Surviving starting today

I wasn't sure what to do to help myself through this mess. I'm a huge supporter of our new administration and I hope and pray that the things that are being done will help. But I looked around and thought, what about me? What about us who are the remnants of the middle class? How are we going to survive, how are we going to make it? I'm in the midst of mandatory furloughs and salary scale backs. Increased benefits costs... and I love where I work. I'm dedicated, been here 11 years now. But how are we supposed to raise our children, pay our bills, pay the mortgage???

I figure if I have a spot to vent and maybe put down some insights, that can only help me through this. If no one else reads it, that's ok, but I'm hoping we get feedback and can help each other through this.

So, starting today, I'm going to do my best to work with my mortgage company, you see, I got scammed, not in buying my home, but in a refinance, and they company immediately went out of business and the fees they attached radically raised my monthly payment. So, I've been limping along, but now, with the furlough and other things that come with this bad economy, I'm in trouble and I'm going to see what, if anything, my mortgage company can do to help someone who works hard and is trying their best......