Electric bill is ridiculous and power will be shut off any day now. Please read 🙏🏼
My name is Elvia, I have 4 children, 18 year old freshman twins in college, a 14 year old in highschool and a 12 year old 6th grader. All my children are full time students and thank God, they are good kids who stay out of trouble and do what's expected of them academically and with household responsibilities. We live a simple life but I think it's a pretty good life so far. We have our health, a home, and each other. I'm not asking or expecting anything more because the day will come when I could take my kids out to dinner, just because, or I will be able to take them on a mini vacation to the beach, just because but in the meantime I will keep pushing through this uncertainty. Although it may not be soon, I am hopeful that it will come into fruition once I have earned a degree and am able to provide with the likes of a decent paying job. As some may relate, times have been difficult financially. I am struggling at the moment with keeping up with my electricity bill. The beginning months of summer, my energy bill would be between $500 to $700 a month. So as you may understand, my bill has never fully recovered from the high balance. I pay a portion every month knowing it's not the full amount but praying that it is enough to keep my electricity on. It is very nerve-wracking to constantly worry if your lights will finally be shut off. Then just when I thought I'd make a bit of a dent in the bill amount, the next month's bill would come and I'd be back to square one. I am a grown woman asking for help not because I want to but because I need to. I am a full-time student and I am currently unemployed because going to school and going to work would be too much for my child who is struggling with her mental well-being. It is too risky for her to be home alone especially for long periods of time, hence the reason why I attend online classes and also during their school session for my in person courses. I do what I can with what I get every month which is not even what you would earn working a part time job. I am not asking for money to go shopping or to go have dinner, no, I am only trying to pay my bills. I don't have credit card debt, I don't owe anybody money, I don't partyor have friends, I don't do drugs, I simply just want to pay my utility bills and have peace of mind knowing my lights won't be shut off. In fact I don't need money in my hands, I need my energy bill paid and I would have no problem disclosing my account information to directly make a payment through PG&E company. Any contribution towards my bills would be greatly appreciated by my children and I. I would feel an immense pressure taken off my shoulders allowing me to fully immerse myself in my educational goals in order to finally get out of this rat race. I am in a cycle that I cannot get out of and I just need a helping hand to get me on track to a bit of stability and sanity. Thank you for reading, I am open to any questions or useful information.
Information purposes: total due $1344.83, monthly income: $1600.00 I tried Liheap and dollarenergyfund.com we didn't qualify because my children are not under the age of 5, no disabilities and no medical equipment in the home to qualify us
Posted Oct 6, 2025, 7:12 PM UTC