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!!

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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.

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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.
PayPal.me/sophiapk

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.