They lived paycheck to paycheck before the pandemic. Then their worst nightmare came true
A man fills out paperwork while waiting for his number to be called at an unemployment event in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 15, 2020.Nick Oxford for The Washington Post | Getty ImagesVicki Honeycutt lost her job in March, one of millions laid off in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. To make matters worse, Honeycutt, an executive assistant at a bank, had no savings.Biweekly paychecks of around $ 1,600, after taxes, were devoted almost entirely to bills, including $ 1,100 in rent and medical expenses for her daughter, who has a rare autoimmune disorder. Honeycutt's husband, James, is a veteran with a disability that makes it difficult for him to work."I was always finagling, and we didn't have anything left over," Honeycutt, 53, said.Over the last few months, she's applied to more th...
