Hello, I am Charmayne!

Thanks so much for even taking the time to read this message.

A little about me: I am 32 years old female who has been attempting the entrepreneur route for quite some time. My upbringing has left me at a bit of a disadvantage as I have to help take care of my elderly mother. My mom was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and manic depression before I was born. When I was 6 she began using drugs and got addicted to crack cocaine. The state placed me with relatives and it’s been a battle from there.  My mother has been in and out of jail, half-way houses and mental institutions. I had to eventually place her in assisted living which takes all of her SSI and I have to make up the difference. I work 2 jobs and working to fix my credit. I dabbled in modeling, singing and creating a clothing brand. All of which never really took off due to the lack of time and resources. I’ve been living paycheck to paycheck all my life. Lived with relatives, slept on floors, futons and couches. I am just looking for a break. Just once in this lifetime. My family is literally minutes away from my mom and no one will help me. It’s like we are discarded and forgotten. All I am asking for is a chance to really focus on building a foundation for myself. One that doesn’t require me to sell my soul for dollars on the hour. My mother is honestly all I have and I want to be able to get her the care she needs. I have invested and networked but I know I need the resources, capital and consistency to really get things moving. Please see my work thus far. Below is a link to my website and a link to the clothing line I started a few months ago.

www.iammayne.com

https://the-melanin-code.myshopify.com/

This is what I have so far over the years. I know with the right backing, create a consistent income for me to take care of my mom myself and get her proper care. I just ask that you help me get this business and career off the ground. It’s so hard to make moves when things are limited. I want to do things the right way, copyrights, contracts and trademark.

Thank you and I hope this works. Truly appreciate it.

Charmayne,

https://paypal.me/Mayne1987?locale.x=en_US

Hello everyone, after much vacillating, prayer and meditation. I have decided to take a leap of faith and ask for help!

For years and years and years I have dreamed of becoming our own property management company. Ideally we would own and manage our own properties. We are a team of two. Angie is my partner in life and everything in between. We have a passion for life, family, real estate, and our many pets. We are a hard working duo but I haven’t been able to reach my full business potential. We currently have one rental property that we’ve rented out to Sacramento Self-Help Housing. This group assists persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to find and retain stable and affordable housing. They reached out to us when we advertised our little home for rent.  Since then we’ve fallen in love with the idea of helping more. Ideally I would buy 5 more of these homes to rent them out to Sacramento Self-Help.

This is not a sob story, I am here because I’ve tried all the conventional ways to achieve my life goal. Last night while sitting in our backyard, Angie told me to think “outside the box.” I am tired of sitting around and just dreaming about my goal. I am proactively seeking an opportunity. Writing this is hard for me, being vulnerable and sharing with the world is scary. I am hoping you can see past this bio and  feel the emotions that are going through me because I know that this money will not only help us, but I can turn around and help others who need an opportunity just as badly. Preferably I would need the funds in a month, since buying the right homes that meet all the requirements can take a while, approximately a few months.

I will forever be grateful for the support.  I will make it our mission to pay it forward. In the meantime, when we reach our goal, I will continue to post updates and share pictures, so everyone can see that the money is truly going to what is intended for.

Hi, my name is Angie and I am a stay at home mom of two sons ages five and two. My husband suffers from chronic pain. He started to have  migraines in high school after he was in a car accident.  He then developed chronic neck pain and lower back pain (sciatic nerve pain and herniated disks) as a result of work related injuries. One of his injuries happened when he was working for his uncle lifting heavy pipe and that resulted in lower back pain. The other injury happened as an aircraft mechanic. One day when he was working on a plane, he hit his head hard on the wing of a plane, which made his migraines worse and it also injured his neck. Doctors have not advised him to have back surgery at this time but instead to treat it with exercises. The exercises help some but he is still in pain and limited in what he can do. He did not file for workman’s compensation back when it happened because he was in his early 20’s at the time of the injuries and he was afraid if he did file that other prospective employees would not want to hire him. He started truck driving about six years ago but he had to quit because the rough riding and the long hours made his pain much worse. He is now a bus driver but the pay is not very good and he is not sure how much longer he can continue to drive buses due to his chronic pain.

I want to help out our family financially and I would love to become a freelance copywriter at home but I cannot afford the online copywriting course. I think I would be good at copywriting because I am an introvert and am better at writing out my thoughts than I am speaking to others (especially public speaking to a crowd!). Helping businesses increase their sales by using compelling words sounds intriguing, too.

If anyone is willing to help, I would be extremely grateful for this huge opportunity. I will work hard and do my best to become the best copywriter I can be. I just do not want my family to have to continue to struggle financially and I want to give my boys a good life. I want to be able to afford opportunities for them, including to be able to go to college. I want to have financial security and know that we won’t struggle to pay the bills next month, that we can have a good, reliable car, and that we won’t have to worry about our needs any longer.

Since my husband does not make a lot of money working part-time, we live paycheck to paycheck and are not able to save for emergencies, a house, etc. We are currently renting my husband’s mother’s house and it would be wonderful to be able to buy a house of our own someday! We also have a few hundred dollars in debt right now due to medical bills and it would be so nice to be able to pay those off, too! And we cannot afford gas, car insurance, and car maintenance on my car at this time so it would be great to be able to drive my own car again.

My other goal in starting my own business is to be able to afford physical therapy, spinal decompression therapy, and going to a chiropractor to better manage my husband’s chronic pain.

The other thing I would like to do if I am given this opportunity is to give back on this site to others who are struggling financially and need some help to get on their feet. Since I am in this situation currently, I especially feel compassion for those who are not doing well due to circumstances out of their control. It would be a joy for me to be able to help people out and in turn I hope they will be inspired to help others on Beggingmoney and that it will be a snowball effect of giving and love. I would love to use this Beggingmoney website to be a blessing to others someday.

Thank you so much for your help and may God bless your compassion and generosity! The email copywriting course is on sale for $297 until June 28 at midnight and then the price goes up to $497. My paypal link is paypal.me/AngelineBlake

Hello, my name is Raimundo Vazquez. I am originally from Venezuela. I moved to Miami in the year 2000. I’v got married, had two wonderful boys and had a normal life. I’ve been doing DJ stuff since I was 12 years old (now 48). I worked in many places in my country and Miami. Since the year 2010 my life started to go downhill. I lost my job as a DJ and lost my marriage. I’ve been struggling since then but I never gave up. I tried everything to continue with my DJ business. Years passed and everything keeps falling down…

I have a child support that I can’t afford anymore. I am in legal battle with my ex due to the child support. I have been taking care of my kids since they were born. Even in my hard days finding money, I take care of them. I am with them every other weekend. Mi ex only want money, she doesn’t care much about how is my life.

I had help from my parents when things were wrong a few times. I got my car repossessed two times. My electricity turn off a couple of times too. Now I have my cellular account suspended and my kids are in it… Everything is falling apart more and more. I can’t get help from my parents anymore. I am selling personal things to at least have some money to pay for gas, food. I tried to get my boys everything they need, but I can’t and that is something that had cost me a little in my relationship with them. I want to be like I was before, with someone by my side and my kids around everyday. I don’t see that coming, at least right now. Every time I think everything it’s going to be alright, the opposite happens.

My DJ business is done. I sold everything, I didn’t have anymore parties. I started a HVAC repair technician course last year. I need two more months to finish it. I think that this change of career can be positive, mainly because I live in Miami. The thing is that while I am studying this, I don’t have any income, just the things I can sell, some money that I receive from family and friends and that’s it. The refrigeration course that I’ve been doing, I’ve been paying with the help of the state.

This is not the life I imagine when I first come here to the States. I had a great life back in the 2000 – 2010’s. Now I don’t even recognize my self . I need financial help to get back on track, to start this new adventure, life. To give my boys what they deserve. They are now 12 and 16 years old. It’s a tough age!

I applied too may jobs and nothing. Maybe because I had my license suspended twice! That’s right, I forgot to mention that… I think that if I have my own service, my own personal company, I can do better. Everything I do, I do it for my two boys. I just want to have my family united, even with my ex.

I found this site and I decide to ask for help to have the resources to build up my new services and new life. It’s like starting again. I just need some help to pay my debts and buy my equipments for my new services.

I hope that many people can see this and accept to help me. If I had money, I am sure that I would. I used to, when I had…

Thanks from the bottom of my heart.

Sorry if I made a mistake in my writing…. Living in Miami doesn’t mean speak English all the time…jaja! (a little humor)

About the amount, I don’t think I will be able to ask for a specific amount. The only thing I can say about my debts, is that they are more than $40.000,oo. And what I need to start a new life. I am always able to negotiate my debts of course.

This is my paypal:

paypal.me/RaimundoV

Hello. I’m Chris.

Normally I’d never, ever do this but I am truly desperate right now and am willing to do whatever it takes to help my family.

So essentially, since January 2019, my Dad was diagnosed with cancer. My Mom had a knee surgery that was botched and needs another one and my younger brother’s cancer returned as well. Stage 4 melanoma… He’s 26 and is special ed and autistic as well.

And all of that news came in the same week…

My parents can’t currently work and neither can my brother since he’s going through cancer treatments.

They are suffering and I’ve been financially supporting them from afar but just being an in-person personal trainer is not enough.

I then got another job serving, originally on the weekends, and now I’m serving in the evenings after personal training clients all day.

My savings is gone because I have been paying not only my own rent, but my family’s rent as well.

I have sold nearly everything I own on eBay and Craigslist and Facebook marketplace. I have brought used books to bookstores to sell and I have also gone to pawn shops to trade anything of value for cash in order to send it home.

My family, especially my younger brother, is my everything. Cancer is just awful and I’m tired of hearing my Mom cry on the phone.

I have had to put my dreams for my life on hold in order to help them as much as I can so that we can get through these tough times. And trust me, I’m relentless to help them and get them through this.

I’m currently working TWO full time jobs and cracked 80 hours a week of working.

So I have the intention to go online, creating an online personal training business. I have a plan and a mentor who will help me step by step. Yes, I’ll have to sacrifice sleep but I don’t even care at this point.

I am seeking $5,000 to not only build the site and launch the online business to run advertising and create traffic to the site, but also to pay for my family’s rent and food come June 1st.

I’d normally never ask or do this, but desperate times call for desperate measures and I am willing to do anything to get them out of this and praying and prays hasn’t helped.

Thank you and I hope this works. Truly appreciate it.

Chris

https://paypal.me/helpmybiz?locale.x=en_US

Hello

I’m going to just jump right in. A strange twist of unfortunate circumstances has landed me here.

The owner of the company I worked for passed away unexpectedly at a young age. The company then switched hands. Changes were made and I lost my job of 8years.

In the past couple of months I’ve been looking for a job. I keep coming up empty handed. I’ve been using what little savings I have to keep my family a float. I then decided to take a little of my savings to invest it in a personal business. I had to generate money somehow. Beings the job opportunity are scarce. I got a business license for online sales and bought some wholesale inventory. Which is working out fairly well. I’ve been selling an item per day.

The problem is, I’m not generating enough money. My start up funding wasn’t enough. The business is working but I’m having to use the income from my personal business to pay bills. I have no funds to reinvest into more inventory. I need at the least $1,000, to reinvest.

I really want to succeed. I know I have the potential to do it! My savings have ran dry. I’am now negative almost $800 in the bank. I also have around $1,500 in in bills due by the end of the month. My electric will be cut off in 9 days. If a miracle doesn’t happen.

I’m a young divorcee with two children. I do not get any government assistance. I have applied and I’m still waiting for a response. I get a grand total of $180 in child support for BOTH children each month. With not finding a job. I’m starting to get scared. I have $4 dollars in my pocket.

I have been homeless before. It took me a long time to get this far. Including putting myself through college. Which has been fully paid for. I’ve climbed so far to get pushed back down the mountain of life. On the upside, I’m very humble from the things I’ve been through.

The pictures I upload will show what I’ve make in the last two weeks. Along with the value of what I have left in inventory. I will also upload a few debts.

To anyone that’s willing to help me before I fall. I would greatly appreciate it. I plan to pay everyone back in full. I don’t expect anything for free.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

https://paypal.me/headuphigh?locale.x=en_U

I am potential. I am empathy. I am the power that will change lives.

I am a storyteller. For over 25 years that has taken the form of professional acting.  In just the last handful of years I’ve realized my talent for writing.  My day job currently involves a great deal of corporate, foundational and government grant writing.  Great and lucrative grant writing is storytelling at its core.  I am thrilled and honored that my original one woman show has been accepted into the primary lineup for the Cincinnati Fringe Festival this June.  I have no fewer than 8 other writing projects I am actively working on including 2 fictional, 1 educational, 2 motivational and 3 keynote speak based corporate training themes.  At the age of 46 I am proud of what I have accomplished and I am forever searching for ways to deepen my connection with this world, improve my understanding of myself and others.  I’ve learned a lot of things the hard way which makes for great storytelling!  It’s also made for a great deal of debt.  I am laden down by past decisions and ongoing obligations – so much so that an opportunity to truly dedicate myself to my potential as a writer is simply out of the question.  I need a year.  A year to devote to the stories I so desperately want to share.  I need that year to breathe easily.  I need that year to wake up in a state of hope instead of a state of fear that I must then beat back into a place of optimism and strength.  I’m worth this year of trust and support from you, a complete stranger. What I will be able to do in one year’s time will shape my and my family’s future.  It will also shape the future of so many other women, parents, storytellers, leaders and seekers.

I am the primary breadwinner of my family and my husband’s mother, his sister and her two kids.  I’m just not making enough and both their house and our house are in jeopardy of being foreclosed on.

By the numbers I need $25,000 to not wake up in fear every morning and continue to slowly but surely increase the amount of time I can dedicate to a stronger and impactful future.  I need $50,000 to have 3 months of nothing but writing… and no fear every morning.  I need $100,000 to have 1 year of writing, no fear every morning and a brand new future in place and ready to roll.  Now, if those numbers barely make you blink then I need $350,000 to be free of debt and forever in yours.

I am a great student of karma and any gift you give would result in me giving back in whatever way I can.  If there are any specific ways in which I can repay you or the universe, please share with me.  If you’d like to updated on a regular basis regarding my growth and success it would be my pleasure to share my journey with you.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to me and THANK YOU for your generosity.

https://paypal.me/amazingpotential?locale.x=en_US

Hi, my name is AJ. I am 30 years old. I have a big heart. Although I get looked at with judgement; I get treated differently because of my tattoos;the way I walk ;the way I talk. At age 14, i got caught shop lifting: petty theft. I was put on probation and locked up for 6 months. For petty theft. That was the start of the rest of my life. I went on to do 2.5 years before I turned 18, no violent charges, and now at age 30, i have spent 1 out of every 3 days incarcerated since age 14. I am not a bad guy, I do have problems with addiction, but I have never harmed anyone. Both my mother and father were addicts who spent my childhood less involved with raising me and more involved in getting drunk and high and not hiding this from their child. I just wish I could’ve Been given a fair chance. I am highly intelligent and have a strong entrepreneurial mindset. I have many different business plans that i wish to set into motion, with my biggest love at the top of the list: real estate. I want to begin a career in flipping houses only to build capital to buy houses with the intent of renting them out. I ultimately want to own a wide assortment of rental properties. That is my end game. That is how i wish to build my wealth. Not too many people in my shoes can tell you the meaning of the word wealth, let alone believe it to be possible to acquire for someone in my shoes. I know that anything is possible. I have applied myself to learn everything i can about what interests me and i won’t stop until i achieve it! I have been offset though, i have lost 7.5 years of my life, this last bid ending Jan 9th of this year. I am not looking for a handout, i have had my life ripped from me, i have not been perfect but i have not done anything to lose my life, we have a messed up judicial system and there are good people all over suffering because of it. Kids, losing years of their life that they will never get back. I missed out on high school. All the time people in my hometown ask me do i know him, or her, or them? And I’m always saying ‘no, I missed out on high school so I didn’t get to meet all those starter friends, the foundation of adult life, and all the experiences that help build a healthy social life. I have extreme social anxiety. I doubt i will ever be normal to most peoples standards. But, I am normal to my standards. I make AJ happy. And that’s all i can shoot for. I can’t live my life to make other people happy. Although i would love to have the chance to help out juveniles in trouble like i was. I would like to ask for help building some capital to invest into the real estate market so that eventually once enough income is generated i can go out and start helping our kids. Reach out to them so that they don’t have to lose their life like i did. Thank you.

Paypal.me/theseeyes

I’m am not the type of person to ask for help. So I am looking at this as me putting in max effort to achieve my goals. Growing up with out a family or someone to count on during hard times make life extremely difficult. You an I both know that life throws unexpected curveball at us on a regular bases. I believe it’s how we handle them situation that defines us as a person. I could just give up an  siphon  off the government, or turn to illegal activities. But I would like to keep my morals, pride, and reputation intact. So that’s what brings me to this,  exulting every opportunity possible to overcome resent events. My entire life has been dedicated to Construction. I love everything about it, from the building part to the interaction with the home owners. But there is a risk you take as a small time contractor. You have to take people at there word to fallow thru with payment. I have worked for years to acquire a small crew an a couple trucks. What took years to acquire was lost in a matter of weeks. Was took for over $8,000 in owed labor payment. Which slowly lead to losing everything. Tried to sale off what I could to try to save the company, but it only left me with nothing. I have a few tools and some business cards. I am a couple weeks away from being homeless. No reliable transportation or anyone to provide a helping hand. So I am humbly asking for a helping hand. Anything anyone can offer to give me hope. I am trying my best to hang in there, but I don’t see anyway to overcome this without some kind of help. All I need is a way to get legal, reliable transportation, and a little money to survive till a steady income is achieved . So anything anyone has to offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and God bless.

PayPal.me/ToddBuie

For most people in this world their lives will consist of working every day on a strict schedule they don’t really enjoy. We all should be able to work on our own time and love what we are doing.

As a teen in high school I really never had a job but instead hustled by selling candy, chips, Gatorade etc. I was super happy and was content doing that instead of having some normal job. During my junior year of high school I found my true passion. Sneakers. These shoes that cost hundreds to thousands of dollars took over my life and I was obsessed. I started finding any way to get new shoes. Just hustling to get the shoes I wanted. I was never fortunate enough to be able to ask my parents for money to buy anything too expensive. Don’t get me wrong I wasn’t from an extremely poor family but nonetheless I came from an immigrant family who was making just enough to keep a roof over my head. But back to the topic of shoes, I grinded for any shoes i desired and usually was able to come up with money. I would be broke after I bought the shoes but it was all worth it. As my hobby of collecting shoes continued I was introduced to the reselling culture. I didn’t know you could buy shoes for x amount of dollars and sell for a profit ranging from a couple dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. I quickly knew this business was for me. It was hard at first to come up with money to buy shoes constantly. But somehow I was able to start with a couple of shoes and build off of that. I saved up and kept buying and flipping shoes constantly. It was amazing! I was literally in love with how I was making money. But I then began to see a lot of other people doing it to a whole other level making thousands a week. Some even millions a year, reselling sneakers just like me. I still continued to hustle and grind and now I am 18. I have come from just a couple of shoes to having my own small business. My reselling of sneakers has reached a whole other level where I can make enough to pay my tuition and rent. Money is still an issue. If I had a boost in funds I could legitimately make hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit. The opportunity is there! I can get the shoes that literally sell for 3x it’s original price. The only problem is the capital to buy a lot of them is not there as I constantly get put behind by bills. If I just had some donations I can Guarantee I will have a successful business. I ask that people please help me out and give me the extra push and help that will allow my business to grow to new heights! 

I appreciate everyone who took the time to read this. All love

https://www.paypal.me/shoegrind

Hello, my name is Ryan Cooper and I’m a current college student at Arizona State. I am starting my own business within the Stock Market and I need your help! Its true that you need money in order to make money and with any help I can get my goal is to raise enough funds to live off of and eventually teach people my age (or any age for that matter) how to trade within the market. You need $25,000 to open a day trading account with any US broker and right now I simply don’t have the funds to do so. I’m even writing a book on the fundamentals of day trading and how to money manage within the Stock Market. I recently went through some financial hardship back home with my parents and I’m pretty much all on my own so this is my way out! I’m tired of slaving away 9-5 so I want to become financially independent on my own and then teach others how to escape the boring 9-5 lifestyle and live the life they have always dreamed of living. Any donation truly helps and you are not only helping me, but in the future you will be helping people who want to build their own financial freedom!

$2000 minimum needed

We will be forced to shut down a 25 year running business due to not being able to pay rent. For a long time, rent has been taking every penny we earn at the shop where I work and we cannot invest back into it. The business owner is one more rent payment away from not being able to cover the lack anymore. We sometimes don’t even have the tools or supplies we need because we run out and can’t spare anything. We cannot advertise. We cannot buy new tools to be able to offer more services.

I’ve been homeless for years now and this place restored my sense of belonging in the community. I will and have put my all into it. In addition to myself and my boss, the business owner, we have three other interns, a group of artists setting up a display to sell their art, and 3 other people who are friends of the shop and benefit from its existence. I have spent nearly every day here for almost a year, running it daily and trying to push past the brick wall that is merely breaking even. We NEED actual money to pay for tools, supplies, advertising, to pay back a couple of the interns who gifted some money just to cover things, and to catch up on rent.

I KNOW we all have many skills to tap into and have devoted myself to making it happen for all these people involved here. I want to continue because this place is for many people a beacon of hope and/or community. One of our interns is bi, living with strict, extremely controlling, religious parents . One of our interns is partially blind and a ravenous learner when it comes to computers. One of our interns is trans, with aspergers, and is 7 years into her electrical engineering/computer science degree, and passionate about vintage computers. One of our friends of the shop is poor, but hardworking and currently working for a restaurant for chicken as payment. Another friend of the shop is a phone collector who takes every opportunity to help those around her, and has helped multiple people with phones as well.

This shop means something and isn’t just some humdrum business looking for a profit, dammit. We’re looking for community and life changing things. We’re capable and simply need a financial boost so we can make things happen for ourselves and others in the future.

When I was 21 I started a clothing company. I knew school was not going to be the route for me at a young age . I worked construction during the day and ran my clothing brand at night. After a year passed, my clothes were featured on the back of celebrities and I was on my way to becoming self-employed.

3 years later, I decided to take it a step further, it would be great to see my best friend who was there from the start to have a business too. He helped come up with the name and was basically my life consultant and a trusted person I brought along to networking events and other events such as concerts and pop-ups as well. He had been through a lot in his life and never wanted credit for anything from me. We spent a lot of time together. I helped him deal with DUI case . He was short of money and didn’t live in the best financial situations and I lended small amounts to him. He would always pay back on time even if it meant him not eating for the day. We both had the motivation to make it work and we both knew we had each other’s backs. There was many nights we would cry in each other’s arms hugging because we knew it was a big jump for us but we knew we could make it together .we were like yin-yang when it came to business. I was a creative mastermind and he was a logistical powerhouse that audited everything.

We both decided that we would go into business together. He was a smart guy and was Saavy at things that I wasn’t. We both decided to start a cannabis media company. Then shortly after we knew we should move to a legalized state, so we decided Vegas. Something always pulled us to move there, so we did it. Him , his girlfriend , and myself we moved to Vegas. Even if it wasn’t the most financially secured moved, we knew with a leap of faith that we had each other.

6 months later, he took his life, then his girlfriend took her life 3 days later. They dealt with alcohol issues and I was right in the middle of it some nights. I was not aware of how deep the issue really was and myself as well as the families believe they may have been fighting more demons then we imagined. I’m still not sure what to think to this day. All I know is that if it wasn’t for my girlfriend I met out here taking me in, I  would  be homeless right now until I had enough to move back home across the country.

Something has been pulling at me to stay here. I’ve been running into random signs that he’s watching me. I currently have two fortunes from fortune cookies that have both our lucky and spiritual number on them. That say things that encourage me to keep pushing. I can’t look back now. We had many discussions about how Vegas was such a spiritual move for us and I’m starting to see why. While my life was uprooted from me, I decided to release some new designs for my clothing brand and they’ve been tremendously successful, but now I know it’s my mission to do this in dedication of him. I work 4 different  hustles. I work a day job, I flip stuff at garage sales of ebay , I’m working on an online writing career, and more.

My goal is to receive an investment of $3,000 to get my brand up and running again. I’ve structured a marketing plan and roll out in dedication to him that would raise money for suicide awareness and underprivileged youth. My mind and my heart are in it for the right reasons now and I have celebrities interested in the cause. Unfortunately, asking them for funds could be a conflict of interest. I don’t want to spoil this opportunity. I’m even willing to pay the money back and more when I get the ball rolling.

Any contribution will help tremendously. I will leave my paypal link below.

I’ve been on this journey by myself now to this point since his passing. I came to the decision to release some new designs that I would work on for the next collection in dedication to his life. And well, they received a lot of praise. So much so, there’s major public figures that are interested in taking part in a suicide awareness campaign in honor of his life and the brand as well. LV8 is about uplifting yourself and living by success principles, regardless of your situation. Something my friend and I did and lived by.

We didn’t realize until after he moved here that “LV8” was an acronym for “ Las Vegas 2018” the year we moved.

I’m at a point where I can’t come up with the money myself and I’ve been trying every option. I was in a great amount of debt and don’t want to dig myself farther. I work a day job and I have 3 side hustles, including flipping stuff at goodwill and garage sales, as well as freelance writing. His birthday is on March 15th. The 15 was a huge part of his life, and now mine . It follows everywhere. This next collection will be by 15th and 16th pieces I’ve created.

I used to do it for fame and fortune, but now, it’s about dedicating myself and craft to my friend’s life.

paypal.me/danielwittenkeller

HI THERE!

Do you love kids? Or helping a small business? Well then you are in luck!

My name is Rebecca and I am looking to start my childcare business called “Explore, Imagine, Create.” The whole idea for the business, is for kids to learn through play. From every childcare I have worked at I have seen the same thing repeatedly; the children are being babysat rather than taught. I believe that kids learn best when they are having fun, they thrive and retain more information when they are excited about what they are doing, and they love who is teaching it. I would love for each classroom to have a different fun and exciting theme that the kids want to look at all day. I want the kids to love coming to the center and feel that we are a home away from home.

The reason I am asking for help is because the start up fees for a childcare can be very expensive! Every room needs: tables, chairs, desks, nap mats, lots and lots of toys, learning curriculum, shelves, arts and crafts, boards, etc. Then there are the baby rooms that require a lot more like high chairs, cribs, bibs, bottle warmers, toys to help crawl/ walk, etc. Then there are the expenses of the food it costs to feed all of the kids in the center. Even with good budgeting this can be very expensive.

To get the business up and running I would need licensing, inspection, insurance, medical testing, safety devices (e.g. smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, carbon- monoxide detectors, first-aid kits, child-proofing supplies) equipment, wages for employees, advertising, legal services, rent, mortgage, and utility fees.

I know that looks like a lot, and it is. I believe that I can get this all completed with your help. I have been working my whole working career to finally get in this position where I can have my own business. I have had many, many years’ experience in the childcare industry, starting as a teacher and moving my way up to director and now it is my turn to be an owner! For the last year I have been working hard at getting my childcare business started, but now I am struggling with the funding! This is where you come in! Thank you so much to everyone reading this! I hope you decide to help “Explore, Imagine, create” come to life!

I am a young female entrepreneur starting a new business and I have used almost all of my savings towards my business. I run a travel business where I help people plan trips/vacations. I have gone from 200 followers to 1300, averaging 10 views on a Youtube video to averaging 200, and increased my web traffic by over 500% in just two months. I believe if I had the money to put my all into this business, I could be very successful and help a lot of people.

I don’t want to take out loans because I’m already so far in debt. I need the money for advertisements, marketing, promotions, travel, equipment, and bills. I do have a job currently but it’s only 15/hour. My rent is 1200- not including utilities, so most of my paycheck goes straight to bills.

I’m asking for money because I’ve tried getting side jobs, I’ve tried fundraising, I’ve tried almost everything. I just need some money to put into my business so I can make it really take off. Once I start to make money from my business, I plan on donating my time and some of my profits to work towards reform in the criminal justice system.

Thanks for joining me! I’m excited that you’re here because I want to tell you all about what’s been going on with me and what’s ahead!
If you haven’t heard already, I became I licensed hair stylist and manicurist in 2014! (Yay!)

I graduated from the Academy of Gene Juarez here in Seattle, Washington and since then I’ve been continuing my own education while working in different types of salons. My goal has always been to learn enough about the industry to open my own small salon in order to address some of the needs in the community that are currently lacking.

First, I worked in a children’s salon where I learned the importance of listening to not only the parent, but the child. I’m excited to announce that future plans for my salon will be “Sensory Friendly”, inviting children who are sometimes uncomfortable or intimidated, to take their time and be comfortable in their surroundings, in order to complete the haircut service. My son, Quincy, is 8 this year, and has been diagnosed with Autism since he was 3. Being around my son and his friends, including our community and similar families in my situation, I have always longed to create a space where he and those like him can feel welcome and included.

Second, I worked in a busy men’s salon in order to gain more knowledge and understanding on how to perfect my barbering skills. I am happy to say that I will be offering a full range of mens services that are priced inclusively, as my salon will not differentiate service prices by gender. This provides a fairer pricing system and the removal of archaic insistence that it’s somehow more difficult to cut someones hair based on their gender. Hurray!

Third, I worked in a general salon, for kids, men, women and the elderly. It was important to me to work in a fast paced high volume salon in order to perfect my skills and better my timing. I was able to understand business practices and chart hair trends based around certain factors such as holidays or weather patterns. Back to school can be a very busy time of year!

Lastly, I’ve spent the last year collecting information, trying out product lines, and learning all I can in order to provide my future clients with the best opportunity for maintaining healthy hair during all services, especially coloring and blonding services. Leaving someones hair in better condition than they’ve brought it to me in, is an absolute must. In addition, for the last 7 months, I’ve been providing haircuts, colors and more, free of charge to my local community for the last year in order to give back, and help others feel confident along their journey.

All of these experiences have led up to this moment. I am finally ready to open my own doors…but I need your help.

As many of you know, starting a small business is never easy, and starting a salon is even more challenging due to the need for furniture, backstock and space. In the last year I have managed to put all of my own leftover time, energy and money into converting my home office into a small salon to serve the community here in Auburn, Washington and beyond.

My hope for this space is that it will invite families and individuals who are seeking a relaxed environment, where they can feel comfortable and welcome, and that we can foster these relationships for years to come. In addition, I would like to be able to share my space with educators and product specialists who are in need of small, personal space in which to share their knowledge.

I am almost complete in my work, but I need a few things in order to really bring it all together!

Donations for this fund will be used to complete the rest of the plumbing and the wall construction so that we may open for business as soon as possible! Additionally, funding will be used to procure tools, chairs, and first aid items. A list is included in this GoFundMe that itemizes the things that are left to complete. I will be posting pictures as the project is being completed. I invite anyone who has questions to please feel free to message me or comment any time!

Those who are willing to donate are also going to receive some very cool benefits!

First, anyone who donates, anything, will be mailed some amazing samples, free of charge! There are some great products I’d love to share with all of you and I look forward to customizing your sample pack!

In addition, anyone who makes a substantial donation locally will receive a punch card for 1 free haircut a month for a year.

Those who make large donations but live out of state will receive a kit of hair products picked by me specifically for you, mailed, free of charge.

I also have a link to an Amazon list online where items can be purchased directly for anyone who wishes to donate items instead of funds. Salon Amazon List

Thank you so much for reading if you’ve made it this far, please know, I truly can not do this without you! Your support means everything to me and I would be forever grateful for your consideration. Have a fantastic day!