It really does take help

1^st Blog - 58 No job, basically no $ in the bank, and I feel slightly overwhelmed.  But I got this, with some help.

Let us start from the beginning or at least the beginning of why I am writing – or I guess its officially blogging. 

About two months ago, I decided I needed to find a real job.  Real meaning one that I would receive a paycheck from someone other than /myself.  You see I was what is referred to as self-employed for the last 20 years or so and was not able to save a dime.  I always had the thought in the back of my head – I got this.  And for 20 years or so I had it.  I mean we had a roof over our heads, in debt of course but bills were being paid.  One year we made over $200,000.00.  I thought we had turned the corner, but someone added another corner, so I was in a box.  My partner in business became sick with colon cancer, that slowed our momentum down, but he recovered.  We added some more clients and was developing more clients.  This went on for a couple of years and then my partner had an accident - very bad.  One that left him in the hospital for 5 months in Los Angeles – our house/office was in KY.   He was on Medicare with Supplement which was good in fact they covered his millions in hospital bills, but it wouldn’t help us get home to rehab.  I was able to keep our clients happy and provide them with the work they were accustomed too before he broke his neck and was paralyzed.  Continuing with our current clients, while managing to stay afloat as more debt was incurred since I had to basically move to California for 5 months living out of hotels on hotel points and eventually cash.  Fortunately, we had some good luck. First, a group of special people gave $5000.00 for our financial relief.  This helped tremendously.  Then we discovered some long-lost assets of the family.  Once again this saved us.   But eventually everything runs out when you have sustainable income is nearing completion and we are basically supporting two households on one income.  Finally, in 2018 my partner died.  It wasn’t unexpected but it was still tuff.  You see my partner was also my Father In Law.  And my family and in-laws shared the same house and have for 37 years (This is another story). 

What I have learned is that people are basically kind.  People will help if asked.  People are people all over the country.  I got this, with some help is a blog about my world as related to you.  Read and comment and let me know what you got with some help. 

DaddiO