Somebody has to lose his job. And that somebody was me. Actually where I worked I was a virtual nobody. I was the secretary’s secretary and most of the people in the office didn’t even know my name. I worked downtown at the board of trade. It wasn’t a bad job for me but I was unnecessary. In fact no one even called me to tell me I was fired. My keycard stopped working. And then when I got in they just said “who are you?” I couldn’t afford to pay for myself since I got fired so I was forced to move back home with my parents in Oak Park.

I can’t live with them any longer though. It’s been two weeks and I think I’m going to snap. I found an apartment in Chicago on Diversey and Southport. It’s a nice place and my friend and I are both going to live there. It’s a great neighborhood for a twenty-three year old guy too. I needed to find the money for a security deposit and rent though. I have to do it right away so no one else signs.

I don’t have great credit so that was tough. However my friend told me that car title loans are just as good as credit. They require no credit check and I get the money quick. That’s why I took out a title loan on my automobile. I found that I was able to get more than the money I needed in a car title loan.

I’ve been going downtown at night by Lincoln Park. I want to get used to the area but I’m going to have to stop or I’ll never find a job.

-Jay O.

Oak Park, IL