A place on the tree
Unable to afford replacing a failing necessary appliance
A necessary household appliance is failing, but money is tied up in other essential expenses, so replacing it has to be postponed while the person manages the problem with temporary fixes.
1 person has stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
Nearby on the tree
- Unable to afford a necessary car repair1
- Using money set aside for bills on nonessential spending1
- Feeling trapped in exhausting work because of financial pressure2
- Being without a place to live after a house fire1
- Leaving a career because the pay no longer covered living costs1
- Facing homelessness with no safe place to stay1
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.