It’s honestly enough to make me “unalive” myself. I have a good job with full benefits. Making about $55K before OT and differential. I’m waitlisted for nursing school, so this is the salary I’m stuck with for the next few years. I make too much on paper to qualify for any kind of assistance. Im single and live with a roommate.

I can’t do it any more. I don’t know what to do. Something has to change. The state needs to open their pockets to middle income residents, even if it’s temporarily.