So, in order to not reblog the long-ass post that I posted previously: this year has beat the crap out of my family. Both my spouse and I lost our jobs, we had two dogs die, one really expensively, and we’ve been hanging on by our fingernails.
And I’m about to lose my unemployment, while @dadhoc‘s second job hasn’t picked up like we thought it would. We’re literally right above the line for food stamps, and in January I have to start paying for insurance even though I qualify for Medicaid… because I can’t get to pain management on Medicaid. (Really. I tried. For months.) So I have to pay to get back to Dr. K.
Right now, I’m trying to get through the holiday season. I have a ton of shows scheduled for NerdyKeppie, the rad-ass, queer as fuck business I started to try to rise like a phoenix from the ashes of this BS year, but I need to have gas and to be able to buy stock (like these kickass stickers) so I can sell them at shows.
So, like. If you like what I do, check out my Etsy shop, my Patreon (queer fiction for $1!) or toss a couple bucks into my PayPal so I can pay the vendor fees and buy sticker and shirt stock for these shows. <3
If you can’t donate, two things you can do to really help me a lot:
- go follow NerdyKeppie on Facebook (and Instagram). Like/comment/share. Facebook’s algorithms are absolutely brutal for small businesses if we don’t pay or have a LOT of people following us. Post likes are awesome, comments are awesomer, shares are awesomest, in terms of getting my posts through the noise without paying Facebook $$$$.
- boost this post & other NK posts. <3
You all rule.