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EllieElmoe

i hate being broke.

Need Reassurance...

'm genuinely at my fucking wits end.
i am a minor without a bank account. Homeschooled, social anxiety so i try to make income online. and despite all odds i found a way to make money. swagbucks. I made enough to buy a phone and all kinds of things, then the offers rand dry and support wasn't doing their job anymore, so i searched for weeks for other offers. enter earnlab.
this next part is less earnlabs fault and more of google/tech issue.
i get on earnlab, ready to make a rebate purchase (spend a certain amount of money, get 15%) back, google steps in and fucking flags and suspends my account for fraud. if i don't have a bank account, i have no way to verify its me using their app, and besides, even if i did, i think that's a bit ridiculous either way. Long story short, I'm out of 50$. I shrug it off like its no big deal, even though it is a fucking big deal, because I'm trying to save up to buy a new laptop for making a roblox game (which if done right can earn me enough money for moving out at 18, which is my goal.) Everything that can possibly go wrong is going wrong right now and im so frustrated i can spit. in order to get me out of this pit, i need money, and i need to make it alone, and there's always something in my fucking way stopping me. I'm at my wits end over here i need some guidance. I'm shouldering this alone and nobody gives a fuck. i take 12 steps foward and 20 back.

Posted Jul 23, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC

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