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This is tragic on so many levels.

Posted: Aug 28, 2014

"A 32-year-old woman was found dead inside her SUV in a convenience store parking lot, where she was trying to get some extra sleep between shifts at her four part-time jobs, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports."

The rest of the story is at the link.

http://gawker.com/woman-working-four-part-time-jobs-dies-in-car-while-try-1627956779

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Here's a bit more about Maria Fernandes - wheres_my_job

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Kind to animals and people.

In the comments section after the article - someone wondered why

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she was driving around with a container of gas in her car. They suggested it might have been easier to just stop for gas. I bet I know exactly why she did that. Her gas gauge was probably broken and she could not afford to fix it, so she didn't know when she might run out of gas.

I drive around with a container of antifreeze in my car because there is a slow leak in the antifreeze reservoir. My (well-off) friend keeps asking me, "When are you going to get that fixed?" I guess she, like lots of other people, cannot understand that when you're poor, there is a long list of expenses, including repairs, that must be prioritized. When a poor person prioritizes the expenses on that list, most of the time only the first few items (food, housing, utilities) are all that can be addressed.

Silly me, I'm choosing food over repairing the leak in my car.

This poor soul worked 4 jobs and obviously still could not afford to address a problem with her vehicle.

So many very fortunate people out there with not a clue. - ETOHPRN

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I used to get so angry and disgusted at people who made such thoughtless remarks and judgments. Now I just realize they are just sapping my own inner strength and there is nothing I can do about them. Until they walk in someone else's shoes, they will never get it.

There are so many people like this lady that we will never know their struggles. It sounds like she was a wonderful human being who touched many lives in a positive way while she was here, and isn't that what it should really be all about?

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