DES MOINES, Iowa — As the pandemic continues, many Iowans looking for other ways to pay bills.
“Someone like me, I’m still struggling to pay rent," said Mark Cates. He's a tattoo artist at Anchors Away Ink in Des Moines.
With business being slow he had to make a change to get by.
“I definitely had to get a second job just help out with bills around the house," explained Cates. "Between me and my fiancé, we have our own place and have had to figure out some things with finances and everything.”
The owner of Anchors Away Ink told Local that at the beginning of the pandemic the business lost at least $10,000. Cates said he lost hundreds of dollars in income.
“Hopefully, within the next couple months, we’ll catch back up to where we were before. Start being able to save money again instead of just blowing it all on bills that month.”