This is life on $7.50 an hour

The real sad part is even if she gets a slightly better job, she will lose all those benefits and be in the same hole again.

Lord forgive me for ever saying there's nothing to eat in the house when there was a refrigerator full of stuff. I pray this young lady is in a better situation now.

I make $16 an hour and that still isn’t enough, and what sucks the most out of it is that the government claims that I make too much to receive assistance such as housing or WIC/Stamps. I have a two year old daughter and in a month we’ll be bound to be homeless due to the whole renting progress being broken as well. I cannot get into a place without somebody telling me that I need a co-applicant, but I don’t have anybody. I don’t care if I have to live in a studio apartment, I just want the best life for my daughter that’s not in a shelter.

Tough to watch. She works and collects multiple government benefits to barely get by. She seems very responsible. So sad. I spent my 20's in poverty, it was hard. I found a career path in my 30's, and when I had kids at 40 I pushed them hard to take school serious and I put them both through college. They have good careers and didn't have to go thru what I did. I hope her son does well, but the odds are not in his favor.

"I’ll rather struggle for him, than him struggle for me." — The love of a mother

This is not living, this is existing & it is extremely depressing to watch.

An advice to everyone in poverty’s, don’t get pregnant or get someone pregnant.

i can't lie i feel really bad for her i hope she gets a better life :(

that's why I don't want kids until I make good money

I wish more people understood that in life you are only a paycheck away from becoming homeless.

If you are reading this, know that you are worthy of anything you desire. Most times it amazes me greatly how I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, Utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years that there are lots of opportunities in the financial market. The only thing is to know where to invest…

I'm 27, making $75k a year (soon to be 90k) own a home in a good neighborhood, no car payment, no kids, and have a 401k yet still feel like everyone else is making more and has more. I can only imagine how these people feel. Puts things in perspective.

She is clearly very sad , I pray everything gets better for her

she went from McDonald’s worker to law student now that’s one hell of a comeback story respectable

I was in her position and I was homeless many times. In the end...I moved back in with my parents and went to the career center and got a good job. I never stopped striving for a better career.

I know she is so tired, the look in her eyes 😢 Privileged folks judge and say things like ‘work harder’ when they have no idea what it’s like to struggle. My heart hurts for her, she’s a great mama doin it all on her own

I'd rather my taxes go towards helping people like her than selfish and entitled politicians and millionaires

It's sad how kids earn millions by flailing their hands on tiktok but people who actually work, like her, don't get a lot.

Shouldn't be making babies if you cannot afford to take care of them properly

‘To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all’ - Oscar Wilde