I Work More Than 40 Hours A Week And l'm Homeless 

Wow...I'm working and listening to this in the background then I start hearing the narrator name off the zipcode..realizing that's my city XD 35810 is one of the cheapest zipcodes to live in; we call it "North Huntsville " which has a bag stigma. Huntsville is insanly beautiful and our job market is insane.

@@actingtavis Insane how?

Some people make it hard for those in need

When are we going to wake up and stop being the hamsters on the government’s hamster wheel money machine????????? Taxation is theft now a days! Maybe before it wasn’t and it actually went to programs but not anymore. They send 55+billion to Ukraine to line their pockets and we’re paying for it on that hamster wheel!

What is a ‘bag stigma’…?

If they keep on voting democrats in they deserve what's coming for them.

Yep investors have been scouring my dads neighborhood in Texas offering to buy up everyone’s houses for cash. My dad told them to f*ck off. The neighborhood I grew up in used to be filled with children and young families. Now just old people because young families can’t afford the neighborhood anymore. So sad.

Unfortunately it's like that every where not just the state's. 😪

It's because homes aren't homes anymore, they are being bought as investments for landlords passive income and working families can't compete.

@@hannahlou3406 This is an excellent yet overlooked point.

If they’re not being lazy and doing their best then they deserve the help. 4 innocent kids with a home then that’s putting my taxes in good use.

Yes! I can think of about a billion things we could cut down on and a bunch of billionaires that need proper old school 1950s style taxin’

Sadly most of your tax money goes to things rich people and politicians needs , not your local community or what’s needed for everyone, you’re giving the government back money so they can hoard for themselves and specific groups only :( I’ve seen people in both red and blue states live like this and it’s sad bc most people work their asses off and don’t get what they need and some just give up and let the streets take them over sadly , I had a teacher that was doing good and later on this year he’s on the street homeless and living in his car bc rent is to high , people who don’t have to worry ignore it and don’t say anything bc they’re getting the benefits instead

That's what I tell everyone, while a lot of people who are homeless do have mental problems and addiction (I never actually thought it was laziness) a lot of them are working homeless. They work full-time jobs, with okay pay, but can't afford to rent anything. I mean, you see this family with the 4 kids have a nice car, but they can't afford to rent anything, it seems so backward. Also, the fact that only one of them can work since childcare is so expensive, it's cheaper for the one that earns the least to stay home.

Stop assuming your tax dollars aren’t helping people like this.

You are fortunate indeed. My husband had a similar situation. His first wife became ill with liver failure early into their marriage and they had 4 kids to take care of in a blended family. They were renting a crappy single-wide trailer from an out-of-state landlord, who kindly allowed them to make interest-only payments when things were at their worst because they were good tenants who kept the place clean and always paid on time. His wife unfortunately died, but hubby eventually paid off the trailer and sold it - for the same price he paid for it - to a young family dealing with similar circumstances.

God bless the family that rents to you! Many landlords are not like this

♥️🫶🏽🙌🏽

Amen

Yup. We had three on accident with twins and it’s been tight. We never planned for three much less four

I would not call that "luck" , sounds more like God's blessings ,only he could turn a tough situation like the one you and your family were in around in your favor. Oh what a mighty God indeed. Thanks for sharing your testimony, truly brings Hope .

@@eyegettit3535 Yes that was truly a blessing.

This is so true. I live hand to mouth and everyday I’m grateful for everything I have because it can all be gone so quick. I also know people have it way worse. Im not above anyone.

I personally do, I was homeless back in 2010 for a year, I will never forget the day I gave my keys back to my landlord and drove to my storage unit but I still don’t get why someone who keeps on having kids or having 4 kids to begin with if they don’t have a stable situation with good income… I am not saying do not have kids but don’t have 4!!! In America you need to be rich as f to raise 4 kids, rents are crazy and cost of life as a whole too!

I'm sorry this happened to you. This is tough. I'm so happy you bounced back. Definitely a blessing from above. God bless you.

How did it effect your husbands health? Were there many altered sleeping schdules?

I’m so sorry this happened to you & your family. I hope you guys are doing much better now, take care!

@Gary Dorfner yes! Facts!

Welcome to MI

I moved to Madison AL in like 2013 and bought a house for 95K (an older neighborhood; County Line Rd); in 2019 it sold for 210K and it wasnt even that nice. Cost of living in that area got to be too much.

"JuSt LeArN A SkiLl Bro" .... * everyone learns a skill *.... "NoBodY WaNtS To WorK AnYmOrE" .-.... can't win with idiots... they literally want a class of people they can enslave and shit on

She has four kids. Do the husband work?

@@user-tk1xd9js1zshame on you bro. You’re an awful person

There is no guarantee that you can take care of even yourself working full time minimum wage. Most people have the sense to wait to have kids until they can provide for them.

sometimes wonder where do the people who own the businesses in the city want their workers to live, do they want them to just sleep in front of the stores, wake up like a robot and come inside of work and then leave and go just right back in front of the store, it doesn’t make any sense when you have homeless people who work so many hours and don’t have enough to make the deposit on a place

@@CapitanNaufrago businesses have influence in politics, let’s not play dumb and pretend that they couldn’t advocate for more housing, because that’s what’s really needed is more housing, we do not have enough places to house people, and if businesses would use their political weight, and do something that would actually help their workers, then it would be a more better situation for everyone

The only thing thats sad is how much people care about each other

The American dream is a DREAM, because you'd have to be asleep to believe it.

One of the good things to come out of COVID was a hope companies would recognize and allow more WFH. It saves money, it solves the gentrification issue and allows better work/life balance.

There are homeless single people

Same with me here in south africa ownership of land is very important

@little drane yeah, get fat off of the food that people are poisoned with, then go into debt with the medical bills they have to pay for the preventable diseases they have from the cancerous foods they’ve been eating, which is cheaper and pushed in lower income neighborhoods. Not to mention cigarette companies targeting people of lower income, especially those of color. What do poor people who see no way out and have high stress levels do? Oh yeah, smoke cigarettes and do drugs. I’m not saying that personal responsibility doesn’t exist, but most people are sheep; they live their lives in the way things have been laid out to them. Sure, individuals have the power to get themselves out of poverty and to make better choices, but societies don’t work at an individual level entirely. Humans are social creates that behave in a collective way, and to really change the system, things have to change from a structural societal level and not just with a few everyday individuals. It’s the same thing with climate change. Being a waste free, all organic, local buying individual will not remedy the climate crises. It goes beyond an individual level. The small minority of people at the top are largely to blame, while everyone else has no choice but to feed Into it the crises that’s been unscrupulously laid out upon them.

Government is not the solution.

@@spookrockcity unregulated government isn’t either. I think we should have a government for the people and represented by the people. That’s what I meant by what I said

Politicians want your vote and when they are done, they'll give you a middle finger.

@@kaizersouza1562 that’s the problem

Same

Buy a house

@@fuckthosekids We would if we had the money. We don't even make enough to rent a house where we live.

@@fuckthosekids bro we cant even afford to pay rent where are we gonna get the funds to buy a home

Me too. Just cried the other night on the way home from work because of this type of situation

People in the comments will make excuses like it's just impossible not to ahve kids in this day and age

Very true. I'll never get it. If you're someone that prioritizes video games over learning a marketable skill, even as you watch your savings deplete and knowing landlords love raising rent on top of that, you've asked for your problems - and even more top of all, that you're insisting on wanting to feel the pleasure through not using a condom.

In fairness, not all of us were poor when we had our kids. But I will agree that it's a problem in general. There are too many issues to fix just overnight unfortunately.

People aren't always educated on how not to get pregnant and also hardly believe in abortion

I see mom sucking on a cigarette

facts facts facts!

Exactly should of stopped after the 1st makes no sense

Both could also work different shifts so there is no need to pay child care.

@@zoesullivan385exactly. Dad gets a night job. Rotate.

Why is it the governments job to solve? What happened to people taking responsibility for their lives, don't bring innocent children into this world when you can't afford to support them.

@@ladydi-lynn then why is our government taking the right to decide if we have children we can afford or raise or not. Prime example Florida where they won't let teenage girls in state care get abortions because they aren't mature enough to make that decision.

Your not alone. Both North America and Britain are showing a huge increase in the number of women who are opting out of having children. I’m proud of you. Both my children have made the same decision, and while I always wanted to be a grandma, I don’t want to die with my grandchild’s suffering on my conscience. At the rate North America is going, there is little to no hope that our future generations won’t suffer exponentially. There are thousands of children already here who are waiting for loving families, my hope is that my sons (and future partners) will make a difference for them.

@@ladydi-lynn not everyone wants to go to college tho? You act like the only people who can have kids are doctors and lawyers. Majority of people work regular jobs. How come regular hard working people cannot have kids?

@@Brokenstarz55 you honestly believe that happened? Anyway it's easy to prevent pregnancy, condoms are sold everywhere

Thank you for leaving such a thoughtful comment on my story. If I had more time, I'd probably do a series on just this subject. I hope you'll share it. Let me know what other stories are of interest to you.

@@iiwrites Of course I’ll share it, also maybe a piece on the soaring cost of college and how student debt (which feels like lifetime debt for many) is killing the American dream.

Unfortunately, we don't qualify for those vouchers right now. Both parents must be employed before you receive your voucher. If we paid full price for childcare, it would cost more for my husband to work than he would make. That's why he's a SAHD.

Problem goes further than the childcare vouchers. Even if the husband was able to get vouchers and go to work being on food stamps means even if he did go to work the family could possibly lose money and stamps. Not to mention because the voucher is based on household income rent would also go up. Making it near impossible to gain any more wealth. So if the husband did go to work your now going to work to pay cash instead of stamps while strangers watch your children.

@@beth9809 Yeah I had a feeling that probably was the situation. If he went to work right now it would probably be a net loss because of childcare costs, wouldn’t make sense. I still think something should be done to help people in your situation but at least I’m glad you guys finally got your own place, good luck to you.

you often cannot get daycare assistance if you are married and he is working

You are a wise woman 👍🏼

I agree. Yes it's greed that is skyrocketing the living cost, but having 4 kids is just making the children suffer when they can't afford them. That's just ridiculous, I know people who make almost 6 figures and have 4 kids and are barely able to make it because of how expensive everything is now.

@@dinarusso3320 "make almost 6 figures, have 4 kids and are barely able to make it"?? That's is the MOST RIDICULOUS thing I've heard in ages. You people are so STUPID

@@KishBish maybe it varies to state. In Pennsylvania, you can get all kinds of state assistance If you meet the financial requirements. These two would definitely qualify because they are a family of 6. It probably works the same where they are

You know the parents work very hard and if all they do is smoke cigarettes then let them have that come on people!

It's very easy to judge others until you find yourself in the same or similar situation. I agree. It would be best if they didn't smoke. But they are going through things that I'm not, so who am I to judge?

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment on my work. I keep seeing stories like this in the comments. I'm wondering if you all would like me to explore more about the economics of poverty.

'78 and '79 was the last time the economy was as bad as it is now.

I remember making the minimum wage of about $3.75 in 1990. It was a struggle. I had a roommate to help pay rent. Drove a junk car that often had problems that I couldn't pay to fix. It was rough.

California: The land of the free, and the home of the expensive.

@@iiwrites Yes, that would be great!

Same same i am near dc i work 2 jobs make around 18 dollars per hr cant afford to rent anything but rooms

And they want first and last months rent up front and now in some places you also have apartments where you gotta pay electricity!

Most place require you to be making 3x the rent!!!! This is almost everywhere now. So even if you can technically afford an apartment you still can't because of the requirements. It should be illegal to have that requirement. I understand landlords get screwed over but when we have so many people homeless it's awful.

I would love 21. I'm at 17 an hour while in school, struggling and I'm always over drafted. 1 bedroom apt. At 975

@@Montycat92 like sir if I made 3xs the rent clearly I would choose something way better than this lol

What's needed is the government having an account of all its residents and making sure there are affordable places to live, call "home." Living in a shelter isn't (AINT), the nicest experience ever! The trauma is real and nothing you should wish on anyone, unless they are at their very lowest point! Additionally, the government need to find a way to close its borders and guard it against illegal migration so it could "sort folks already living within the COUNTRY" and have a concrete account of folks coming in and how they're going to live. This situation and the accountability of it is crucial!

Rhonda Arnesen, There seems to be plenty of illegals that are being house in hotels but not for Americans! and illegals get free health insurance, something I can not afford to pay for and I pay a lot in federal taxes.

MAGAs don't care. And Dems only care about lifting up border crossers, not homeless many of whom are felons and can't vote.

GREED is hurting a lot of people.

@Noel Only Spekulation...

Nona - tell your dad he is a hero!👏🏼🇺🇸

He was also putting his mental and physical health on the line. Working two jobs to that degree is VERY stressful on the body. But he was a man that did what had to be done. Tell him that he deserves all good things and is a wonderful model of selflessness, sacrifice, and hard work.

I feel ya. Its like going from one kind of hell to another.

My god. I wish you good luck. I'm an American living in Thailand. I don't think I could survive in my home country now. Rent here is so cheap, as is food, and the quality is pretty good.

@@gemox3225 can u find work though?

Don't let your boyfriend get you pregnant, stay away

She looked pregnant again in the video...that's not going to help. Also, with that many children, one parent has to stay at home so no possibility of two incomes...

@@erbiumfiber that’s the thing, if they stopped having kids they could have two incomes.

Facts!

Then tthe red states (of which Alabama is one) to stop making it harder to get contraception…

My dad was an engineer, he had 7 kids he could comfortably afford and even provided us with private education. He had a stroke younger than most stroke patients do. He had to live in a hospital then medical rehabilitation center for over a year. It cost basically his entire savings. Lucky for us he started having kids young so my youngest sibling was 19 at this time and some of us already had careers of our own and could make sure the family was provided for. If he had waited to have kids until later in life like many people with careers do half of us would have been under 10 when this happened. We would be financially devastated and probably homeless.

We're not to judge people for a situation we would never be in

@sugarcane4648 It's not judging. It's a clear observation 😉

they should burn it down on their way out.

$900 a month for rent is cheap! The town that I live in, is getting $1800, for a 1 bedroom apt., built in 1956 & with nothing updated from the day it was built. Pitiful what the government is allowing to happen to the lower & middle class & their problem with housing.

Yes...thank God I live in a lil village in a 1901 2 bedroom 1 bath, 2 story house for 350..its not nice or insulated well so it costs alot to try to keep it cool/warm but it's good enough for me...I got lucky that I worked with a kind lady who knew I was from out of state trying to make it alone with no family...God is good and great people are still out there.

Seriously! That's outrageous

@@fabledfantasty7343 this sounds like our living situation 🤣 (Los Angeles). Needless to say, we're leaving the state.

Neither political party cares. Dems just want new fresh voters (border crossers) and MAGAs judge the homeless and don't want to help.

@Noel Let's stop bootlicking for billionaires too

@@omegasage777 you mean the billionaires who did what they had to and became rich? Started a business maybe? Took the risk? Trusted themselves? Worked very hard? Make good decisions? All the things these people won’t do. It’s their fault they are where they are, not successful peoples fault. Also, those billionaires provide SO MANY jobs, helping the economy. You obviously know nothing about business or finance. You’d rather blame other people for your crappy choices. Have fun while,the rest of us enjoy our money we earned without playing the race card or the poor me card.

@Noel she isn't a single mom how is a couple irresponsible, when they work and or take care of the kids and still can't afford a house? In fact let's remove the kids. They still wouldn't be able to afford a house. How about you just say less, you know nothing and say things worth less than nothing.

@Noel You can't raise a family of six on a McDonald's income but you SHOULD be able to if you're working full time. My grandfather worked at Kroger (grocery store) all his life, had seven children (one with special needs) and his wife (my grandmother) never worked outside the home, stayed home and raised her children. They were by no means poor. This was back in the 60's. Nowadays, this could never happen. Something is certainly wrong!

AMEN

So now people are not supposed to have children??? Evil.

​​@@jaygold4467it is just logical to not pump out kids if your life is not yet stable. One kid maybe but more than that and you run the risk of not being able to provide. Kids are an option not an obligation.

Megan, a pox on your house/.

Maybe they'd get an abortion if it wasn't illegal.

We do, but the boomer homeowners and the people who represent them (ALL politicians) will never allow that. It's a very simple problem to fix, but if it doesn't benefit capital owners, the effort won't be made.

Single family zoning won’t allow that. The problem is that these baby boomers made it illegal to not live in a suburb. It’s called *single family zoning* and if you don’t have a car, well it’s game over. Now housing is unaffordable and everything is car dependent. The problem is that most of the country makes it illegal to build affordable non-detached homes thus making the whole country one massive copy and pasted suburb.

And I think they need to redefine the word affordable to truly be affordable and not some crazy number that goes by percentage of somebody's area for the federal median income and all the other blah blah blah

@@danielwells774 It isn't just boomers. Anyone who owns a house in a neighborhood will fight against public housing or midrise buildings in their neighborhood.

I wish I could. I live in nyc but it was all 2 family homes. Now they put a 6 story behind me almost to the property line. Once it's occupied, the people with the second floor porch can look right in my bedroom.

good for you. save your judgements to those that deserve it lady.

Its called priorities and why so many are in financial trouble

These bums need to be judged

Can't expect people to watch your kids for next to nothing, especially when you're vouching for a living wage 🙄

@@sj9410 who said otherwise??

@Grace G....Oh, you said it, the amount of times people's financial situation changes is incredible, and right now, it has changed for the worse, for every one on earth who is NOT wealthy ! I have two nephews starting out in the real game of life, and they both decided they will not have children, as they feel how "un-stable" our world is !

Me and my husband had 4 jobs between us and we still couldn't get an apt.

@@pierre-rose7783 I never said anything about that. You just filled in the lines. There’s sooo many aspects to your logic which I could address, but I don’t have time. Here’s the important points: Childcare workers usually have a caseload of 3-10 kids each. So, there’s no reason parents should pay a 1:1 salary (or even close to it) for each child in childcare. Also, there should be government subsidies that underwrite childcare, as an investment in society and future generations. If I were a parent I’d take care of other people’s children, as a way to avoid paying for my own kids’ childcare and a way to earn a salary. I don’t know why parents don’t do that more often, especially since childcare is hard to come by and expensive.

@User1996 omg that’s horrible 🥲🙏🏽

@@newflower8974 Amen - God help her, please!😢

I was in a women's shelter with my kids for a while. My ex went off the deep end . Got hooked on pain pills, then it progressed to heroin. Got real violent for a time. I had to wait for an opening . I had 3 little kids, their dad had a good job and I stayed home with the babies. My life went from the family in church every Sunday to having absolutely nothing. And not because of anything I did. I was on the list waiting for that call. Finally got it put the kids in the car and ran. The place was very nice , had a playground and counseling services. Had activities for the kids. I was completely devastated. Took me a very long time to recover from all that trauma. That man beat me, financially and spiritually abused me and raped me. I had nothing, no family, no friends anymore, no savings , nothing. But if I didn't run I might be dead. It's incredibly hard to be homeless, it's 10 times harder to be homeless with little kids. The irony is I was safer in the homeless shelter than I was in my own bed.

@@kristingallo2158 that's so sad. Sorry to hear. How did you get out? Did u get a job? How long did you have to save?

And stop having children. But I was thinking the same thing about smoking also. In the husband could go work an overnight shift that way they would have two incomes

Stress

To be perfectly fair, quitting can be hell on your body. I have known women who have miscarried from the stress of quitting. I don't blame the users, I blame the fact the government for allowing these things to be sold.

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 no excuses when it comes to being a parent, they come first end of discussion. It’s not about you when you have kids. If you can’t afford the basics for your children you shouldn’t have thing like cigs.

@Anothercg Gmail no

I completely agree. After you have been in a poverty type situation for so long and things aren't getting any better, they should tell people like this that if they have any more children, they will absolutely not ever get a dime in assistance or they will be arrested for bringing another child into the world only to suffer in such horrible conditions, which is pretty much child abuse. I mean after you have already done it so many times, by the time you are on the third or fourth child and in the same situation, there truly isn't any excuse. If you are not financially stable and have not been for some time, you have absolutely no right to bring another child into the world when you can't even support yourself or the children you already do have, yet they do and they expect everyone else to help them. It is bs.

Different culture...survival culture they raise them to help the family and family comes first to live in the same house when the kids can work and never move out the struggle right now will be worth it, to have all the kids in one house they all can live a better life

the same thing is happening all over the world*

Also medical debt/student debt is not a major issue over in the Uk

@@Sinaeb Do you have a further point?

@@popegeorgeringo840 you think private corporations are only able to do extreme profiteerism only in america? did you know that canada's healthcare system is collapsing due to underfunding by conservative (read fascists) governments, in the goal to privatize it? did you know that in the uk, the nhs is being sold to american companies? did you know that in the uk, electricity prices are raising a lot more than the rest of europe? it's always the same thing, the more conservative (read fascist), the faster the growth of profiteerism at all cost grows, as an exemple, in canada, all provincial governments are conservatives 95% of canadian medias endorses conservatives there is no national left wing media, the cbc (government media) literally is bleeding "'journalists" that ARE LITERALLY ALL JOINING THE CONSERVATIVES (read fascists) You should read about the IDU/CPAC, those are the same thing, fascists wannabe spreading their fascists tentacles accross the world

@@Sinaeb I get that. America's corporate brand of fascism is infecting the rest of the world, that was never in doubt. I just don't get what your initial comment contributed to OPs comment.

It definitely is, they could’ve prevented bringing more children into a bad situation.

Did you end up back at the home that the landlord illegally got you out of, or did you move somewhere else?

❤

@@cherylT321 We found a house to rent and my kids are back in college. Two lost jobs in the last month, though. (Supply issues.) Its a huge blessing to be in a house. I dont know what became of that landlord.

@@jennydiez8020 I hope nothing good for being such a creep. Glad things are better for you!

@@cherylT321 I really appreciate your kindness- thank you. I hope you and your family find every happiness.

This, it seems people have a few kids and just hope that it will work out. I stopped at one also, I want to be able to live in a good neighborhood, afford sports, and put away for college. These days it’s just not bright to have 4 plus kids, but especially if you already know you’re making barely over min wage.

shanada2432 I have actually seen some of these videos where they became pregnant literally while they were homeless!

Yes, we have struggled, but we are resilient. It doesn't matter if it takes a year or 5 years to find your own place or buy a car, we are all living our lives exactly how we are supposed to be. My kids are fortunate to have both of their parents and lots of love. Thank you for your kind words.

​@@beth9809 I'm a nashville resident, born and raised east nash, the only reason I'm not out of town right now is because my dad died and left his house to us. I hate the way that industry is booting people out of our city right now. I'm so glad that you were able to find a house, seeing the relief on your son's face and hearing him talk about it says it all. props to you, you have a beautiful family.

Hard for parents. But kids have fun anywhere. I grew up being in many shelters and it didn't register as stressful to me. I played, watched TV, ate cookies, went to school as normal. Some shelters had big breakfasts and dinners every day.

@@beth9809 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦you are a survivor, I can see it in you. You are a great mum & have a beautiful little family. Good luck to you in your new home! I'm actually in a motel right now, on emergency assistance. I got covid twice, I almost died. I couldn't work, lost my job, then my place of 10 yrs was sold out from under me, so I had to move out, all sick in the dead of winter with next to nothing - then everything just snowballed.❄ 🩺I've been suffering with long covid, the most bizarre, debilitating side effects. Sadly, they don't even know how to cure it, bc they don't even understand it, so there is no end in sight. I spend most of my time going back & forth from this doctors appt to that dr appt - doing scans, lab tests, bloodwork, ultrasounds, etc. Hopefully, I can get on disability for the time being, as my unemployment has run out. 💸 😶‍🌫Sorry for giving you my miserable life story. I'm just really glad that you made it out of hard times. At least I know its possible, and that some of us do make it. Sending you good vibes & much love, Sister Soldier. Keep your head up, be safe & take care. ☮💟 ☯

That is nice but they smoke. That shows that there are probably better budgeting decisions that they should make to support their family.

I bet illegal immigrants are getting more assistance than you could if you tried. As a Nurse, my employer takes our " sick days" from our vacation days automatically.

Hey I live in ohio too. Theres this place called kenworth. They make semi trucks. Great company to work for. They are looking for people right now at 25 dollars an hour. I dont know where you live but it is an option. It is only 4 days a week so you get to be with your children on the weekends too.

@@MultiAnne36 okay, so instead of commenting with support for this mom, you decide to be racist instead? Gotcha

@@down-to-earth-mystery-school its not racist, the only racist here is you assuming the illegals aren't white. Also it's 100% true

School shooters?? Why not trouble your mind with the thought of getting cancer? Or dying in a motor vehicle accident? Or Covid? You are more likely to die from those causes than be a victim of a mass shooting event

then eventually his life will be over and he will have realized he never lived a day in his life.

Fortunately for you, you are able to think ahead. Everyone isn’t equipped to do so for one reason or another. Good job

They have 4 kids and at the end it looked like she was pregnant again. Having more kids will keep you in poverty. I believe in free will but I have a hard time with having another child when you can't afford the ones you have.

It's called stop expecting humans to bot be human and pay them enough to take care of their kids

@@22lanisha everyone is capable of thinking about how much a child costs and how to prevent yourself from having more.

@@thepinkestpigglet7529 it’s called wait until you make enough before having more kids. Common sense, McDonald’s isn’t going to be enough to raise a family.

Exactly they are taking all the affordable housing options away. Even the trailer park lot rents are going up. $2,000 just for the lot. Ridiculous. Rentals are the new investment opportunity. They fix it up to rent at outrageous prices or into short term rentals.

There’s been an uptick in elderly homeless. I can’t imagine being 70 and homeless.

True they need to build taller buildings if a city is all low density then there is not going to be enough housing

They’re actually selling trailers parks, that used to belong to the City to private for profit companies here in South California. People living in tents are all over. There isn’t even a homeless shelter in the city that I live. It’s all about money, people are just numbers.

@@smfarrie2943 That's why you should own the land that your trailer is on.

I would literally commit political crimes so yall can have a decent salary. Appalled you get paid crap wages. I’m sorry. I’m a nurse I get it 😔

Not to mention theyre charging outlandish prices for places that still got 70s style interior and havent been upgraded since they were built its crazy oh yeah i wanna pay over 1000 for a crappy outdated place no thanks

Families extended don't really help out anymore that is the reality they are all struggling. They are probably sick of watching their daughter or their son-in-law having more and more children and the father not working and both of them not working as hard as they should to be bringing income in. So extended family usually just give up you can lead a horse to water but you can't teach them to drink

​@@victoriapalmer5146 Facts why we only has 2 and thank Jesus they are grown.

The extended family aren’t responsible, it’s not their job to pickup the pieces from the parents irresponsible decisions. They were struggling before they had this many kids.

I remember when people had compassion for others - guess your comment proves that’s fine too

@@down-to-earth-mystery-school in Colorado you need a job and a car to legally claim homeless

@@down-to-earth-mystery-school it's a comment on the irony of the situation, nothing to do with a lack of compassion.

There is an abundance of people to eat at least

Many of the younger generation have chosen not to have any children and even with two wage earners are finding housing way above their means. For a single person it's not even possible although they are working 40 plus hours a week. I'm seeing this more and more in my state of Michigan.

Many of us want kids but are choosing not to have them due to financial insecurity. If we get too old for natural birth we then need to have at least $10-40k laying around to adopt. Many apartment complexes around where I live don't allow fostering first. It is almost impossible to afford a house because rental corporations keep snatching them up. Every offer I have placed has been outbid only for me to find it on the rental market a few weeks later with a price that's 3-4 times what I would be paying in a mortgage.

People all wanted Biden as opposed to Trump because the media convinced them he was a better choice. Now everyone is struggling

So true! Things here go up in price then they rais rent and other necessities it's almost impossible to keep up. I started using coupons and realized it only makes it the price it was before they raised it! It literally doesn't help 😞

And please forgive me for not mentioning the people MOST affected by this, people of color and/or single mothers who are never afforded a chance

Thank you so much for giving me your time and watching. I hope you'll share this link and you're raising issues I've thought a lot about. Would you like to see more stories on poverty in the U.S.?

Bright suggests vibrancy or illustriousness. Obviously she's not that. No one is inspired or aspiring to this. If she was capable, she would have a better paying job. If she was hard-working, she'd have less convenience foods in her pantry. If she was resourceful, she'd have less pressure on her overall financial situation. If she was intelligent, she would have fewer kids and know how to plan her life in a way that maintains financial stability. If you consider her "more so than the average citizen" of any of these adjectives, you're going to have to reevaluate the people you allow into your life. If you can't afford your lifestyle, you're doing it wrong. ESPECIALLY in the United States. Period.

@@amberkumar4514 I do agree with you. She would also not have 4 children when she is homeless.

@@yr2180 she has four children, then became homeless

Amerika

I am a Nurse and none of employers has never offered what I would call Good health insurance. I only buy it for myself because I can't afford it for my kids but make too much for them to get assistance, now we have thousands in medical bills.

@@MultiAnne36 Nurses are in high demand, find an employer that offers good benefits for you and your family!

I am in this situation right now. I am working 2 jobs and afraid of going to the doctor. I haven't been feeling well for quite awhile and I am afraid I am seriously sick. But I am afraid of incurring medical.debt. I just paid off some tests from Feb. I need another test that ran me 1,000.last time.

Because the deductible is 5-10k. I did insurance for a year as nurse and I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW PREDATORY IT ALL IS. It’s FAKE insurance! Nobody fulfills a deductible that high! You pay for everything anyways!

I'm so sorry that happened to you. That is exactly what I'm always trying to tell people, is that so many of us are just one terrible health problem, car accident, or another issue away from being in an awful situation or being homeless. It happens really quickly and people should truly Count Their Blessings if they are healthy. I hope and pray that things get better for you. :)

Right she has an 8 mo old and didn’t sound like they were that stable 8 mo ago

Is birth control or the government sending billions abroad when they can’t feed people here 🧐🧐🧐🧐

@@tdtadesse547 Birth control is free at any community clinic or Planned Parenthood.

@@tdtadesse547 its both

Birth control costs money and if you don’t have health insurance to make it cheaper, when you have to choose between food for your kids or birth control…I hope you never have to make that decision.

She can work during the day while he watches the kids. When she comes home he goes off to night school. It will be a sacrifice of time spent with family but after a couple of years he can be certified in something.

so sad to have to give up your baby 🙏🏽

Exactly right. I was a single mother with 1 child and I don't understand why people struggling keep having kids. He could have done something at night

Addiction is no joke. It often starts in the early childhood where good ways of dealing with life’s ups and downs are not taught appropriately. It’s not like people don’t have responsibility, but it’s definitely more than just “choices”. When you are addicted to alcohol choosing a water instead of wine is not just two equal options. One is comfort and the other one is pain. A basic pillar of health care is treatment of mental illness and addiction and health care should be free.

Agreed!

@@isabellouise8164 There is help, people have to want it and stop using their childhood as an excuse. I lived in a home with an abusive alcoholic parent, I became an alcoholic and got sober 27 years ago, my brother died from alcoholism at the age of 47.

@@isabellouise8164 Healthcare is a right, not a privilege.

If you cannot afford your life you need to stop having children. It is no one else's responsibility to take care of your kids but your own

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amen trust in lord jezus christ ✝✝

The Lord Jesus should provide them with birth control

sorry but the lord doing squat

The rich and privileged lack a lot of self awareness. There is always some one richer, more privileged and more wasteful than them. “I am not privileged I worked hard Elon musk is (rich)” poor people are junkies on the street, they lose all nuances between. I’ve better my self and my skill set throughout my working adulthood. My first apartment in 2010 rented for 20% of my current apartment. That is the problem. I did 10 yrs as a carpenter I can build a house from scratch but buying a fixer upper or even a small lot within 100 miles of where I work is $500k+. What wealth can someone build with out the basics and it’s only getting worse

There is no social safety net in this country anymore, and so many people want to place blame on those that are struggling economically. I think they blame others so they don't have to think about the fact that they could be in the same sinking financial boat pretty easily. For most people, one terrible illness or a job loss could bankrupt them. And, most of the ultra wealthy are completely out of touch with middle class and lower struggles.

Condoms lol

@@sgtmuffinbadger6147 Agree. If I had 4 kids I wouldn’t be able to afford my bills either.

Yeah that’s always their excuse, “I worked hard for this.” My mother has worked hard her entire life, she’s 53 years old, in student debt and will never be able to afford a house. Lots of people work hard, wealth and being comfortable is sadly about luck or the family you’re born into. They are woefully unaware, or they just don’t care

Ditto for Wyoming!

Condoms problem solved

Exactly!

Exactly

Not a right. You have the right to housing. You having the housing is a privilege. Learn the difference. You aren’t owed anything

Corporate media outlets like CNN and Fox News will not cover this crisis because it would go against their advertisers’

Hello. I'm the person who did this story. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Let me know what other types of stories you'd like to see me explore. I love hearing from y'all.

Inflation is out of control with Biden and the Democrats, this is the sad reality we rarely hear about!

check the channel 'invisible people'.

@TheJoeTapes check out "Invisible People" more on homelessness & affordable housing. Mark Horvath has been passionate about this for a great many years.

I agree with you and I believe that Professionals are currently dominating the market since they have access to both the necessary strategy for making money in this industry.

That's awesome to hear. I invested 5k in Robin hood about a year ago and it steadily went down, now my portfolio is down to $800. I don't know what to do and i am in between jobs

@@Florencecoxx Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances.

@@ridg3rs I’m Glad i stumbled on this. Please, if its not too much of a hassle for you, can you drop the details of the expertise that assisted you and how to get in touch with him.?

@@Florencecoxx I get guidance from *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* . Most likely, the internet should have his basic info..

Absolutely happening here in Canada 🇨🇦 as well. I see people living in tents and without tents all over on the streets 😭 I believe it's happening all over the world and all governments *NEED* to do better !!! There is absolutely NOOO excuse for working class to EVER be homeless, ever. It is heartbreaking to know our governments don't have compassion 💔 On another note I am so glad to hear and see at least this family has a roof over thier head and food in thier bellies 💗

Meanwhile, Liberal Party of Canada politicians insult their constiuents' intelligence with their propaganda that they're actually accomplishing anything.

They should still be able to afford a 3 bedroom place to live though! (When I say place, I mean anything: apartment, mobile home, duplex, etc., not some nice house!)

This also bothers me... I feel for these people as well but WHY have 4 children when you clearly CANNOT support them? Sorry but I just dont have sympathy for people that bring these crappy situations upon themselves.....

@@kerryphillips1 I noticed the cigarettes as well. Time to quit smoking and save a lot of money there.

@@mary-janegreen1513 I felt the same

she lived in states where there is the financial burden when giving birth or getting an abortion. not to mention the cost of healthcare and contraceptives without insurance.

What’s that?

They could solve it-it’s just population control

One child policy will solve homelessness

@@MoneyMan28 a lot of people (including me) can afford more than 1 child.

@@monicavandeventer5429 50 Million Americans are living in poverty, 100 million don't have jobs, the more people you breed the more rooms and food they will need, just trust me

@@MoneyMan28 it’s literally been proven that the world is becoming more and more underpopulated every decade. People back then used to have 5-10 children. In this day and age, they only have 1-2. Most people no longer want kids and most of the ones being conceived are being aborted.

Its disgusting to spend money on cigarettes, so unhealthy. U shouldnt be smoking, especially if u have kids.

We all can't be perfect like you 🙄

@@notofthisworld5267 Handing anyone money to pollute their body, isn't about being perfect. It's about being logical, when others are not. It's logical to practice self preservation.

Honestly I have no sympathy for them because they are whyte 🤷‍♂️ they had all the privilege it’s not our fault they didn’t know how to use it

@@zazasnruntz7505 it's not all about race. Mostly class.

THEY ARE LAZY!!!! It is VERY OBVIOUS!!!! This is America, there are MANY OPPORTUNITIES. They chose to not educate themselves & have bottom of the barrel jobs such as fast food but tet they are complaining. These people are taking NO….let me repeat that.NO🗣🗣🗣 responsibility for their lives!! They will FOREVER want handouts! The “husband” does not work while the woman barely works. There are MANY online & remote jobs & even part time jobs but they want to CONTINUE to ge FAT, LAZY & blame everyone else!!!!

@@zazasnruntz7505 Racist much? White is still a skin color.

Exactly, please stop bringing more babies into the poverty you are living in! It’s a recurring cycle, they get more assistance when they have more children. We need to stop this cycle

2+2= chair