living on CL alone as a single mum - paying private rental - how do you do it?

[briggsy's girl]

let me know what you need hun. as i said, i've got heaps here. i can hold off sending stuff to st vinnies (were planning on using the sheets as packing material for moving anyway, so it's not a rush thing) - whenever you need it, i can send it over

[Gigi]

thanks so much.

for the last few years, i have been stocking up on towels and sheets, precisely for this situation, so we are fine on that front. But i really appreciate the offer. i've been opshopping for years (to survive) so am used to doing that.

i think everything hinges on me finding somewhere to live. cos until that happens, i have nowhere to send our stuff, or store stuff from freecycle. i don't even know how i would transport stuff from freecycle (no towbar and no towing knowledge).

i have an hour left of today (before he gets home), the day has gone so fast, i've gone thru some "important documents" stuff, but i don't feel like i'm being very effective, feeling overwhelmed alot.

Rumpled Elf, PM me about the house, where is it? are we talking city or country? housing trust list is 20 years long (i'm catergory two), so to wait a few months? that sounds pretty good to me.

Brigsy, you are right, there are many economic and emotional type abuses going on here, but each time i ask a DV helpline, i get told i don't qualify because i don't get physically hit.

Sorry to vent about CL, i know it had to come out sooner or later - just didn't bank on it being THIS soon. (only a week). i thought i would have at least until September up my sleeve (when rent review gets done). I have had two very helpful CL people help me in last month. (in real life offices). i have an appointment with a CL soc wkr tomorrow afternoon. fingers crossed.

i feel like i will be setting up home, from scratch almost (like when i was 17) but with a child to keep happy, secure and safe at the same time. it feels so daunting, thank you all for your comments and kind words, it means alot to me.

[briggsy's girl]

does anyone know how much it would cost to courier a washing machine and dryer over to sa from vic? we have spare ones here. actually, we will probably have to get rid of a bit of stuff that might be able to help out. if we get the sized house we think we'll get, we may have a spare kitchen setting too. i don't want to have to pay for a storage unit for any period of time, so PLEASE, let me know and we can arrange something. our house hasn't sold yet (hopefully soon) so it's not time sensitive to get it out atm. it's just sitting here as we got a larger set and haven't decided what to do (we were going to set it up in shed for DH's work stuff - but then he lost his job... sigh)

[deletedit]

Pah, moving house. I just got an email from the builder saying it is going to council and give us $2000 and sign your life away now thanks so maybe our new house is closer than we think

Housing trust list is insanely long, you need to be very much an emergency case to jump that queue and private rentals are getting more expensive by the day.

[Little Chicken]

Look up greyhound freight they do reasonable couriering prices as long as you drop off and pick up from a depot. You can get quotes online. If it is a rental he can't change the locks, so take beatrix up on her offer to stay and go get what you want from your place tomorrow and take someone with you.

[Traveller]

does anyone know how much it would cost to courier a washing machine and dryer over to sa from vic? we have spare ones here. actually, we will probably have to get rid of a bit of stuff that might be able to help out. if we get the sized house we think we'll get, we may have a spare kitchen setting too. i don't want to have to pay for a storage unit for any period of time, so PLEASE, let me know and we can arrange something. our house hasn't sold yet (hopefully soon) so it's not time sensitive to get it out atm. it's just sitting here as we got a larger set and haven't decided what to do (we were going to set it up in shed for DH's work stuff - but then he lost his job... sigh)

contact a removals company who does interstate moves. If you only have a few things they will be able to transport them with someone else's full house move and it will not cost very much at all.

[briggsy's girl]

cool - will look into it for you if you want Gigi.
as i said, it's here if you need it. i'd rather see it go to someone who needs it than to have to lug it to a charity ( a lot of whom, sadly, won't accept electrical goods anymore)

[tiggerandpooh]

gigi - are you feeling the love hun.

[Beatrix]

As i said I will store anything you want!!!! so storage is not a issue!!!!