Help Jamie with rent and bills

Hello friends! I’m not very good at asking for help, but due to circumstances beyond my control I have very abruptly found myself in dire need of financial assistance this holiday season and into early 2024, and I am reaching out to my extended family, friends, and acquaintances both old and new for your support. If you know me, you’re probably aware that I’ve been navigating a rough patch in life that extends back to my father’s illness in 2019. But since the financial hardships have only recently come about, I will stick to the past 1.5 years as it relates to the situation at hand.

In late March of 2022 my father was diagnosed as terminally ill with liver cancer that had spread to his lungs, heart, and lymph nodes. He was given weeks – months to live. Just shy of 6 weeks later, on the morning of May 2nd of 2022, he passed away in hospice. I began administrating his estate on behalf of my mother in July of 2022 while working full-time and assisting my stepbrother and sister-in-law with taking care of mom and her many medical needs as we all struggled to adjust to the sudden loss of our family head and a great, kind, caring, patient, giving, and immensely respected and revered man. Then in November of 2022 I was laid off by my employer of 6 years due to a rapid downturn in the mortgage industry. Managing the estate had already proved to be very challenging and was only going to become more demanding as it progressed, so it was decided that I would settle the affairs of the estate prior to seeking my next career move so that when the time came, I would be able to give my career the full attention that it deserves. We were finally able to settle the estate in September of this year which was relieving and offered some much-needed closure. However, the timing presented another challenge, that being the typical 4th quarter hiring freezes compounded by the current state of turmoil in technical job market.

Currently I am taking service industry gigs and pet-sitting for friends during the holidays, all as I continue to search for my next career opportunity. Additionally, I am seeking something more consistent to try and bridge the gap during this difficult stretch. Unfortunately, I have exhausted my savings and unemployment benefits, and the financial help I was receiving from the estate has gone away. This has left me unable to pay rent, my car note, medical insurance (I had to enroll in COBRA due to an ongoing thyroid condition), auto insurance, and well as other miscellaneous bills and expenses going forward for the unforeseeable future.

I do realize this is a difficult time of year to be asking for help, but I am reaching out to my network in hopes that you will be able to provide some assistance. Any help is greatly appreciated! Additionally, if you may be able to assist on the employment front, check out my LinkedIn profile and shoot me a message if you have something you think I might be a good fit for. You can find my LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-seltzer/

Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

Sincerely,

Jamie Seltzer