For those of you who have not kept up with the saga, I arrived in NYC from Houston Texas in early January 2024 and surprise surprise, ended up in a single men shelter in Brooklyn. My kids joined me in the Summer of 2024, so I was transferred to a family shelter in Queens.
In late September 2024 a housing voucher was requested for me, which was supposed to get me housing right around December 2024, but as we now know, stretched out all the way to November 2025. 🙄Yeah, that was so ridiculous, I had to file a lawsuit in federal court about it—details of that later.
Anyway, sometime in November, I secured a two bedroom apartment in Jamaica Queens—a very nice apartment building—zero complaints so far. So me and my family ended 2025 at our new spot and ushered in the new year there
On 02/01/26 I filed my 2025 federal income taxes and to my pleasant surprise, I’m looking at quite a “healthy” refund—I’m talking COVID era good tax refund—5 figure amount 😳which should be hitting the bank very soon, probably even before March.
Why is that important? It marks an important milestone for me and my family because in many ways this is my official arrival in NYC, now that we have a permanent residence. The healthy tax refund also gives me a lot of flexibility in terms of where I want to work next. I could even take a month off and look for something more suitable and hopefully paying MORE🤔. I already have a security guard license on the way which should give me more flexibility. Simply put 2026 already looks like it’s going to be a very good year.
However however however, that would be the case for a “normal” person—an opportunity to kick back and relax. For a targeted individual, it’s the complete opposite because history has shown me that THAT’s when the crooks crank up their operation to STEAL the financial cushion. They ALWAYS want you living paycheck to paycheck🤔
So while I’m super excited about the 5-figure tax refund headed my way, I also know that I will really have to crank it up in terms of job earnings. I know enough to expect A LOT of manufactured drama, all aimed at depleting my stash😂🤦♀️
As a matter of fact, the post right before this—“Stuck In A Deli”—where I was talking about being unable to use my debit card at the deli or even withdraw from an ATM, guess what bank account my income tax refund is scheduled to be deposited into? That SAME account. 🙄I’ve used it with zero problems throughout 2025 but now as IRS is getting ready to make a deposit, we have “problems”. Even more troubling, the SAME thing with the SAME bank account happened in early February 2025, RIGHT AFTER I filed my 2024 taxes. I remember they put me through some “verification process” that lasted several days. 🙄 Can’t make this stuff up, folks
So like I said, expect A LOT of drama in 2026. I’ll be sure keep you posted so you know how the game goes—how they keep TIs poor.
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