Hello all. I am a 38 year old single mother of one amazing 17 year old son who is graduating high school this year. In August of 2019, I found the strength to separate myself and my child from a long and abusive relationship.  It was a big decision, as this man, with whom I was with for almost 10 years, provided the only income to our household.  Until that day, I was a stay at home mother and only worked part time jobs or work from home jobs.  I suddenly found myself without any work experience and getting turned down by every job that I applied for! I didn’t give up and finally landed a great job providing customer service to individuals that are a part of a certain cell network. I have thoroughly enjoyed my work, and found great satisfaction in talking with and helping people all over the country. I also started volunteering at a local nursing home, visiting with and offering hugs to our geriatric community and staff there. So needless to say, I found great happiness in my work, volunteering, and being a mother to a high school senior!

I live in a very small town in a rural area.  It is very beautiful and I am blessed to be surrounded by gorgeous trees and lakes. Unfortunately, living in a rural area requires one to travel to find a decent paying job that will allow for career advancement.  The job that I have is about 40 minutes from my home which definitely requires the use of a vehicle.  There are no taxi services offered in my town, including Uber. Until January of this year,  I had my own transportation and did not need to find alternate ways to get to work.  As I said, I live in a very rural area.  There are lots of different species of wildlife, including deer, feral hog, raccoon, opossum, bobcat, and many more.  One night while driving home from a visit to my mothers, a (very big) buck decided to take a stroll across the highway in front of my car.  This particular highway is very dark with no shoulders on either side, only loose gravel laid down to help keep the weeds down.  To avoid hitting the deer, which would of most likely went through my windshield if I had hit it, I slowed and swerved left.  When I did this my tires hit the loose gravel and my car was flung down the slope that the deer had topped before crossing in front of me.  Naturally my car had slowed but was still rolling parallel to the highway until I hit a concrete culvert that was hidden by grass and weeds.  At impact, my airbag deployed and the bottom of my front end was smashed in.  The culvert was shallow, causing my vehicle to hit then kind of “jump” so that I ended up on the other side of it.  I wasn’t far from home, so I decided to see if I could drive home, which seems outrageous, but after inspecting the car and listening to the engine, seemed doable.  I made it home but the car was overheated when I pulled into my parking spot.  The next day, I was able to inspect it closely, and of course the radiator was crushed, the hood wouldn’t close, and the drivers side window would not raise up on its own.  I have had a couple of friends, who are mechanics, tell me that it can be fixed but will cost quite a bit.  I was quoted $1500-$2000 which includes parts and labor.  Since I own my vehicle, and I am just starting over, I do not have full coverage insurance.

Today I humbly ask for a helping hand.  Up until now, I have been lucky enough to have a coworker give me a ride to and from work.  But her and her family are to be moving at the end of March, this year.  If I can not get my vehicle fixed, I will lose my job.  The effects of that will include not being able to pay my bills, losing my apartment, and not being able to provide my son with his needs during his last year in high school.  Out of those things, the thought of not being able to give my son a great last school year is the most terrifying.  Please, I ask that you find it in your heart to help us.  I also wish to ask that if you do decide to offer help, you consider donating to a very special place that means so much to my family and I.  Please consider donating to Shriners Hospitals for Children.  This wonderful hospital provided the best care imaginable to my little brother when we were both children.  He was very sick and this amazing place took him in and got him healthy.  My father was laid off from work and my parents were struggling financially, but were never asked about their financial situation, never asked for their insurance information, and never saw a bill.  This hospital is a place of angels.  For more information on Shriners Hospitals for Children, please go to https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc.  At the top of the page in bold lettering, you will find the DONATE button.  I ask that you please take a few minutes to learn more about this hospital and all of the amazing things that happen there.

Thank you for your time and God Bless You and Your Family.

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I am a 35 year old woman with a 5 year old daughter, whos father passed away from pancreatic cancer 1/27/19. I have been in college since May 2013 and have completed all of the courses to get a bachelor’s degree, however I cannot get my degree until I pay the college $4,000. I was going to do so with my income tax return, but unfortunately got in a car accident and now will have to use my return for that. I have not gotten an estimate for the damage to my car yet, but I am pretty sure it will not be cheap. Thank you!

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Hello!

I was recently out enjoying my birthday. When I got back to my car the whole passenger side was wrecked. I cancelled most of the rest of my birthday plans so I could talk to insurance. As I planned any of the money I’d saved for that to pay for a deductible.

After going through the entire claims process I was told by Nationwide that they can’t help me because I’m in Indiana. I unfortunately don’t have collision coverage just uninsured motorist. Due to Indiana State insurance code Nationwide can’t help unless I know the other driver.

I feel lost since I rarely have enough money to do anything and the one time I decided to treat myself this happened. Thank you for your time and consideration

I was recently out enjoying my birthday. When I got back to my car the whole passenger side was wrecked. I cancelled most of the rest of my birthday plans so I could talk to insurance. As I planned any of the money I’d saved for that to pay for a deductible.

After going through the entire claims process I was told by Nationwide that they can’t help me because I’m in Indiana. I unfortunately don’t have collision coverage just uninsured motorist. Due to Indiana State insurance code Nationwide can’t help unless I know the other driver. There is still a small chance we will find the driver but after talking with surrounding business there’s no digital video around the area that the incident occurred and according to them no one saw anything.

For more information on the damages please see this paragraph. The damage is isolated to the right (passenger) side. The damage includes: a broken passenger side mirror, a heavy dent and scratch in the front passenger side door, this dent also destroyed the door handle, a further dent on back door, this scratch/dent is deep as well but the door opens, the scratch on the back door continues onto the quarter panel. The car drives currently but where the metal is actually torn I’m worried about rust damage. The passenger side also doesn’t really open.

For information on repairs see this paragraph. For repairs I’ve asked for estimates with used parts. For new parts it’d be CRAZY expensive. So for the repairs. They need to replace the mirror, replace the front door on the passenger side, replace the back door on the passenger side, and buff out the quarter panel. After that they need to even out the paint. Their estimate in time this will take is 31 hours. Therefore after labor, parts, and paint the total repair cost is $3600 on the low end and $3800 on the high end. I got estimates from three body shops. Each estimate falls between these values.

I feel lost since I rarely have enough money to do anything and the one time I decided to treat myself this happened. I work for a non profit and while my work is rewarding it always keeps me budgeting tightly. With this extra bill I can’t fathom what to do. I hope that one day I can return any kindness that is gifted to me. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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I just recently was finally able to get a part-time job. I was also looking into other jobs to make more money as the first one is very part-time.

My car died suddenly last Sunday. It had definite work needed that I was getting to ASAP, but this was different. I had it towed and shop said the computer (ECM?) died. Said it would have to be replaced and programmed, which would cost $950.00. I don’t have anyone who is willing or able to help me. I am new to this area. I literally only have the money to cove the diagnostic that was done on my car. The auto shop is H&A Auto in Norristown, PA. I am in Media, PA.

I am going to lose my job.I cannot afford to pay for Uber/Cabs to get to and from work as I would end up spending all the money I made on those rides. Public transportation doesn’t go near the locations I work and the timing wouldn’t work. I cannot ride a bike (don’t have one) and also I have debilitating back and hip conditions (I have been managing wok with them as it wasn’t very physical in nature).

I had other employers who were interested in interviewing me, but even if I got one of the positions (ex. one at an animal shelter), most of what I would make would go to Uber/Cabs. Since I am losing my job, I am going to default on my Navient Loans and they are going to write them off to a collection agency. Now, if it was just about me, then I don’t care what hell they put me through. But, my mom is a co-signer on one of the loans, so she would be under threat, too. She has no money and is very sick.

I can’t even get to the store without getting a ride I have to pay for. I have exhausted all options that I know of. I am going to have to tell H&A Auto to send my car to the junk shop. I am at the end of myself. I don’t know what to do. I just wish that God would intervene and send someone to help me. I am not into drugs, I don’t drink, I don’t have kids–I barely exist. I did not ask for this. I have had and currently have many obstacles. This is just the final straw.

paypal.me/losingcar

Hello,

I’m sure there are other people on here who are far more in need than I am, but I thought it couldn’t hurt to try to ask for help.
I am soon to be 30, live alone, and to be honest, I am just struggling and feel pretty helpless.
I have a seasonal minimum wage job and I am trying to go back to school full time to become an occupational therapist. In the meantime I’m just trying to save up a little bit of money so I can work less when I go back to school.

Basically, today, although I kind of saw it coming with it being Winter and all, I found out my car needs a bunch of repairs and well, I have been living paycheck to paycheck and do not have the means to get these repairs done.

I have recently been on unemployment and feel like I just can’t get ahead even though I have been trying to work as much as possible. I know someday after I’ve gone to school and have hopefully gotten a decent, steady job, I will look back at this and think – Damn, I was in a rough spot, but I have faith that I’ll get past this transitional time in my life.

In all reality, life isn’t horrible right now, I have a lot I am thankful for, good people in my life and good health, and this year, after dealing with depression and anxiety most of my life, I am just full of hope and optimism and kind of excited to see what the future brings. I think that everything balances out. My 20’s were a tad rough and full of trying to figure out life, maybe my 30’s will be better. I can feel a sense of inner peace and calm on the horizon – even if my life is chaotic. I think that if you put out positive energy, it will return to you in one way or another.

Now, do I have anyone else I could ask? The answer is yes, I do. I could ask my wonderful, amazing, hard working mother, who after struggling and working so hard as a single mother to support my sister and I to give us a semblance of a happy childhood, is finally relaxing a little and enjoying her life at 50, and saving up to move to Florida. She has helped me so much over the past years that frankly I am ashamed to ask her for any more help. I just want to be at a point in my life where I never have to ask her for help again, and can maybe give her something nice or help her out in some way.

So first and foremost, please help those who are sick or struggling single mothers, for they are the ones who really need it. It is extremely daunting to face adversity and feel alone and helpless.

However, if you read this and think, hey sure, this seems reasonable enough and I would like to help, then seriously thank you so much. I’m not really expecting anything from doing this, but I’ll tell you, if I do get any sort of help, my face will be like the moment at the end of Erin Brockovich when she opens up that million something dollar check.

Anything helps, but I need to ultimately raise just shy of $1,000 to super fix my 2009 Toyota Yaris. If I have anything left over, I plan on getting my hiking gear together, loading up my fully functioning car, and going camping in the White Mountains in New Hampshire in the Spring. It is one of my favorite places and I have gone numerous times, it’s a “happy place” of mine. My 30th birthday is this February, this would be my birthday gift to myself and a chance to get away, connect with nature, and shut off for a moment.
Thank you for your time and any interest in reading this, this is something I wouldn’t normally consider doing, but I figured hell why not, and honestly it has been kind of a release just writing this.
Best wishes. Take care.
Happy New Year!

TI’m a 43 year old mother of 2 wonderful boys. I seem to have nothing but bad luck these last few years. I’ve struggled since their father and I separated 9 years ago. I do not smoke, drink, do drugs, shop, eat out or even have my hair cut. I had a beautiful apartment and a car and my boys had everything they needed. After we split up I lost everything, one thing at a time. They are 17 (about to graduate) and 13. They do great in school and are polite respectfull children. But I see the difference in them since everything changed and I can also see the disappointment. I can’t give them what their friends have. I was working 2 jobs but had to quit my night job since my car accident. I am lucky enough to be able to get a ride to and from my day job from my boss.  We donate our time to the local food pantry and along with our immediate family put on our local crop walk each year to raise money for our local food pantry and for other close food pantries.

This is the first year that I’m unable to do anything at all for Christmas and for my youngest sons birthday, 5 days after Christmas. It’s a 2001 Toyota Camry. The cost for repairs is just over $900 and that is parts only. It needs a bumper, radiator, headlights, hood and a few  things, brackets and stuff. Each time i think i can start saving something else comes up. It’s truly devastating and each day gets harder to deal with it. I keep my happy face on for them but nights are tough. I have managed to keep my smile in front of everyone. People must scratch their heads and wonder why my situation doesn’t bother me.  But whining and complaining will get me nowhere. I’m a hard worker and am willing to do whatever it takes. I just need a little push in the right direction.

I just want to get back on track and give them the life they deserve. Any thoughts, suggestions, ideas on where to look for help, ANYTHING, would be greatly appreciated.  I’d give a limb to make this right. I just feel lost.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and Happy Holidays.

Currently I am unemployed and have been since June.  Right before I became unemployed my car broke down and has kept breaking down since.  I also had a surprise surgery which I may have to get done again and I am falling behind on all my bills in the mean time.  I have been doing side jobs and selling items that I don’t use and it’s just not making it still.  At this point I have run out of things to sell and am having a hard time keeping clothes on my growing children’s backs.  The family I do have is not supportive and I am about to lose everything I have worked so hard for.  I just need a way to get ahead on at least my car payment and get the car repairs I am needing as well as new tires and brakes.  There are so many bills that I am behind on and being a single parent I just can’t afford to lose my car and it’s very hard for me to ask for help but, I have always been a very hard worker and this is the first time I have ever found myself in this situation. I was just about done repairing my credit at the time I lost my job and now it is the worst it’s ever been. I was unable to renew my cosmetology license this year as well do to not having the money for it. If I do have to go into surgery again that will put me even further out on finding a job. There are so many small things I am in need of at the time and it is beginning to make me a very negative person when generally no matter the situation, I am always looking at the bright side of things. I have just not seen the bright side lately and it’s bringing me down. I never ask for much and usually would give the shirt off my back to a complete stranger or the last dollar to my name if it would put a smile on someone else’s face. At the beginning of the year I plan on starting my own business and would love to pay it forward as soon as I possibly could if someone or more than one person would be willing to help me during this holiday season I would be very grateful.

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First, I’d just like to say thank you for taking the time to read this. I never imagined I’d be asking anyone for help like this. It’s quite embarrassing, too be honest. You see, I’ve usually been the one tryin to help people. But, in the last month, I’ve found my life kinda flip 180° very quickly. I know there are people worse off than me, and if you know someone who is, I encourage you to help them first. But here’s my story and why I’m here. I’ll try to keep it quick. November 13th of this year, I was robbed at gunpoint from my house by 2 people. They took my phone, watch, $450 cash, laptop, router (really, who steals those), clothes, headphones, pretty much all my technology and anything else of value. As they’re leaving, one dude grabs my softball bat and hammers me like 8 times in the shoulder. Then, they grabbed my truck keys, and took off. Look, I’ve lost a fight or two in my 38 years and I played college football. I can take a hit. But the truck, that was a hit I couldn’t afford to take. I’m able bodied. I was in the process of starting my own mobile detailing business . By that, I mean, I was set to I officially open after Thanksgiving, black Friday. I had been a Lyft driver over the past 2 years for extra cash to save up and buy all the necessary equipment I would need. And I had it. Finally. Except, it was all in my truck. Power washer, hoses, connectors, steamer, cleaning solutions, microfiber towels, etc. Not to mention every tool I owned in the toolbox I had just bought and put on the truck myself the week before. It was my own little birthday present to myself. Everything I had been working many years for, was in that truck. My insurance notified me right before Thanksgiving they had found the truck 230 miles north of where I live. As the police were pulling the vehicle over, they took off, jumped a curb, jumped out of the truck as it was still going, and the truck smashed into the median wall. I tried to post at least 1 pic, but I guess there’s a size limit, so I had to really crop it down. And that’s only some of the damage. State Farm sent an adjuster, they decided to total it out, though I spent many hours asking them not to, because I knew that’s what they would try to do. You see, I owed $17,500 still. I was never late, nor late on my insurance premium. They valued my 2013 Ford F-150 STX, not counting all my tools, equipment, and anything else inside the truck (that’s not covered), at $16,900. And so they sent my lendor a check in that amount earlier this week. So, I owe $600 still on a truck I don’t have anymore, I lost all my tools and equipment, which is how I make my money, and I was so invested into the business, I don’t have the money to just go get another vehicle. I don’t really know what to do. It doesn’t really make sense, this whole situation, honestly. But I can’t really explain how bad this month has been and the domino effect one negative action can have on someone’s life. On everything, I’m not one to accept or even ask for help. I, barely, was able to come up with December rent, but phone, utilities, and other bills are coming in and, like I said, I don’t know what to do, except see if a few generous souls could maybe help keep a fella afloat for a bit, so I can focus on gettin back on my feet. It would be appreciated more than you could ever know. I thank you for taking the time to read. You and yours have a blessed holiday season.

-𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘊 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘦

https://www.paypal.me/TimmyTadpole

Hello everyone,

I am requesting money to help me buy a new car to travel to work and get around.
I currently have 2002 ford Focus It has alot of autobody damage from hit and run, It served me while it lasted and has lots of mechanical issues making it not very drivable. It’s winter season and I can no longer afford to buy a new car. Any donations will be appreciated to help me travel to work and keep me warm during the holidays. Thank you so much in advance!!

https://www.paypal.me/CierraLoveN

This is out of character for me, but I heard about this website and figured I’d give it a try.

I’m in my late 20’s and my father passed away about 7 months ago from complications with Multiple Sclerosis. I’m an only child and I cared for him for the majority of my life, as he was diagnosed when I was about 8.

When he passed, I received a small amount of money. I had always dreamed of traveling, but knew that while he was alive, I had to stay close. I was his power of attorney and the only family that cared enough to do anything for him. My dad loved to travel himself, and I felt compelled to get away from the place I’d never left and explore the world and experience life, after a first hand look at how truly short and unfair it can be.

I used the money I received to purchase a 1999 motorhome, with plans to travel the country. My boyfriend and I are both self employed artists, so we thought it would be an awesome experience for us. I bought it from an older couple in a different state, who I found on Facebook marketplace. They assured me that there were no issues, and I trusted them. Biggest mistake of my life, thus far.

I was so excited that I quickly told my landlord I would be moving out of my apartment. I packed my entire life and my cats into my new RV and soon after, drove across the country in hopes of a new, happier life, only to find out that my new home is an unsafe, water logged, piece of absolute junk that after the repairs (unprofessional and probably unsafe patch-jobs) I’ve had to make, has cost me tens of thousands of dollars and almost every single dime I have.

All of the walls are riddled with water damage. There are leaks on every seam and the wood lining the walls is soaked, destroyed, and full of mold. The  walls are crumbling and the window hardware is falling out. There is an existing clog in the sewage tank that can only be fixed by a professional (trust me, we have tried). There is an electrical issue with the generator, which causes smoke to come out if the fuse box every time it’s turned on (so obviously we are not able to use the generator at all). The refrigerator doesn’t work, so we have been living off peanut butter sandwiches and cereal bars. There is an unknown issue with the brakes, that I haven’t been able to have diagnosed because I’m now too broke.

I feel completely scammed by the people I purchased this RV from, and have contacted them several times, but they could care less. I’ve found evidence of them trying to hide issues, so I believe they were fully aware that they were selling me garbage, but I signed a contract, so there’s nothing I can do about it.

I have so much regret surrounding this. I wish I’d taken the money and used it as a down payment on a new, reliable RV with a warranty. Life has been full of so much sadness and all I wanted was some peace, but instead I was met with more frustration. I’m scared for the future. Back home, I had a living situation that worked for me and my income as an artist. And now I’m not sure how I’m going to get by. If I sell this RV, I will probably get a third of what I paid for it initially, let alone all of the money I put in after the fact.

I have also been dealing with panic disorder after a trauma for about 3 years. Not long ago,I was so agoraphobic that I couldn’t leave my apartment for months at a time. I’ve worked so hard to get to the point where I am now, and was so proud of myself for making this massive life changing trip. The last thing I would ever want to do is fail, and have to immediately come back home.

My hope is that I can somehow afford to finance a new RV that I can explore, live, work and create art in. Anything would be very helpful and so very much appreciated. Thank you so much.

PayPal.me/lululu2019

Hi.. I’d like to start off by saying my name is Gabrielle McElwee. I have a beautiful 2 year old daughter. We live with my aunt since July 2019. My stepdad recently just passed away in January. We were living with my mother and stepdad in Tennessee at the time, but we were all evicted because of his death and had to leave within a week. We stayed hotel to hotel for about 3-4 months till my cousin let us stay with him and his friends.. we couldn’t find a place my mom had lost her job a few weeks after her husband died but she had a backup job. Her sister wanted us to move back home to New Orleans so we did in July. I recently just quit my secretary job because my boss wasn’t being understanding and we were not getting along. He would get mad at the littlest things. I’ve been applying to jobs. I’ve been trying to save up money, but when you have to put food in the house and buy diapers, help pay bills… you don’t really have any money anymore. I do have $1,500 saved hopefully I don’t have to touch it. I feel bad always asking my mother for rides or grandfather. I’ve been looking at cars and nothing drivable is in that price range. I feel so so close to getting a car it’s at the tip of my fingers but soon I know I will have to spend money on more diapers soon and other things. Specially with Christmas coming up. I’m too scared to start a go fund me because I feel like friends or family would tell me not to do this but I just feel like I have no other choice.. everyone goes through something I understand that.. I guess when your a young adult you just wonder when will it all end and it gets better.. my karma is if I get too happy about anything something bad will happen and I believe that 110%.. i feel like a horrible person for even trying to ask someone for help. I know I have a good heart I think of others before myself, and I help other people before myself.. but I always get screwed over. So recently I’ve put my foot down. But also the money wouldn’t just go to me for a car. It will also be going to my wonderful mother. When my stepdad died it was unexpected and she had no life insurance her car is starting to mess up and she just got it.. my aunt would also like us to move out before Christmas and I would like that too. So yeah the money would be going towards a car for myself and money towards a house for my mom and sisters and my daughter and me. I’m asking for no judgment. :( I’m not sure what else I need to say. My story should be in a book.. it’s crazy. Probably be a best seller. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME TO GET MY PHONE NUMBER TO TALK OR ETC..

my paypal is paypal.me/gabrielleeaa

I also have cash app it’s $gabrielleealexis21

Thankyou for having the time to read this.

Hello, my name is Jenny Lucy Noriega. I am 22 years old, born in Orange County and raised in San Jose, Ca. When I was a child it was always just me and my mother, Lucy. I don’t remember much about life with her but I do remember the endless baking, laying on her stomach watching full house, eating rocky road and hot Cheetos  in our room at the women’s shelter we stayed at for about 3/4 years. I remember the fun party she thrown me and her drunk, crying in our room singing “sorry seems to be the hardest word” by Elton John. When I was in 3rd grade we moved to Watsonville with my moms boyfriend “Lucky”. My grandmother (my moms mom) came up a lot to check on us and help my mom out. My mom was born with problems, endless surgeries from an infant to an adult, when she was in her late 30’s she ended up getting her leg amputated so my whole life she was in a wheelchair or a prosthetic leg on crutches. Now as a mother I can only imagine how hard that must have been for her, or me.. I didn’t have a mom to run around a play with, she was actually quite miserable in life and I never knew… Anyways, about 5 months into living in Watsonville my mom was all of a sudden gone, and I was being taken to my grandmothers house. I didn’t know then but when my mom disappeared she was in Stanford hospital, she was told she had cancer. I was 8 years old, just a month away from turning 9 when she came to my grandmas house, we never went back to Watsonville. My mom was so sick and pale and MEAN, to everyone around her! I had no idea why, I didn’t know why she was hooked up to a machine & her hair was falling out, or why she kept pressuring me about who I wanted to live with if i couldn’t live with her. My family had thrown me a 9th birthday party on October 8th but was really a “goodbye” party for my mom, everyone came. About two weeks later on October 23rd my mom passed away and I was right there, it didn’t phase me because I had no idea what was going on. After that my life changed, I stayed with my grandma, my dad started to call here and there to check up on me but I never met him in person, when I was 13 he passed away from diabetes. My grandmother raised me till I was 17 and man was that lady an angel on earth❤️ She passed away May 25th 2015. Leaving me alone. I had no one to care for me, my family has always had issues, always fighting, my grandmother was the GLUE literally! When she died everyone scattered away to care for themselves and there I was…. Alone, no parents, no siblings, my cousins left to Tracy ca, and my aunts and uncles didn’t care for me. I had one person, my boyfriend (now husband) Jesus Oregel Montanez (I haven’t changed my last name yet). I found out I was pregnant June 2015 to my first son Jayden, my husband and I were renting an apartment with friends and decided to move to Modesto Ca. One of my aunts came around to help me with life so I am truly blessed for that especially because we now have THREE kids! Which is why I am writing this letter, I had another baby November 2017 & another May 2019. I had a small Volkswagen Passat that barely fits us, so my husband bought me my dream van (I know it sounds weird but I’ve always wanted a mini van) well since I went on maternity leave and wasn’t making enough we had to stop payments. I’m a host at Red Robin and he is a line cook at Red Robin so you can only imagine how small our paychecks are. Between 3 kids, diapers, wipes, bills and MORE bills we just couldn’t afford to catch up to our payments. A few weeks ago they towed my beautiful van and I was so sad…. Until, I got a letter stating I can get it back for $2,000 so we looked up ways to get fast money and here I am shooting my best shot. It’s always worth a try(: Thank you so much for taking the time to read this letter.

Paypal: paypal.Me/JMoBBihh

I am writing in desperation at one o’clock in the morning, so my wife doesn’t know I did this. It’s not like I’m sleeping anyway. My wife has severe PTSD from prolonged physical and sexual abuse when she was very young, and cannot be left alone. As a result I had to quit working and find something to do from home. I am working, and make what I can, but it is not much. We get by, but there hasn’t been any extra money in years. Christmas is always rough, as are birthdays. We have four kids.

The trailer we live in sits on an acre of land that we own, I inherited it from my dad. However, it is about 30 years old and the pipes are all starting to leak. Most of the water walls in the house have slow leaks inside the walls that I have not been able to afford to fix. As a result we have multiple soft spots in the floor. The worst one is around the base of the only toilet in the home that works. The floor is literally falling out around the toilet, and I have it propped up against the wall on one side using 2 by 6’s to hold it upright. I don’t know how much longer that will last though.

The floor of our house is falling out from underneath us, and I don’t have the money to buy the materials to fix it. I do, however, have the knowledge. I was a carpenter in my younger days and really just need money for materials. The thing is, that it has gone on for so long now that it will cost a couple thousand dollars to redo floors, some of which are under load bearing walls. All total there are four major areas in our trailer where the floor is falling out, and one minor one under a window.

To make matters worse, our van has a major oil leak that is most likely a cracked block. The van is paid for, another inheritance from my dad. But it is old too, and with no extra money we just put two quarts of oil in it every time we have to go to town. Working from home means we only leave the house once a week – on payday. We pay bills online, make a trip in to town for cleaning supplies, groceries, and oil. And then we come home and stay at the house for another week.

What I need is help. Anything that anyone can do will be greatly appreciated. I need to get the floors fixed before they open up to bare ground, and I need to either fix my van or replace it. It’s gonna cost a lot, so I probably need help from a bunch of folks.

My Paypal.me link is https://paypal.me/wflem7670

Thanks for reading.

Hello, my name is Jamie. I am finding myself here because my family is in desperate need of help. Our home consists of my husband, our youngest son and myself. My husband, Tony, is a very hard working man. He works nearly 16 miles from where we live, neither our home nor his job are on the bus line, the nearest bus stop is 4 miles from our house and 3 from his job. We live in Michigan (U.S.A.) and winter is quickly arriving. Walking to work is not an option (even though he is going to try if we can’t get this truck fixed). He blew his knew out when he was in the military and has some pretty severe pain and mobility limitations in it (but he doesn’t let that prevent him from working). He doesn’t even have a winter coat, just a hoodie and a Michigan State Spartans leather coat he got as a gift from a friend for his birthday last year. We own a 2001 Nissan Xterra 4WD that we bought from our son-in-law when our van died for good last year. We just replaced the front brakes, rotors, calipers, valve cover gaskets and plenum gaskets about 2 months ago (that was very expensive). Now the truck seems to be having MORE problems. In addition to the heat and air not working and needing tires for the winter, the transmission needs to be replaced. It locked up and apparently a simple fix is not going to work. We were quoted $3,800 to fix the transmission. We depleted our savings (which we were saving for the heat/air, tires, Christmas and grandson’s birthday) recently helping my 65 year old mother with medical bills, new locks and security measures after she was assaulted by her (50 year old) roommate. We knew we weren’t going to be able to fix the heat/air or get tires for the truck or even winterize our home, but we figured we would still make it through the winter months until we could save up some money and do these things little by little next year (or better yet get a decent vehicle). But now with the transmission locked up we have no way of fixing the truck so that it at least runs enough to get him back and forth to work. I can’t work due to a back injury, I had surgery and am now going through physical therapy 3 times a week (which I also won’t be able to do).  We can’t afford to get a new vehicle, taking on a car payment would be pointless because we wouldn’t be able to to make the payments right now so our only option is to fix the truck we have and pray it lasts until we are able to get something else. Neither of us has any family that we can ask for help. Our 22 year old daughter who is a single mom of a 1 year old beautiful son offered to take on a 3rd job to try to help us (she lives in a different part of the country). She already works 2 full time jobs as a waitress, works Saturday afternoons in her boyfriend’s father’s store, and cleans a few houses throughout the week, she barely has time for her son and daycare is expensive, so her taking on a 3rd job really wouldn’t be feasible (but she offered, God bless her). We are cutting back on everything we can, including what our doctor’s call “necessary medications”. We are eating a lot of peanut butter sandwiches, ramen noodles, tuna fish and Aldi brand mac n cheese (yes, there are days we don’t eat at all because we are trying to put together as much as we can to fix the truck, but I don’t think we are going to come anywhere near what we need in time). We would get rid of my husband’s cell phone but it is required for his job. We have cancelled family Thanksgiving and Christmas to eliminate those expenses. We aren’t even turning our heat on at night when it is getting cold so that our utility bill is as low as possible. We are cutting every corner we can think to cut but we have only been able to come up with about $325.  If anyone can please help us towards our total goal of $3,800 ($3,475 after what we have saved) we would be so grateful. I truly don’t like having to ask for the help of others, I am used to being the one that helps others when they need it, but I have no other options. Thank you for reading my request for help.

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Hi Everyone,

my name is Sophia. I’ve recently been in a rear end collision with the county of the state I currently reside in. A county facilities truck rear ended me at a stop light and damaged my trunk, bumper, tail light, and fuel filler inlet. I need to have my car repaired but before I can repair my car, I need to pay the $1000 deductible. All I am asking for is $1000 to pay my deductible.

The county that hit me takes about 3 months to process the claim I filed against them and reimburse me. I, unfortunately, cannot wait until December to have my car fixed that is why I am going through my own insurance for the time being.

Please help me pay for the deductible so that I can continue going to work and going to school. I live states away from any close family. I cannot continue driving my car around as it is because I’ve already been pulled over once, I don’t want the tickets to also add on to the price tag that I already can’t afford.

I need help. If I don’t get this car fixed, I am going to lose my job, drop out of school, and be evicted. Please help me stay in school, keep a job, and a roof over my head. I am asking for any help towards the $1000.

I’ve already dropped out of school once before in February because my father passed away from Cancer. I want to stay in school and make him proud. Please help me.

Anything helps,

Sophia.
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Ive provides pictures of my deductible and the damages of my car, I don’t have any pictures of the fuel filler inlet but gas basically leaks out of my car anytime I try to pump.

PLEASE HELP my name is kenny I’m trying to get my car fixed and have gas money to make it back and forth to work till I get payed once I find a job to support my two year old son and my wife. The reason why I’m asking for help is because I dont have anyone else in this world to help me. My daddy the one that raised me from birth died three years ago August 22 2016 from stage 4 cancer. My grandmother died when I was 13 of a heart attack in her sleep I know this because I was the one that found her. My grandfather died two years after my grandmother died of lung cancer. Those were the only three people in this world that would help me when I needed it like I do today. The amount that it’s going to take is 2,000 dollars to help me get my car fixed and to get back to work so I can take care of my family. What is wrong with my car is the starter. When my car was kinda running I went to a salvage yard with my last 45 dollars to get a used starter for my car. When I took my old starter of my car it finished breaking to where there is no way that I can fix it to go exchange it for the wright one. The starter I got for my car was the wrong starter and I didn’t know this till I got the old one off my car and by that time it was too late to try and fix the old one because its broke to where I cant so anything to fix it. If I could please please get some help it will not go forgotten because I will pay it forward when some one needs my help because it would be the right thing to do. My dad raised me telling me that you have to be tough in this world. He would say I mean tougher that nails he would say. He also raised me saying to always do right that way you will always be on the good side of things and also he would say if you know its wright in your heart then its wright and if it’s wrong in your heart it’s wrong. I have always done wright by others because of what I have always been told do un to others as u want done to you and that is one of the things I live my life by.

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This is where I currently live. My 1999 Honda Accord with 233,000 miles on it. It still runs pretty well, but there are knocks, creaks and groans when I accelerate and turn corners. It gets a little uncomfortable to sleep in too, but I try not to complain. Would you like to know how I ended up living here?

Well… Have you ever made a choice that was such a big mistake that it cost you everything that you loved? I assure you, it’s not fun.

I had a good life. Maybe not the greatest, but I worked hard to land a decent job to provide for my wife and kids. They had it pretty good. My wife stayed at home to raise our two children while I battled depression, and a long daily commute only to come home feeling unloved and unappreciated. Well, about three years ago I started down a path of debauchery and infidelity. I thought it would make me happy. I thought it would easy the ache for companionship that I felt I was lacking.

A year and a half later, i had hit rock bottom and saw myself for the monster i had become. My wants and desires had been replaced with self loathing and hate. I was certain I would never find happiness. I considered divorcing my wife and leaving the family I resented, but I stuck with what I was good at. Being the provider.

Nearly a year later (about 2 months ago), my life was changing. Things were getting better. I wasn’t depressed and I was looking forward to a future as an empty nester with my wife. And then karma kicked me in the nuts a month later. My wife was told about my sexual misbehaviors including activities I didn’t commit that fall on the wrong side of the law.

So here I am. My wife of nearly 25 years has filed for divorce, I’m not allowed in the home that we built together, and I’ve alienated nearly every family member and friend I had.  I don’t know if there will be legal action. I don’t know if I will lose my job. I don’t know how much the divorce and/or legal fees might be, but I know we can’t really afford it. So I live in my car because every dollar I would have to spend on a room or apartment is a dollar borrowed from my family’s future and stability.

So, why am I here pleading for your help? To be honest, I’m worried this old car that I’m living in won’t last.  I’m hoping to raise a few thousand dollars to buy a used minivan that will last until we can sell our house and I can take what equity I might get to find a new place to try and build a new life.

Thank you for reading my story.

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So my life has changed a lot in this past year I’ve got my own place, I’m getting married next month, got a new job, and I’m continuing to develop a business of my own. Which is something I have put aside to help my family with financial issues. But I am very excited for all the great things and positive changes coming in my life.But lately it feels like literally everything that could go wrong has. My windshield on my car was had to be replaced due to it having a massive crack in it somehow. Our puppy getting sick (vet bills are no joke). I woke up one morning and my car was towed because my parking pass “wasn’t visible.” The day after we paid to get it back it would no longer start. And on top of all that my fiancé got sick and was out of work for a few days. Having unreliable cars and a string of bad luck has led our once stable home to become super unstable. My fiancé and I have always been super hard workers and always put others before ourselves. We are the responsible ones in the family that everyone comes to when they need help so to have our bills stacking up and of wedding day so close it feels like the sky is falling and I’m chicken little. I wish a $1000 would just fall out of the sky and make everything alright again. At this point I’d be happy with $1 haha at least that would give me some hope! Okay okay I’m ranting…It’s official 30 days until we are to be married and I feel like everything we’ve built financially is falling apart. I just want so badly for us to be back on track again and to get married with out a care. I don’t even know if this is going to work or even make my situation any better but it’s nice to get these things off my chest. I smile and keep things together because I have to be strong but I’m stressing more then anyone will ever know.  so much so that I googled “People giving away money” which is what led me here. So if anyone has it in their heart to take a bit of weight off my shoulders I would greatly appreciate it. This is probably a complete shot in the dark but it’s a shot I’m willing to take. Help a chicken out! Haha thank you for reading have a blessed one.

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These last few months have been the worst ever I’ve tried everything in my power to try and fight through the hurt as well as anger and nothing seems to work. I first was purposely taken advantage of by a guy who sold me a car that ran maybe 4 days and broke down he rigged the vehicle up to run long enough to sale and then it broke down on me and my 2 year old. I tried everything to contact him and let him no what happened he answered a few times and said it was the starter I had that fixed and still nothing now he changed his number and I have no nothing for him his name isn’t even what he told me it was he lied to me about so many things like his son having lupus him being shot trying to be helpful to someone and some other things That caused me to share so much compassion for the situation and his child and I opened up about the situation with my children and me being a single mom he purposely use me purposely took a vantage of the situation and sold me a vehicle that I can no longer use as of now until I’m able to pay for what needs to be fixed on it to take my kids to where they need to go my youngest child has a disability for deletion Syndrome I just found out about a couple weeks before buying the car So he has a lot of appointments as well as workers that come here to help him with his development because he’s missing his 16 chromosome which is your ability to learn chromosome half of his 16th chromosome is missing and the other half is cracked so all the help that he’s getting right now requires him to go back-and-forth to appointments and to be seen by doctors but I’m not able to do that without a vehicle  these past two months have been very difficult for me and I’ve tried everything in my power to just get as much as I possibly can but it has not been working in my favor so I’m asking and pleading for anyone to please help me to get his vehicle fixed for me and my children I’m a single mother of two boys I have a 13-year-old and I have a tube out to be three-year-old I’m a very kind helpful person I will give you the shirt off my back if I had it I’ve never thought I’d be taking advantage of in such a way especially after the situation I just came out of I was homeless for 7 1/2 years had to make it the best way I could and now that I’m currently in my place been here almost 3 years I just never thought this would happened to me it’s nerve wrecking and hard on me and my children. I am asking for 1’500 dollars for car repairs desperately; I truly believe I  should receive this help because it’s for my children is not for self gratification is for them everything I’ve done and trying to do now as of prior homelessness is for my children to better my life for my children to make sure they have room for me miss you able to get to my phone and make sure they’re well taken care of if there’s anyone out is willing to help and willing to hear my story please feel free to contact me and ask me anything I’m an open book and willing to answer any questions thank you in advance God bless thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my story…

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Hi I’m Arielle Rudolph. I’m 28 years old and I guess it’s time to tell my story. I have 5 younger siblings, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Before the younger two were born we were taken from my mom for good reason. We had been left in abandoned houses for days at a time and I’ll just say it was necessary for CPS to get involved. However the worse day of my life is still the day we were taken to a place where we waited for our foster parents to come get us. My 3 year old sister and 1 year old brother went to one family and me and my 5 year old sister went to another one. My grandma on my dads side didn’t know things were so bad and by the time she found out it was just a matter of time before we were taken. First the younger two were forced to leave us, so little and so scared. I still remember how hard it was when me and my sister had to say bye to our grandma. I remember she said “When you miss me look at the stars and whatever star you’re looking at I’m looking at the same star”. We always looked out the window at the stars when we couldn’t sleep. My grandma didn’t give up on us either. She had one son and she gave up her life for 4 grandchildren. When I say she gave up her life I’m not exaggerating. She lost her home, job car and a lot more trying to get us out of foster home. Both foster families we went to weren’t good people, in fact they are not allowed to have any other foster kids. There’s a lot more that happened but none of it matters. I’m telling you this story because I want you to know how amazing my grandma is. She managed to get us out of foster home and back together, she moved us to Pine Grove Ca. At first we lived with family but eventually we got our own apartment and to this day my grandma still lives in that apartment complex. Anyways I said I had 5 younger siblings right? Well my mom and dad had another boy and girl in the time it took my grandma to get a place. When they were 2 and 3 my grandma moved them in with us so they wouldn’t be taken away. It was a hard transition for everyone. I had the best childhood after that. My grandma made sure we had everything we needed and most of what we wanted. We had amazing Christmas’. We played softball every year and we were able to grow up together in a small town where we made lifelong friends. The tables have turned and it’s my turn to take care of my grandma. All my siblings are busy and they don’t have the time to help and I just recently gave up everything to be there to help her. She can’t do anything on her own anymore and it is hard for me to accept it. She can’t brush her hair or even change the channel on the remote. I’m trying to take care of her and I really need a new car. I can’t take her to her appointments and I can’t work to save to buy myself a car. So here I am telling the story I never wanted to tell so I can hopefully get some help with getting a new car and be able to do all I can for my grandma.