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So go take classes to acquire a marketable skill, there are plenty of financial aid resources for low income/no income people. Goodwill and Salvation Army both have programs as well, contact them.
Save your breath. He doesn't want to improve himself... just to get online and complain about it.
Somebody in the house got into my room - probably when I was sleeping, as I always lock it when going out - and stole $2000 worth of stuff I was going to sell on eBay. Some of it wasn't even mine, it was stuff I was going to sell (over the summer) for someone else..
The drunk who rents out the rooms doesn't seem too concerned, everything in this house is all about him anyway. How far would he freak out if I told him I used the rent and utility money to hire a lawyer?
And how can I stop obsessing about this? Trite advice like "It's only money" and "You can earn that money back" don't work on me because I live on a poverty-level income and earning a meaningful amount of money is very difficult for me. (Ever heard of Amazon Mechanical Turk? I've spent time there making $1 per hour.)
Did you file a police report? As far as obsessing goes, I recommend clonazepam.
Somebody in the house got into my room - probably when I was sleeping, as I always lock it when going out - and stole $2000 worth of stuff I was going to sell on eBay. Some of it wasn't even mine, it was stuff I was going to sell (over the summer) for someone else..
The drunk who rents out the rooms doesn't seem too concerned, everything in this house is all about him anyway. How far would he freak out if I told him I used the rent and utility money to hire a lawyer?
And how can I stop obsessing about this? Trite advice like "It's only money" and "You can earn that money back" don't work on me because I live on a poverty-level income and earning a meaningful amount of money is very difficult for me. (Ever heard of Amazon Mechanical Turk? I've spent time there making $1 per hour.)
If you are that poor why did you sit on $2000 worth of stuff that you were going to sell on eBay over a period of months? I would of sold it long before it possibly would of gotten stolen. If this stuff was worth $2000 that would mean it was 3-4 times that amount new. So you had $10k worth of stuff and you are only renting a room?
Sounds like a bunch of bs to me. The stuff probably was only worth $200-400.
Your obsessing over something because its your fault but you want to blame it on someone else. It's your responsibility to secure your "stuff", if it was worth that much to begin with, renters insurance would of been smart. I would also have changed the locks. I would of sold something and bought a nanny camera to see who was entering my room when I wasn't there, then I would of had hard evidence if something did get stolen.
Somebody in the house got into my room - probably when I was sleeping, as I always lock it when going out - and stole $2000 worth of stuff I was going to sell on eBay. Some of it wasn't even mine, it was stuff I was going to sell (over the summer) for someone else..
The drunk who rents out the rooms doesn't seem too concerned, everything in this house is all about him anyway. How far would he freak out if I told him I used the rent and utility money to hire a lawyer?
And how can I stop obsessing about this? Trite advice like "It's only money" and "You can earn that money back" don't work on me because I live on a poverty-level income and earning a meaningful amount of money is very difficult for me. (Ever heard of Amazon Mechanical Turk? I've spent time there making $1 per hour.)
I'm so sorry to hear that happened to you. Can you keep your stuff at someone else's home ?
Sounds like you're in a bad situation that won't get any better. Keep your eyes/ears out for another place to live. Do roommates need to put any money down or do they just move in and start paying rent ?
And that $2K is gone. Go ahead and obsess about it for a while and get it off your chest.
Then resolve to change your situation. Think out of the box.
What about being an apt manager or empty home caretaker ? (just some food for thought).
If I lived in a house with a bunch of people I don't know I would be locking the door while I sleep for sure. You will get nowhere trying to get anything for your stolen stuff. File a police report and live and learn.
My last year of college, finances were getting very low - had to live in that kind of place. Really a motivator to make a living, and get the hell out of that once I got the degree.
Sometimes, life hands us really tough situations that no amount of ranting, obsessing or 'get over it advice' can change. In reality, nobody can control or change everything in their life so that only 'good stuff' gets in. Of course, if one's trust is in the Lord and not the world, even the 'bad stuff' is manageable.
At this point, many come to the realization that they can either "get bitter ... or get better." Several of your responses suggest that you have chosen the former, which is unfortunate, because 'getting bitter' only damages you. --- Suck it up; put on your 'big boy pants' and get on with life! Also, consider trusting in God instead of only yourself or the world --- There are a lot more important things in life than 'stuff' - and the sooner one learns that, the better prepared they are to go after the really important stuff.
Plenty of financial aid resources for low income/no income people?
This doesn't even merit a response!
It's not a joke. I've done the math. I could quit my job and get a little part-time minimum-wage job and actually increase my discretionary income due to the assistance available. And that's not counting the extra money I could make in the extra free time I'd have to do odd jobs "under the table."
I would get my stuff back from the other person in the house and let them realize its probably not a good idea to steal my crap.
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If you are that poor why did you sit on $2000 worth of stuff that you were going to sell on eBay over a period of months? I would of sold it long before it possibly would of gotten stolen. If this stuff was worth $2000 that would mean it was 3-4 times that amount new. So you had $10k worth of stuff and you are only renting a room?
