As relief talks drag on, Toney, like so many other Americans, has had to get creative with her budgeting over the past nine months, maximizing every penny to make ends meet. Christmas gifts and decorations just don t fit into the calculations this year for her household. I pick and choose which month I m going to pay which bills, Toney says. It s very time consuming, the budgeting, down to the last bit of toilet paper we re going to use.
A second stimulus check from the government would do wonders for her budget, she says, but an eviction moratorium and rent relief are especially important to her.
As relief talks drag on, Toney, like so many other Americans, has had to get creative with her budgeting over the past nine months, maximizing every penny to make ends meet. Christmas gifts and decorations just don t fit into the calculations this year for her household. I pick and choose which month I m going to pay which bills, Toney says. It s very time consuming, the budgeting, down to the last bit of toilet paper we re going to use.
A second stimulus check from the government would do wonders for her budget, she says, but an eviction moratorium and rent relief are especially important to her.