The paths that we have walked, both separately as well as together, have been strewn with broken glass.

He was abuse as a child and so was I. We both have suffered unspeakable things, but we have fought to survive every step of the way throughout our lives. He is a Vietnam Veteran, Having done three tours of war. He is a diabetic on two types of insulin. He has severe nerve damage that effects his digestive system to the point where he has trouble holding on to the food he eats long enough to gain any nourishment from it.

His mother had Alzheimer’s and when she became bad enough to have to be permanently hospitalized, his father(who was also a diabetic and a double amputee)committed suicide by shooting himself in the face with a shotgun.

His brother stole his part of the insurance policy money that belonged to him.

My husband once owned a dojo and trained battered women. He has spent his life trying to help people that are down trodden or looked upon as less than others due to their circumstances.

We have been married for 22 years. We once had a house, two cars, and a peaceful and wonderful life. Then he was laid off and with this, began spiraling down into where we are now.

Due to an infection that affected all of my husband’s  roots of his teeth, he had to have them all removed. The V.A. covered the procedure but refused to help him get dentures.

I have also lost the majority of my teeth as well. There is absolutely no way that we are able to pay to have our mouths repaired. We are barely existing as it is right now.

I work six days a week and my income is our only income. The VA has had his disability claim drag on for years due to the sensitive nature of what his “job” was.

We now live at a hotel and it takes every single cent I make just to stay inside. Most times, I don’t even make enough to cover it but The Father has made a way countless times for our rent to get paid.

We have no children together because of the damage done to me as a child… When I married my husband, I wanted ten children. I had picked out names and everything for all ten then I found out my children would never exist.

We live day to day always on the verge of homelessness. Always trying to find ways to make it through yet another week of trying to cover our rent. We have no support system such as friends or family that care about us enough to help stop us from drowning. If There is any living soul out there that can find the compassion in their hearts to help us get back on our feet. There would be no words known to man that could ever describe our undying gratefulness. Please help us to have a better quality of life so that my husband and I can remain inside and hopefully, even be able to get the dental work we so desperately need. Please consider us. Thank you very much.

Paypal.me/kevingypsy

My family and I have always struggled with money ever since I was thirteen years old. My step-mother is really bad with money and spent all of the money that my dad worked all day and all night to earn. When I was, thirteen, we were kicked out of our apartment and had to live in motels and in the back of our car for the very first time. I thought that it would be the last time but, my step-mothers spending habits just got worse and eventually my Dad left us. We continued to be in and out of hotels and our car until I graduated from high school. Since my parents were so much I actually received enough financial aid to be able to move into the dorms my freshman year. I actually ended up having enough extra money to be able to fend for myself but, I still had two more siblings living at home with my stepmom whose spending habits still have not changed. She was constantly asking for money to pay for their hotel and to buy food for my siblings and I always gave it to her because I didn’t wanna be the reason why my siblings didn’t get what they needed. I was constantly having to ask my Dad for money and he constantly said he would and never actually did. I had to ask my roommates for food at times and I just felt really overwhelmed. This year, I decided that I would rent an apartment instead of staying in the dorms because it is a lot cheaper. I moved into my apartment in August thinking that everything would be fine and I would have extra money to spend but, I was wrong. My step-mom and my siblings had lost their apartment and were back in a hotel. My Dad was too busy taking car of his new family to help my stepmom pay for the hotel so, I had to give her the money. As, August lead to November, I ended up giving her over 2,000 dollars. I was smart and paid my rent through January but, I found myself not having any money for food or necessities. My Dad said that he would try to be more involved and give me money when he could but he’s not. He tries to get loans but he never gets them because his credit is so bad. One day, one of the loans actually came through, at least that’s what he told me. My dad told me that he needed my license number and my card account number so that he could send me the money. I did what he asked because I didn’t think anything bad would happen. He sent me 450 dollars and told me to take what I need and send the rest to my stepmom. I did so and I didn’t think anything of it. Two weeks passed by and I got a notification from my bank saying that my account has been over drawn $115 dollars. I looked and saw that it was coming form the same account that my dad used to send me the 450. He told me that he could only get the loan if he sent it to my card because his was overdrawn. So, now the loan company is taking 115 dollars off of my account every two weeks and this has been happening since September so I have been charged over 500 dollars. My dad was paying back the money put he hasn’t paid the past three payments and my account is -143.86 . I can’t work because I don’t drive and I’m taking too many hours to work and still be able to make good grades. I’m constantly having to beg for money to get food and I don’t know what else do. My card keeps getting charged and I don’t know how I’m gonna pay my rent after January. I’d really appreciate any kind of help. I wish this hadn’t happened but, I wanted to be there for my siblings. I need help and it just feel like my Dad doesn’t care.

My paypal link is paypal.me/jaydaford0170

My son is my gentle giant!

He is one of the most kind hearted humans that walk the face of this earth.  He was born almost 6 weeks early, and weighted 6 pounds!  He had to stay in the hospital for 10 days.  The longest 10 days of my life.   I am only 5’2, and he is now 6’3”!He, his partner, and their three small dogs moved to California from Michigan last March. He had a job before they moved, but his partner is a realtor, and it takes time to get established.  They just didn’t think it would take so long.  So, he is driving Lyft, and dog walking. My son is woking 50hrs plus a week, and is trying to get a serving job on the week-ends.

They basically need help until he can find someone to buy, rent or sell a house, condo, or apartment!

The family members who don’t have money, have helped as much as they can, and the ones that do have money, well, I guess that is why they do…

When they first moved out, they couldn’t drive lift because the car windshield had a crack in it, so that had to be fixed, then they needed tires, then brakes!  They only have one car.

They can’t afford to go to the doctors, or dentist.  Little dogs are known for needing their teeth cleaned, or they start to lose them.  They can’t be late on rent, or they are out, no questions asked…they need help with rent!

My son also has a ridiculous amount of student loan debt from going to the U of M for 5 years.  He was not able to find a decent job when he got done!  We are helping pay on that also.  It breaks my heart even more with the holidays because they can’t afford to come home, or even buy presents for one another.

His sister is graduating in the spring from the U of M, and he won’t be able to attend.  They are really close, and miss each other dearly…

They are very grateful every single day for what they do have, and for all the love and support they have received from others.

I want to be able to surprise them for the holidays, be able to take away the stress from them, and from his father and I for as long as I can.

Any amount will be greatly appreciated, and will be budgeted accordingly so that it will last as long as possible!

Respectfully, and with unconditional love from the bottoms of my heart,

Christina Elizabeth (Cleary) Lindeman

PayPal.me/chrissy1962

Hi, my name is Jamara. I’m 23 years old, and when I was 18 I was told for my birthday that I would be forced to leave soon. Well I Turned 19, and one day I woke up and saw my mom and my stepdad packing things. They told me they were taking my two sisters with them and moving to Arizona. They didn’t intend to take me because they told I would have to go live with now my ex boyfriend. They threw me on a guy I barely knew and I was forced to live with him. That didn’t workout because when my family left, he changed. I was like his child and it was like he had all control over me, mentally abused me. Then one day, I couldn’t take anymore and told him it wasn’t working out between us. He then got mad and told me to get out, and that if I didn’t leave he was going to call the cops. I pleaded to him that he knows my family just left me here and to at least give me A chance to find a place first, but he didn’t care. I was in the streets living place to place, off of water. No one wanted to help me. So I got many different jobs and saved up as much as I could for my own place. I have my own place now but I’m still struggling financially because I live by myself and no one my age wants the responsibility of paying bills. I have no car because I have to pay for uber to get to and from work and that  take about 200$+ a week from me. I literally only have 40$ to my name right now worried on how I’m going to make it and only partial of my rent in my savings. I’ve thought of doing things I shouldn’t for money but I don’t want to do those things. So I’m reaching out on here hoping that someone could help me and save me please .

https://www.paypal.me/baddbabyx3

Hello, my name is Amber. I hate that I’m even having to write this, but I’m at the point where I literally just want to end my life, but I won’t. It’s just so hard when I work over 50 hours a week at Taco Bell and can’t even afford basic things like food in my kitchen, gas in my tank. I’m an assistant manager and make shit. My boyfriend also works at a different taco bell, but he’s a crew member making half of what I make. One of my paychecks has to go to rent. I’ve had to say fuck it to this bill or that bill every month and it’s starting to pile up. My rent is 850 a month, but I’ve had to give my landlord a little extra to pay on my ac that broke cause he payed to fix it. (i’m renting to own). I give my mom 600 every month for my car payment and insurance cause it’s grouped in with her car stuff. I live out in the woods so the best internet I can get is Hughesnet and that 111.99. (like shitty right?) my water bill is relatively cheap however, I let it pile up for 4 months and recently payed 120.00 for water. My boyfriend’s car payment is 164.oo, his insurance is 220.oo last month. ( haven’t been able to pay it so I hope he doesn’t get pulled over). Also for some reason my electric bill for October was 300.oo dollars .  It’s usually like 150.oo. So honestly don’t know what happened there.. And pay our local courthouse 50.oo dollars every month for a fine 4 months ago. My trash bill is also ridiculous and unpaid at 90.00 something dollars.And I’m paying on a credit card that’s maxed out, at least trying to.. Look, I’m not a lazy person and neither is my boyfriend by any means. I’ve been trying to so hard to get by, and you might ask yourself why did I move into this place? Well, originally we had roommates but they weren’t holding up to their end so now we’re essentially stuck. and don’t get me wrong, I love this place and want to be able to stay here. I don’t want to lose my home. I’ve been having to break up my rent payments cause it’s been impossible to pay him in full. please help me.. I also have two dogs and two cats that I’m taking care of. I’m only 22 years old but I feel like i’m 40 with all this stress of bills, living and not having any time to actually enjoy what I have and my life.. Getting anything would help me so much..

https://paypal.me/amberrayne7

I never dreamed I would be doing this, never in my wildest dreams. Yet here I am. My name is Garry Hood and I am a single dad of two wonderful daughters, Willow, 15, and Alani- 17 next week.
I am asking for any help possible to keep from being evicted from our home. Everything was going well for my family and I. We moved into our current home in January 2018 and for the first three months all was great.
Then on March 26, 2018 I passed out without warning and was taken to the hospital. Over the next week I underwent any and every test the hospital could imaging in an attempt to discover why I had passed out.
I was discharged after nothing could be found in house, wearing a heart monitor, and not allowed to return to work . Over the next 30 days the heart monitor recorded a multitude of of events where my heart rate would spike as high as 170 before plunging to 50 or lower. I was diagnosed with SVT.
SVT is a treatable heart rhythm condition and I will be on medication for the rest of my life. It took from March 26 to June 4 to diagnose and discover the proper combination of medication to allow me to resume a normal life.
During this time I had no income, my company is a small company employing less than 50 people, and due to this I was also not protected by FMLA. I was terminated on on May 4th and told I could re-apply for the position should it still be open when I was cleared to return to work.
We had used most of our family’s savings to move into the new house in January and what was left paid the rent for April and May. I lost my suv during this time as I could not afford to keep it and a home. And since I was not cleared to drive during this time I had to rely on others for rides to my multitude of doctor’s appointments. At one time I was seeing a cardiologist, neurologist, and a general practitioner.
When I was released to return to work I approached my company and re-applied for the position. I was hired back. Taking a $580 per month pay cut and losing all seniority. Basically I was treated as a brand new off the street hire though I had worked for my company before my health crisis for over five years.
Since I started June 5, my first paycheck not only was a dramatic pay cut, but for only one week as well. Since this time I have paid my rent at month late with the way the checks fall and my other bills that I must pay.
My property management company has refused to work with me further and thus I have been served an eviction notice. I have attached the notice for viewing.
I just need one month’s rent so that I can get back on track, $960.00. Any help would be much appreciated. Help my daughters and I get back on track and left the stress and fear of homelessness from our shoulders.
Thank you
Garry Hood
paypal.me/mort740

Hi, I’m just gonna start by saying, thank you for taking the time to read this. This is very important to me, and I’m going to tell you my story, and I hope as you read, you’ll get a good understanding of the situation I have been put in. I had gotten pregnant, and as we know pregnancy goes by fast. Me and the father were still together, however, he got physically and mentally abusive, and had been arrested on several occasions because of this. The cops Had him vacate our place, and with that being said, it was good. However, I wasn’t working, so this meant that I would have to catch up on bills and get a job, which isn’t a problem. But ive been looking for 4 months, and so far, no luck. I’m stressed out because my situation isn’t about me, my son has his needs. Being that I haven’t found a job, and I applied to several places where I’ve had interviews after interviews and they passed me up. I’ve had family helping me with some food for myself, and I’ve had to ask strangers if they could help me get my son diapers, and food, and whatever he needed. But it’s the reached the point that I’m going to get evicted if I dont pay my bills. I’m doing my best, staying up late, applying and calling jobs, and I can’t risk my son and I being kicked out in this weather. It’s too risky. I’m running out of options and I dont know where else to look, as I don’t have anywhere to go. So I’m coming to you. Whoever you are, whatever help you may offer is a blessing. Thank you for the time to read this, and I hope you’ll take this into consideration.

Here is my paypal link:

Paypal.me/odessaclayton21

I’ve been so stressed out & desperate I started googling and found this website by the grace of God. This feels like my last option & last hope.

We usually live check to check for the most part because our daughter with Autism requires so much therapy & also because we don’t have anyone that “gets her” to babysit, as she is non-verbal. This has put us in a situation where I’m required to be a stay at home mom and dad is our main source of income. We also have two other kids. We don’t receive food stamps or any assistance except medicaid, which I’m beyond grateful for that. Generally, we struggle but always make it work.

This time of year is hard for us because we’re trying to bounce back from school clothes, supplies, & fees that had to be put on credit cards for us to make it work. Now we’re paying back the credit cards which is putting us behind, and we’re short on rent.

I started my own online business, a clothing website about a month ago. That hasn’t taken off yet, but I’m very hopeful it will eventually! I finally found a job that is willing to work around my daughter’s therapy & emergencies if they were to occur, allowing me to leave for her if necessary. This is such a huge blessing that I’ve been praying for so long! Our rent is due in 2 days, on the 15th, and my first check doesn’t come for another two weeks.

Our landlord is amazing and so understanding if we’re a day or two late, but it makes me feel horrible because I know they have bills to pay too. And I’m also concerned that if I do ask them if we can pay 2 weeks late that it will just put us in the same spot two weeks later when rent is due again. All of the agencies I contacted for help need an eviction notice to help, and I definitely don’t want to let it get to that point and be even farther behind.

I’ve included a picture of our utility bill that is also due, since I didn’t have an actual “rent bill” to add. Our rent is $600.

So, if anyone has it in their heart to help us out, you’ll be forever appreciated!

paypal.me/beautynbrandall

Hi everybody.. My name is Jesse, and I am here today humbly asking for help. This is something that has never been easy for me, and not asking for help has made my life considerably harder. But i really have no other options right now.

I have managed to turn my life completey around in a year and half, but now I am overwhelmed with “real life” issues and struggling to keep up with everything financially.

Roughly 2 years ago I was literally using a backpack as a pillow and a sidewalk as a bed. In that backpack was everything i owned. I was addicted to heroin and desperately wanted to get off of it, but had no idea how. I lost everything in my life, from everything material, friends, family, and most importantly i was extremely close to losing my son, forever. That was the hardest thing to ever go through, and my addiction almost made that a reality. I pretty much gave up on life. I truly didnt care if i lived or died. In fact, I kinda welcomed death. I was so depressed, so alone, so lost.

I ended up overdosing on heroin, I and thank God my life was spared that day. I had what some people might call a spiritual awakening, and had flashes of my family, friends, and my son. I realized that there was still people that cared about me, and that were worried sick about me. That was the day i turned my life around. I put myself into detox, and then went to a rehab. I eventually began to work for the rehab, and I was helping people who were going through the same struggles that i was going through. It was very gratifying, and by helping others, at the same time it was helping me. Helping me stay clean and sober, helping me stay on the right track, and most importantly, helping me remember where i came from, and the nightmare i called life could happen again at any moment.

I eventually got into the carpenters union because there was no way i was gonna survive on the paycheck I received from the rehab, and because i love working with my hands. And life was good. I was catching up on bills, got my license back, bought a car, me and my girlfriend (my son’s mother) got an apartment together, and even have our son on the weekends from Friday night to Sunday night. I get to be a dad again. I’m able to bring him to tee-ball and soccer. I spoiled him. I have so much fun with him. Life was perfect. Until the I.R.S. caught up with me and now my paycheck is being garnished every week. And they dont mess around. They take a good chunck of my paycheck. And if that wasnt bad enough, court fees and resritution also gets a piece of each paycheck. I am now unable to stay on top, and began to struggle pretty badly. Im behind on bills. I am 2 weeks late on rent and our landlord is over being a nice guy. We are about to get kicked out of our apartment that we worked so hard to get and i have nowhere to go. I dont know how i would be able to tell my son he cant come over on the weekends cause there is nowhere to come over to.

There are times where I am so overwhelmed and stressed out that i honestly feel like giving up. But I dont. I keep fighting and moving forward. I remember how hard and depressing life was and i always keep that in the back of my mind, because i know i never want to end up back where i was.

So here i am, reaching out, asking for help. If someone can help us with rent, my family and I will be indescribably grateful.

Thank you to anybody who took the time to read this, and thank you to whoever is able to help. And if someone happens to read this that is going through the same thing I did, and battling with an addiction, I hope my story gives you some hope, and helps you realize that it is possible to change, and life can get significantly better. Please dont give up.

My paypal link is paypal.me/radsteinald

My name is Kay and I am 34 years old. I have a story to tell and I really appreciate you for reading. In life we all experience hardship some worst than others. I am turning to the public to ask you to please read my story and help me come out of this loophole that I am in. I was molested by my stepfather from the ages of 9-16 years old. Ever since I left home at the age of 18 it was no more being molested but a whole new different kind of hardship. I went from sleeping in cars, behind buildings, on people’s floors, in abandoned houses with no water or electricity. I was diagnose with hyperhidrosis and anxiety disorder because of all the trauma that I had been through as a kid. I have been suicidal and tried to commit suicide multiple times. My whole entire life I have never had anyone to run or reach out to. I have prayed and prayed and now I feel like at the end of the day I need to live because there is a purpose for me to be here. Besides needing surgery for my disorders, I am reaching out and begging you the public to please help me make a deposit on a new place to live so I can be able to keep my new job. I just started a job about two and a half months ago and it’s hard having to go from one location to another and sometimes not even knowing where to go or where I am going to lay my head that night or where I will shower the next day before work. Everywhere I’ve been ask for first, last, and security and I don’t have what it takes since I’ve only been working for two and a half months. I even have a copy of my account balance as of today while I am writing this to show you that I am sincere. Please, please help me with any donations as I would so greatly appreciate it. There are a lot of suffering in this world and my goal is to get better and start to help the helpless people in the same situation as me. Having a place to stay to me is a start to get healthier and I have faith that God will lead me through the rest of the way. I know I have a guardian angel somewhere watching over me and will help me beat this battle. Thank you all so much for reading my story and God Bless all of you..

paypal.me/kelisjeanjacques

Hello,

I’m, extremely, self-motivated and working towards getting off disability (SSDI). I’ve been putting myself through school, the last couple years. In addition, I’ve got my own place, for the 1st time in 6 years. I worked, really, hard to get this far, after being diagnosed with a rare Auto Immune disease, around 8 years. Doctors said I’d never walk unassisted, again. With physical therapy and pure determination and stubbornness, I escaped my wheelchair and regained a life I could be active in. I may never regain some feeling. That’s why I’m in school to start a career that I can work, with my disabilities. Finances are hard while studying and not making enough money to cover the unexpected.
I’d like to get caught up on rent, I am a month behind on $850 rent. I’d love to pay rent a couple months in advance, while I finish my degree, giving me piece of mind to finishing college, by concentrating on my studies and graduate in the Spring 2019.

Thanks,

I’m self-motivated and working towards getting off disability (SSDI). I’ve been putting myself through school. In addition, I’ve got my own place, for the 1st time in 6 years. I worked, really, hard to get this far, after being diagnosed with a rare Auto Immune disease. Doctors said I’d never walk unassisted, again. With physical therapy and pure determination, I escaped my wheelchair and regained a life I could be active in. I may never regain some feeling, but I I’m in school to start a career that I can work with my disabilities. Finances are hard while studying and not making enough money to cover the unexpected.

I’d like to get caught up on rent, I am a month behind on $850 rent. I’d love to pay rent a couple months in advance, while I finish my degree. This would give me piece of mind to concentrate on finishing college, concentrate on my studies and graduate in the Spring 2019.

Elisha (Li)

paypal.me/weshallovercome

Hello, I’m A mom of 3 trying to figure out how to fix this situation I got myself into.  I can’t ask my parents as they barely have enough to pay their bills and don’t want them to end up in the same situation I have gotten myself into. I had taken out a loan to help my brother with money issues and pay some bills I had and have been trying to pay it back.  He had gotten hurt at work and disability only last so long. and couldn’t  ask our parents so I tried to help.  I was able to manage it with my rent and bills. Then my car broke down and I had to try and fix it. It was one thing after another and I still had to junk it after trying to fix the engine and other major issues. When I would take the bus to work I would end up being late a few days a week, and it takes an HR to get to work. I would have to leave by 6:40am and wouldn’t get home till 7:30 pm.  So after taking the bus to work to try and save money I ended up having to buy a car. So I had to get a loan for the down payment. Now 8 months later I’m 2 Months past due on  my car payment and worried it will get taken away and Im past due on my loans.  I have finally started to get my credit good and don’t want it to start going down. I have a lil over 2,000 due on my car and about 10,000 due for loans. I’m at a loss and don’t know what else to due. I’m trying to get a hold on everything and overdraft fees aren’t helping.  I’m lucky  that 2 of my kids are older so don’t need child care for them,  but I’m going to need to get it for my youngest. His dad has been watching him.  But he has his own bills and thinking needs to take care of. I have been trying to take are of it but, I’m barely getting my rent paid and worried that I won’t be able to pay that soon. I’m trying to figure out anything I can do. I understand I got myself into this and I  hoped  I would get myself out but I don’t think I can. Anything can help. Thank you for taking your time to read this and  any donation you give. Once I grout of this I would be able to not owe anything and start saving finally paypal.me/mof3

I am in a dire situation after having one roommate tragically killed on his motorcycle last week and having the other one decide to leave in the night due to an inability to pay rent. Now I am left shouldering the entire balance of rent which is now past due. I work full time as a cook trying to make ends meet while living in the extraordinarily expensive California Bay Area.
I pride myself on my work ethic and independence. I have never been in a situation like this before and am now desperate to make rent so that I do not end up homeless without the financial means to find a new apartment to rent, not to mention how difficult it would be to find a new living situation with an eviction on my record.
I am currently short 2000 dollars as I went ahead and paid the other household bills (power, water, garbage, internet, renters insurance) believing that my flighty roommate would be paying the majority of rent while I covered household bills and the remainder of rent. To have one roommate pass away tragically and the other leave and disappear within the span of a week is devastating to me. I am working as many hours as I can and have offered to pick up co-workers shifts but that does not provide me with the money I need right now. I am genuinely afraid that I will be living in my car with my 2 cats soon with no other options. I do not have any family to ask for help, nor do I have friends who make enough money to help me out even short term as living in the bay is so cutthroat. I do not own anything of significant value to sell( not even my car, it is a salvage title 97 carolla) and have exhausted all my options. If anyone is willing to help I would be grateful and willing to work out a repayment option if you so desire.

My paypal is: paypal.me/LauraKLewis

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my request.
Laura

Hello,

I am in a rough spot this month.  I was about to give up, but did the smart thing and called my brother.  He talked some sense back into me, and I started a search on the internet for help.  I came across this site.  I had two jobs and lost one (with Amazon).  I have no family except for my brother, and he’s got a child and is struggling to make ends meet.  I am going to pursue job leads tomorrow, and do day labor if I need to.  My problem is immediate with rent and various bills due in the next week.  I have a roommate and my half of the rent is $850 (Denver is outrageous for apartment rent).  My storage unit rent (which I am going to sell off to pay bills as soon as I pay the rent this month) is $110.  Other various bills (food, power, etc) come to around $220 to get me to the mid point of this month (November).  I am willing to accept anything that is offered.  I will repay the money if you like, as long as I can make small payments until I get back on my feet.  If you won’t accept repayment, I would like to keep in contact with you in some way, because I would like to pay it forward at some point on this site, as was done for me.  I’d like to send you a message when I’m able to, so you know you’ve not only helped me, but I’ve helped someone else in repayment of your kindness.

For those that have read this far, thank you.  I’d like to give you a quick list of my plans so this never happens again.  First, I’m going to get my GED.  I dropped out of high school my senior year because I lost my parents and needed to work.  I’m tired of that holding me back, and I’m going to get my GED as soon as possible.  Once I have that, there is a job hiring here (a manufacturing job) that pays very well and offers lots of overtime.  The day after I finish the last GED test (it’s five parts, I believe, each one just under $40, so I’ll have to save a bit) I’m going to apply for the manufacturing job.  I just want to have a solid single job that has benefits, pays well and is an established company.  I’d like to help my brother with his daughter, and help myself by paying off old debt, as well.

I apologize for the long post.  I wanted to give as much background as possible, though.  I’m not even sure that this site is a real thing.  I never expected this to even exist.  I’d like to update the person helping me so that they know their money was not wasted.  I was in tears just hours ago, but now realize that I have to get to work.  Self pity will not help, neither will pride.  I refuse to wallow in pity, and have gotten rid of my pride preventing me from asking for help.

I need help.  Anything  helps.  I will pay it forward.  Thanks for your time.

William

P.S. I’m not a computer wiz.  I can send links to my rent page, and can take pictures of other bills on my phone and transfer it to my computer via USB, if anyone desires.  I can figure those out, I’m pretty sure. **Edit** I found a rent card that I used to get (before I switched to just email bills).  I posted it, and it’s similar to my current rent, even though it’s an older bill.

Hello, my name is Don, I’m 26 years old and I currently live in Miramar Florida. Upon arriving here I was given an opportunity to work for a construction company called Downrite Engineering. The guy who offered the job was my stepdad. He and my mom had been separated for 5 years and he constantly urged me to have my mother move from Orlando Florida To Miami Florida So That They Can Be Together Again; But my mother refused and declined his offer. My stepdad offered me a job and I had been working since April 1st, 2018 For 6 Months But My employment Came to an abrupt end When my stepdad began Calling Me Slurs, And Disgusting Names. He Even cursed at my mother in front of me. I Believe that the Situation he caused started to get to him so he would threaten me Almost Everyday On The job. And coworkers would Pull me to the side to tell me that he’d say bad things about me and my family. Eventually I found an Efficiency To Move Into But my stepdad ended up firing me and telling me to go back to Orlando; which i thought was highly inconsiderate because he told me he’d help me find a good job and he’d offer me a place to live. So I accepted his offer without knowing he plotted on using me to get to my mother. Now, I’m Without a job and I can’t afford to pay $700.00. I Was Let Go Of My Job In September And immediately I told my landlord that I lost my job. They gave me 1 extra month but now it’s Almost 3 Months I Haven’t Paid. I’m Scared Because I’m subject to becoming homeless. I Continue To Respect And Forgive People Like That Because We Need kindness And Support From Each Other. United we stand but divided we fall. I Really Need Support At The Moment To Pay Rent And Bills. I’ve Spent All My Money Paying my stepdad for rent ($500), Plus WiFi ($60), Groceries ($100) And Cleaning Supplies ($100) These are the prices he gave to me for his house. The only reason I submitted to his offer because I thought I saw a man of integrity and respect that I could look up to But Instead he was a wolf in sheeps disguise. If There is anyone who can help me please Find It In Your Heart To give Me A Boost.

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This may be one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. To put my pride aside and ask total strangers to help me. In late august my fiance, and father to our beautiful 5 year old daughter, lost his job as so many others did when a new business took over his company. Since then we have been trying to stay afloat with me being a part time cashier at a retail store and he as an uber driver, as well as driving or lift, uber eats, and doordash, and filling out applications. I have just taken on a second job as a part time shift leader at a fast food restaurant, but with me just starting I of course have to wait two weeks for a check and do not have the the luxury of my bills and rent waiting for that check. Trying to work and then work around our daughters school schedule is hurting as well since we live in a city where we have no family members to help us. Our rent was due on 11/01/18 and we have until 11/15/18 to pay or be put out. Our rent is $577.00. That being said we also have a $616.00 electric and water bill due on 11/12/18. I am asking for anyone who can be of any assistance to my family as we go through this rough patch in our lives, please please help us. We are trying our hardest to take care of our family but sometimes life knocks you down and its hard to get back up. I pray that someone sees this message and find it in their heart to help out even if its not much it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to anyone who reads this and is inspired to help.

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My name is Amanda and I am 23 years old. I am asking for help with my property taxes because I do not have sufficient funds to pay them and I am falling behind in all other financial aspects. I am a full-time university student (15  units) and I work very hard to maintain excellent grades. Unsurprisingly that makes it impossible for me to work more than a few hours a week doing a barely above minimum job because I do not yet have a degree. I do side gigs when I can, but altogether I make very little money.

I receive a small amount of help from financial aid but I pay for my tuition, books, bills, and everything myself and have been doing so for a very long time. A small backstory to my position is that I do not have parents, my mother who was my only parent passed away when I was 16 of natural causes and I have been on my own working and going to school with no financial assistance ever since. My mom never finished high school and was a single parent but worked so hard in her life as to leave me with a house that did not have a large mortgage on it when she passed. I am very grateful to have a roof over my head but to claim that it is a money pit to have to constantly repair and maintain an old house and pay taxes and payments on is an understatement. My backyard, one bathroom, and other things are so broken down they are unusable and the house needs a lot of work. On top of that college is not the cheapest luxury.

Now it has to be kept in mind that I cannot simply just get rid of the house, it is my childhood home and the last piece of my mom I have left and I wish to one day fix it in her honor. It would also be just as much a financial burden to try and pay rent anywhere remotely close to my school (southern California pricing is wild).

The bottom line is I’m trying my absolute hardest to stay afloat. As I said I work so hard to try to make my future worth something but it’s so hard to do it alone. I don’t ask for things from the couch, but sometimes all the effort you can muster is still not enough. I’ve done the best I can but I find myself finally needing to ask for help. Please help me pay my property tax so I can safely pay tuition too.

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Hi, my name is Lexi.

I’m a 20 year old female. I lost my mom a few months ago and I ended up paying for all of her funeral expenses. It was a very hard time and I wasn’t thinking about the money, as most people don’t.
Fast forward two months, I lose my job that I’ve been at for 2 years. All my friends stop talking to me. I’ve been incredibly depressed and it’s been hard to find another job or to even get out of bed sometimes. Two days ago I went to the hospital without health insurance, because I could tell something was wrong. The doctor told me that I had a miscarriage. I’ve felt numb since they told me. I lost everything.

I live alone and I’m falling so behind on my bills because of everything that’s been happening. My car is breaking down, no jobs are giving me a chance, and my electricity is about to be shut off for the second time within a month. I’m barely paying November’s rent. My bank account is almost negative. I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel very, very helpless. I’ve always been a strong person and a hard worker but I don’t know how to overcome this.

My monthly expenses are roughly $1,000 and I have over $5,000 in debts, mainly medical bills. I feel like there’s absolutely no chance that I will make it out of this. I’m giving up hope and it feels like I’m drowning. I have absolutely nobody to lean back on. I’m not the type of person to ask for things, especially money, but I have never been more desperate. I don’t have a lot of time left to get my stuff together, and I’m terrified of becoming homeless and really having nothing.

Please, please help me. ANYTHING at all is appreciated.

Thank you

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Moving across the country has cost so much more than we expected it to. Even with savings and credit cards. My job situation has not been stable or promising despite my best efforts. I’m still going to keep fighting for it but as of right now our living situation is now at risk as is a portion of my husbands job. We are behind on car payments, my accounts overdrawn and rent is coming due. I have enough money waiting to deposit to bring my account back to the positive but that’s pretty much it at the moment.  Part of my husbands work is uber which he hasn’t been able to utilize ( we are waiting on a title transfer) if we lose the car we lose even more income. I hate with every fiber in my being having to do this but I have nowhere else to turn and fully anticipate on paying this forward in any way I can when I am able.My family has helped so much and are pretty strapped for cash right now and his family isn’t involved in our lives. As of right now 900 is what we need to stay afloat but anything at all helps. This literally just smashes my pride into pieces but I have nothing left to sell or pawn. We don’t have kids but I have my furbaby who needs a roof over his head too. I’m trying to start my own business, help my friend in restarting her business and trying to work as much as I can but I seem to be stuck and stagnant. A kind word or advice would be appreciated as well. Thank you so much for reading!

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My name is Brittany, I’m engaged and have a 5 year old daughter that lives with me and an 8 year old son that lives with his dad. I recently changed jobs and started working at a warehouse for a major retailer. The hours are long but the pay is good however I missed a couple of days due to medical appointments that were made prior to me taking the job and I have only received one paycheck so far. I was working at a dollar store prior to accepting my current job and when I put in my 2 weeks notice the manager took me off of the schedule so I ended up going almost a month without getting paid. I’ve only managed to pay half of my rent for October and my land lady is threatening me with an eviction if I don’t have her paid in the next couple of days, then rent for November is due as well so I’m stressing trying to figure a way to pull together all of this money. My fiancé also just began a new job it’s minimum wage and part time but he has to take what he can because we don’t have anyone to help with child care so we work opposite schedules. My daughter is not in school yet and we don’t have the money for daycare. We have been going through quite a struggle since our room mate ran off with the rent money a year ago which led to us being evicted and spending a few months in the shelters. We moved into our current apartment in June, the rent is 650$ per month. As of right now after the late fees the land lady has tacked on and what we have already paid we still owe 275$ for October’s rent, the land lady is asking for it to be here when she come to do work on another apartment in the building on  Tuesday (10/30/2018) then November’s rent is due on the 5th. I will be getting a paycheck on the 2nd but it won’t be enough to cover the full amount of rent, we will probably still be around 250$ short and there is a 50$ late fee for any payment made after the 5th followed by a 5$ a day late fee for each additional day its late. I am so afraid to lose this place and end up back in the shelter, especially so close to the holidays. We sat my daughter down the other day and explained to her that because of money problems we might end up having to return to the shelter and she cried her little eyes out. It broke my heart, please help me avoid having to take my daughter back to that awful place. If someone could just help us get caught up on rent for October and November we would be able to budget our money out perfectly to stay up to date on our rent and other bills but if we don’t find a way to catch up we will be homeless. I hate to be one asking others for help but I don’t want my daughter to spend the holidays in the shelter. Not to mention my fiancé and I would both lose our jobs if we have to go back to the shelter as we would have no way to get to and from work. I would be so grateful for any help given and would be prepared to return the favor of helping someone in need once I am not the one that needs help. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help.

Thanks so much,

Brittany

my PayPal is https://paypal.me/BritC123

Hi. I never thought we’d be here, but I am at a loss of what else to do. We have 3 young children 7, 14 months, and 3 months. I have been looking for a job to get me back to work since our youngest was born in July. My husband works as a landscaper for a small business owner. The landscaping business he works for has recently taken a nose dive in available hours. He used to be able to work easily 50 hours a week, now he’s lucky if there is 15. This has caused us to very quickly fall behind on our bills. Every week we hope there will be a full week of work or one of us will find a full time job so we can turn it around. My husband did interview for a job and it went well, but he can not start until his background and drug test are complete. The company said about 2 weeks for the background and they couldn’t schedule his drug test until Nov 10th! At this point we are 2 weeks from having our electric shut off for a $600 bill. We still owe $40 for September’s rent, we owe $1150 for October, and next week it’s time for November to be due as well. Our landlord has tried to be understanding, but she’s getting impatient understandably. We’ve even considered moving all of us into a 1 bedroom to cut cost until things look up, but even the moving expenses would be too much. We had to shell out $400 at the beginning of the month because in July while we were preparing for our sons arrival the registration on the car lapsed. We had to pay the car taxes, the registration, and the ticket. It’s been really rough. Anything at all would help. We just want to get back on track and keep a roof over our children’s heads and keep food on the table. Please if you can help we would pay it forward as soon as we could in every way possible.

I’ve fallen on really hard financial times. I owe $1999 My rent is past due and I’m trying to avoid eviction. Living in California is really expensive. I’m working on moving but I CANT be evicted. I have a 7 year old and I want him to have a home for the holidays. Please help us. Any amount you can chip in will be a blessing.

I am currently college student at Sierra College in my second year, living with my boyfriend and his mother and I really need help. I’m currently working around 30 hours a week while also taking 13 units, i’ve supported my boyfriend and I through our senior year up until today, 3 years now, so he can pursue baseball and focus on school. For awhile scraping for money seemed like it was something I could handle but with rent and gas I just can’t seem to get out of this hole of having to skip meals to feed my boyfriend instead of myself. I’m living with a very toxic relationship (not my own) on a day to day basis, my family life has been complicated throughout my childhood and I do not have another healthy environment to take us to. I’ve been able to be on my own since I was around 12 and am taking care and cleaning things that are not mine and dealing with someone who projects all of their feelings and problems onto others. I feel as though it is a stretch to ask strangers to help me and my boyfriend out of a bad situation but I wanted to use this platform to at least try. I’m working off of a 1099 form and am not even sure if I will be able to pay my taxes at the end of the year due to the fact I’m being paid less than minimum wage. I really don’t know what to do except keep working myself into the ground, I couldn’t imagine this ever happening but if you would like to help me i would so greatly appreciate it. The picture provided is around my usual monthly expenses, a little lower than usual, but I only make around 1,100 a month so i’m usually left with 100 or less.

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