Anything will help.

My name is Amber, I'm a healthcare worker. My family consists of a teenage boy and my black lab Layla.

I took in my nephew due to an unforeseen unfortunate family circumstance. This is where my life mentally, financially, physically, emotionally, etc. changed. Before I took him in, it was just me. My finances were made for just me. With having him my finances took a hard impact, doing whatever I could for him as his life growing up was rough.

Recently, as we all know with this economy, times have become a lot more difficult. Recently, it seems I've had the luck where everything has been going wrong, back to back. Most recently, I've been having a lot of issues with my car, having to put unforeseen money into it for issues. Needing this to be fixed has become extremely expensive. With having a teenager, my car became a priority financially as I need to work, take him to school, and so on and so forth.

I've also had some things medically to where those bills were not expected cost wise.

For all who know me, I do not ask for help or favors. I will do whatever I can or can think of. I've picked up extra shifts, work 6 to 7 days a week, 99% of the time I don't do/go anywhere to save. I try to give my nephew a life he absolutely deserves; he's such an amazing kid. The financial hole has gotten bigger. I don't have much close family around to ask for help, and this financial instability has been increasing anxiety, anxiety attacks, depression, and so on.

I'm usually the person who will do anything and everything I can for others; I never need anything in return nor ask. But today, I am at a point where doing everything I can for myself is just not enough. I know we all need help in this chaotic world and like myself, I am extremely embarrassed to ask for help and feel terrible even asking as we're all having our own struggles, but I am reaching out as financially things have gotten to a serious point and I'm out of options and frankly I'm not sure what to do.

I appreciate any help and if you have read my story, my current (what feels like) life crisis, I appreciate it more than I could put into words.