now. It's just vastly better for me if I earn the money and it's not a huge amount that I need, so it's frustrating as hell that I can't come up with it consistently.
  - complexvisitor 7y ago
    If you search Craigslist, you can find working refrigerators for free. Here is a link https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=Free%20refrigerator&sort=rel https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=Free%20refrige... For what it's worth, I think you're a great person. I hope you find food and income security soon!
    - DoreenMichele 7y ago
      Thanks. Due to the medical issues in the family, cleanliness is a really high priority. The manager of the building has been amazingly supportive. He offered to give us a fridge from a different room, but it was a horror show of filth and I asked him to remove it the same day, which he very graciously did. He also tried to repair the fridge that died, but it couldn't be repaired. I honestly just need to come up with the money and buy a small new fridge for probably under $200. My income is gradually going up. It's just painfully slow and frustrating as all hell, which has me living from crisis to crisis and I hate it. Sexism isn't the only factor. I brought up my point of view in hopes of supporting a larger point, which may have been a mistake. Anyway, trying really hard to just drop this discussion as so much of it was very negative to me.