u/Equal-Love2948

I’m fortunate to pay my bills and have health insurance but barely anything left for food. I work as a department manager at a fast food restaurant I eat a free meal and have unlimited drinks. With gas prices being high I had to walk an hour to work each day and only travel to the office if I needed to when doing schedules each week it’s like once a week. I drink tap water at home and eat off sandwiches. I go to local food pantries to get food to eat as well. I missed work a few times due to mental health issues (end up had to use one of my vacation for being in the psych ward for 4 days). I don’t work overtime too much because I can’t handle working 50-80 hours unlike the other department managers due to my mental health most I can do is 35-45 a week. I could get another job but I needed health insurance from work and with discount how I can afford my phone bill from AT&T plus being a member of management I get 3 weeks of vacation although I don’t go anywhere I stay home for mental break, I put some back on my 401k in case to the point I can’t mentally work anymore. I’m still consider low income because everything is becoming expensive and my landlord raised my rent and I can’t afford to move anywhere else I won’t go back to my narcissistic parents they are the reason why I left and they were controlling and overprotective ever since I was diagnosed with psychosis when I was 13 and I’m now 30 I have more freedom but at what cost. I did went to the BTS concert in Tampa (I live near) a month ago after my 30th birthday was in February I couldn’t afford it it was my birthday gift from my friend she also bought me a lightstick and I forgot everything what was going on in my life when I saw the concert and it was the best day of my life after all I have been through I was crying at the concert it was happy tears and saw my idol J-Hope. The song “Life Goes On” by BTS reminds me that no matter what good or bad things happen there are always something positive and good coming if you have faith. I want to try to finish college I dropped out a year after I went when I was living with my parents, I’m working on in getting into the online college program McDonalds (my work) offers so I can do something in my life and I got asked if I want to be a store manager I declined for now because of my mental health and I got denied on disability twice. I’m surviving each day and I try my best to keep positive no matter what.

I’m planning on going to Enhypen concert on July 17 and I’m staying 3 days in Dallas. I booked a hostel there called R & R hostel (didn’t have no problem in Birmingham, Alabama they own a lot of hostels). I’m planning on brining $300 (Greyhound and place is booked, tickets paid for). I’m going to get my own drinks from the store, bringing bottle waters, and bringing a Stanley to refill water. I’m going to go to cheap places like McDonald’s or Burger King, bring snacks from home since I’m using a Greyhound bus they don’t check) m. I’m using uber & public bus. I thinking about checking out Netflix House I’m not going to play the Squid Games or anything. Any suggestions as this is my first time in Dallas. Thank y’all.