Not being able to afford for basic necessities

I’m putting this here to vent and just ask for advice.

I’ve been working at Walmart for almost a year and a lot has changed in that year. My partner and I of 4 1/2 years broke up and they moved out, so instead of two incomes I have one now. My rent is $1250 a month for a studio with only sewer/water included, with my other utilities plus my car payment I pay approximately 1850 a month, not including groceries or gas.

My take home is about 2000 a month without taxes, which because of the raising cost of everything means I’m in a net loss of income. I cannot do DoorDash like I used to because in my market it isn’t affordable, in fact I lose money most days due to taxes, gas and maintenance costs on my car

My old coach and I had me doing 1-2 extra 5 hours shifts a week for overtime as my department needs the help badly and I needed the money to cover my basic needs. Now I have a new coach and my store “isn’t making money” so they told me today I can’t do overtime anymore. My store lead told my coach this and she came up to tell me. I explained my situation and she said she’s on my side and we can sit down with the store manager and market to discuss a plan next week.

I don’t know what I’ll do if I’m not able to continue the overtime. I’m not getting handouts, I’m putting in the work and getting paid for it, it should be a win win situation.

Posted Jun 3, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC

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