i sank about 2,000 dollars into the car i was given on past payments due to my mom losing her job and not being able to pay it. she owed 4,300 and she had just had a surgery and was living off of unemployment, i couldn't come up with the 2,300 dollars... so the car got repossessed and now i'm where i am at today... taking this bullshit job doing 45 hours a week hoping i can just pay off a car completely with cash, then get my ass back into schoo'.
part of the reason of her not being able to pay for the car and her losing her job was cause of my brother who stole 1,000s of dollars from her, but she was completely oblivious to it. he started getting into trouble with the law, and she was always there to bail him out and pay whatever was needed so he could stay out of jail. it started to take a toll on her and she became weak/sick and since my family has a bad history of cancer, she went to get checked and sure enough she had early stages of it in her stomach. she finally cut him loose after he drained her of her last penny and shes asked me to stay with her to help with bills/food/whatever until she can save up and afford things on her own. its been a year and half now, my brothers stuck in state prison and she drives up frequently to see him and still spots him 50 bucks a week for crap he needs in there. to think going from being paid 45k a year down to 25k would make such a huge difference. i'm really tired of it, but theres nothing i can do or say, so i'm just going with the motion until i know shes fine on her own... because i have a good heart. :] (nice grammar, tfn)