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Young, unemployed female has hit hard times

 

Hello!

I need help bad!!! :’(

I have an ad up on Craigslist looking for work because I can do housekeeping and run concession stands but everyone messaging me just wants to F***. 

I need money right now real bad.  I don’t like asking for a handout but I don’t have any money and I need to make a minimum payment of $95 to my credit card by the start of next month. 

And I need to buy food.

Nothing expensive I live mostly on frozen dinners.

And I need to be able to pay rent $400 a month. 

Anyone please help!

Currently seeking work but unemployed right now and just hustling Gigs just to make it by to survive. 

Any kindness would be much appreciated in these hard times. 

Thank You, and God Bless!!! 😇❤️

paypal.me/CatherineTheGreat

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Starting Over & STRUGGLING

Hello my name is Carolyn and like many others I’ve decided to start over with my life and career choices to help benefit my future. 

 

In the last 5 years, my life has been a constant roller coaster of emotional events. In 2013, my dad came back home because he was too sick to take care of himself in the Philippines. That same year I was finishing up my 2-year program at The Art Institute of Philadelphia and graduating with an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts, which was at the time my dream. I intended to continue with the management program, which would only take 1 more year, and I would then graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Management. I did not take the opportunity because coming home to NY and taking care of my dad was much more important than school at the time. 

 

My dad was diagnosed with kidney failure, and had to go to dialysis 3x a week. The minute I came home from college, my whole life flipped into becoming an Aid for my dad alongside my mom and 2 sisters. In addition to taking care of him, I also had to look for a job. Unfortunately, the culinary job opportunities were not always available. I took whatever job I could, that would also accommodate the flexible scheduling of my dad and his appointments. It was as if I had to put my life and career on hold for him, as did my sisters. 

 

After 3 years of taking care of him, my dad passed away on 2/21/2016. It was hands down the most traumatic event I have ever experienced in my life. I was the one who called 911 when I saw his mouth turn blue and my mom doing chest compression (she is a nurse). I was the one who flagged down every ambulance, cop, EMT worker as I ran out of my house crying because I did not know what else to do. I remember the people who came that night and comforted my mom, sisters and I as we broke down in the Emergency Room. I remember seeing his lifeless body on the gurney and not opening his eyes to see us. All I could remember is him making my sister promise him “Make sure that Carolyn gets her Bachelors Degree”. 

 

2016 was a rough year, I watched life and death happen in the same year. My sister tells me it’s poetic, I like to think that it’s God’s way of preparing me for whatever he had planned. All I did for the next couple of years was work pointless jobs after that, just making ends meet and not fulfilling anything meaningful in my life. 

 

In 2018, I decided to go back to school. This time was going to be different, I wanted to choose a path that I know will benefit my future. One that will keep me on my toes and ready when someone needs it. I took my deep breath, gave all my fears and doubts to my dad up in heaven and told him that I don’t need them anymore because I’m going to be a nurse. I took all my prerequisites and applied for the nursing program which, like all schools is very competitive. This past June, I received my letter and will be starting the program this Fall 2019. 

 

I am 100% ready for this task, however, school is way TOO expensive. I am hoping someone can read my story and understand that I’ve come a long way now to finally finish school and I will NOT let the cost of school keep me from striving for my goals. Between the cost of books, uniforms, nursing equipment as well as my own personal expenses (car payments, credit card bills, gas, groceries, etc.). Anything will and can help me. Thank you for taking the time to read my story and I appreciate your generosity. 

 

paypal.me/carolynt3

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Disabled Couple In Need of Help!

My husband and I are currently both unable to work, thanks to surgeries that were needed due to his deployment and my mental health taking a severe downward spiral during that deployment. We were barely able to get rent paid this month and haven’t been able to pay any of the other bills yet. I have two cats that are comfort animals, since I have not been able to leave the house, and a service dog in training for when I can start to leave the house alone again. He doesn’t want me to ask for help, but I’m hoping that there are some warm-hearted people out there to help a couple down on their luck and in need. Not being able to pay bills or feed and take care of those I live with causes my mental disabilities to spike and make me go even deeper into a hole. I know my husband doesn’t want me to do stuff like this, but I know he is having just as hard a time with all this. He has another surgery soon and I know we won’t be able to pay for that either and the health insurance through the military isn’t helping as much as I wish it could. It tears me apart to see him like he is. If I was healthy enough to work, I would. I would get two jobs if I was able. I know he would do the same for me. His surgeries are supposed to get him up and walking again without pain or limping, but I know he is scared of what is going to happen afterwards. With no money in the bank and neither of us being able to work, this is really hard on us. We have no one else to turn to. I know there are people out there with goodness in their heart and that you want to help. Anything that can be given would be much appreciated. I want to be able to let my husband relax and not stress and worry as much as he is after his surgeries. If he isn’t able to let himself get better, I don’t know what we are going to do. I don’t want him to stress over all the bills and debts that have and are going to start piling up just because we are both trying to get better. If you can help, please, I just want to see my husband get healthy again.

 

https://paypal.me/karrissandco

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I am just looking for some help.

Hello,

I am a guy who is just asking for some help. I am stuck in a dead end job and I am just making enough money to get by financially but I am struggling mentally. I am not able to afford much in the entertainment department and this is why I am making this page. I know there are people out there who need more help than myself but I am hoping some one would be able to help me too as I would help if I could

One of my passions in life is to make video games and to start my own streaming channel. In order to do that it is rather expensive as you need great equipment and some extra dollars to get started. I am pretty sure I will be getting laid off from my job soon and I was hoping I can get some help to get a decent computer so I can start streaming to make some money.

I never in a million years would ask anyone for money that I know as I am too proud to put myself and anyone I love in that position as it has led to problems in the past. I am thus reaching out to the world to see if someone(s) who are more fortunate than myself can help.

My goal is to raise some money to get a new computer and desk so that I can start broadcasting my gaming. This is something I have had a passion for for a very long time and I really want to do it. Mild depression has been setting in as I am not sure what I am going to do going forward. I am working every day to better myself but money is always the issue. I have been able to save up a little money but if you know computers it is a bit expensive.

Anything anyone would be able to give me would be greatly appreciated and I know if I had the means I would do what I can to help some one fulfill their dreams too.

Here is my link:

https://paypal.me/ineedthehelp300

Thank you for taking the time to read.

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Jimmy Fallon Internship Moving Fund

I’m Latavia Young. I am Fall 2018 graduate from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Arts in Film and Media Production and a Minor in Digital Audiences. I am beginning my Masters of Fine Arts at Colorado State University in Arts Leadership and Cultural Management in this Fall 2019.

40330560_1561957297153080_r.jpegMe on set of my very first short film freshman year of university.

Throughout my undergraduate career, I led in many different capacities and self-expressed through various outlets; filmmaking, photography, modeling, and design. I served as a Creative Fellow for two years, mentoring freshman film, dance and theatre students through their transition from high school to university life and acting as a liaison between students, staff and administration. I was a member, then Creative Director, then President of the ASU Film Association creating networking and creation opportunities and spearheading our annual Student Film Festival two years in a row in addition to executing other large scale events and traditions. I also served on various committees and initiatives on campus at ASU such as Residence Hall Association where I advocated for resources for students who lived on campus, Woman’s Coalition where I took part in the planning of Women’s HERstory Month, and in the Herberger School for Design and the Arts where I pitched the idea that two years later became Herberger Day! In addition to my extracurricular activities, I wrote, directed, and/or produced many student films, completed a few internships (one being Meet the Filmmaker with Robert Townsend and Charles Burnett), worked two jobs including managing ASU’s very own Digital Creative Studio, and maintained a 3.4 cumulative GPA.

40330560_1561957460627486_r.jpegAccepting the Outstanding Producer’s Award December 2018

As a result of my grit throughout my 3.5 years of undergraduate university, in my sophomore and junior year I was award the School of Film, Dance and Theatre Special Talent Scholarship Award and in my senior year I was 1 of 5 undergraduate students of ASU’s over 40,000 students nominated as an Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leader and was awarded the Outstanding Producer’s Award from the School of Film, Dance and Theatre in addition to producing 7 films that were selected to showcase in the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Senior Showcase.

40330560_1561957642793846_r.jpegMy last night as the ASU Film Association President in April 2018

Yes, I kept myself busy during undergrad and I plan to do the same thing throughout Graduate School but with a twist; interning at the Jimmy Fallon Show!

I chose to complete my master’s program online to afford me the ability to enter the workforce and begin my career.

While starting my career was the plan, I wasn’t anticipating moving to New York until a few days ago, when I received an email stating that I was accepted into The Tonight Show’s Internship Program for Fall 2019!
Due to being afforded the luxury of living back at home with my parents in order to focus and save money for my Graduate Program, I am raising money to both assist me in relocation from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Manhattan New York by or around August 1st as the internship begins on August 5th as well as initial costs.

If you didn’t know, living in New York costs a pretty penny (quite a couple pretty pennies…(okay a lot more than a couple)). Currently, most apartment rentals, subleasing, and/or long-term Airbnb rentals require large deposits/down payments and/or excessive income requirements which with more that I can give upfront would give me more an ability to get into an agreement with a landlord. I have also looked into student housing in New York which is anything from $8,000 – $10,000, with half of it due upfront.

Why complete this internship rather than stay home and save money?

I have loved storytelling and entertainment for as long as I can remember. I later discovered that I have an insatiable thirst for success and a drive that keeps me busy and wanting of the highest goals that I can attain in addition to the disbelief in the idea of not having enough money or enough time. My ultimate goal is to be a Film Producer and this is another huge step toward that.

40330560_1561957786423609_r.jpegMe on set of my senior capstone film

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Up to this point in my life, I am an example of what happens when I am loved, supported, and invested in and so I ask my family, my friends, my school community, my film community, and my creative community in general to continue to invest in me!

It would mean the absolute world to me to get as close as possible to this goal not only for my career but the fact that I have a community willing to continue to push me and believe in me!

If you’re interested in seeing any of my work please visit my portfolio: https://thelataviayoung.myportfolio.com/

Here are some publications that I am involved in:
An Interview with Dean Tepper, Dean of Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
https://vimeo.com/240877640

Statepress Article about the ASU Digital Creative Studio
https://www.statepress.com/article/2018/02/spcampus-digital-creative-studio-opens-in-mu

Article about ASU Creative Fellows
https://campus.asu.edu/content/asus-herberger-institute-fosters-creative-community

Statepress Article about the ASU Film Association
https://www.statepress.com/article/2018/04/spartcult-film-students-are-set-to-showcase-their-best-work-at-the-upcoming-student-film-festival

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I would like to give a huge thanks to anyone who has ever donated to and/or shared any of my film projects in the past. You have all been a part of getting me to this point but I have so much further to go!

Thank you for reading!

– Latavia Young

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Isabella’s Road To Recovery

On January 9, 2019 Isabella was born. She was born a month early and with many complications. She is almost four months old and has already been to four different hospitals and is in the process of getting transferred to her fifth hospital . It has been a heartbreaking, stressful, and draining time for me and my family. She has lived her entire four months in hospitals she has not been able to come home yet.

Isabella has been diagnosed with trisomy 8, tracheomalacia, lung disease, butterfly vertebrae,     anemia and some other minor things.

She was born with patent ductus arteriosus which is a heart defect. She had surgery for it and everything went successful with that. She was also born with a hole in her heart called atrial septal defect, her doctors said when she is between the age of 3-5 they will probably have to do surgery to close it.

She has been on a ventilator most of her life, she can not breathe on her own. After her heart surgery they found out she has tracheomalacia. With her lung disease and the tracheomalacia, the only option was for her to have another surgery to get a tracheotomy and a feeding tube put in.

The doctors don’t know when or if she will ever get to have that removed. So when Isabella is able to come home she will be on machines and monitors.

Its only been four months and Isabella has already been through so much. You never expect as a parent when your child is born that you would ever have to go through this. It has been a very hard time in my life to see Isabella going through all of this.

Her medical bills are already over $15,000 and we still have a long road ahead of us. She’s been at  Riley’s hospital in Indianapolis for about a month now. The hospital is over two hours away from home, I have a seven year old at home so I’m always going back and spending alot on gas money. I am currently not working or will be able to work once she comes home she will need care 24/7. So I ask if you can please help with medical bills, gas, living expenses, home care, and for the things she will need when she is able to come home. Thank you so much for your kindness, generosity, love and support.

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Student Loans and Medical Bills (Diabetic)

Hi, I’ll start by giving a little background on myself. I come from a low-middle class family. Neither of my parents or grandparents have been to college which makes me a first generation student. I major in business and minor in finance at the University of South Florida. The greatest concern at the moment are my medical bills because not only have some of them gone into collection affecting my credit, but they are due to hospital trips that were out of my control. Being a type 1 diabetic, I am insulin dependent and need it to survive. Anytime I eat I must give myself a shot to maintain a healthy blood sugar. Due to issues with my insurance company their miscommunication with my pharmacy, I have landed in the hospital more than twice within the same school year, one of those times being an extreme emergency that resulted in me going into cardiac arrest but thankfully being saved. This has added extreme stress for me as I have missed classes for being in the hospital and that has made it hard to catch up in my studies. School is already stressful enough as it is. Diabetes, insurance/pharmacy issues, tuition & living expenses on campus, and medical bills are just the beginning of my financial struggle and I am only 20 years old.

I do not receive any financial support or help from my father who is not in the picture and my mom currently lives paycheck to paycheck to support herself and my 10 year old sister up north so she does not have it to give. I am on a job hunt at the moment as I have just moved to a new area. I have a lot on my plate, but my main focus is to get my medical bills out the way and pay off my credit card so I can fix my credit asap! Next, is to start paying back my student loans because each semester it piles up and adds on and soon I will have to start paying them back.

Any amount is appreciated as it all adds up and I count each donation as a blessing no matter how small! I am doing this all on my own and have never been the type to ask for money, but I am becoming desperate as I watch my financial situation become worse. I appreciate you taking the time to read this post and I hope you could help me out.

Thanks in advance!

Paypal.me/juju218

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Feeling Lost & Confused

Hey there!

 

My name is Tom. I’m a 21 year old living in Montana, and I am currently living with my parents. The reason I am coming to ‘Begging for Money’ isn’t because I’m lazy and hoping someone will throw money under me as a safety net. I came here because I have been trying to move to a town two hours away from where I currently live (and another reason that I will reiterate later on). It’s a beautiful, hip and lively college town where my best friend is living. I’ve wanted to move there since I graduated from High School in 2016. 

 

It seems like no matter how much I work my ass off (whether it be two or three jobs), things keep getting thrown in front of me and delaying me (I also have a phone bill and car insurance to pay on top of everything). I have a Honda Accord from 2003, and as many can suspect there may be a few issues with an older car. It seems like 2019 is the year of car troubles for me. I had to replace both my front tires entirely at the beginning of the year, and I understand that’s not the worst issue to have. I also, however, had to replace my spark plugs a few months after my tires. This is a bit of a bigger issue. And of course, with my luck, a deer ran into my car while I was going 75mph the week after I got my spark plugs changed. This repair took $423 out of my bank account because I don’t have liability on my car insurance. Which took a huge toll on my moving plans and therefore my mental health. I was so close to moving I could taste it, but I had to pay for my car. Then, to add to that, my roommate told me she didn’t want to move less then a month before we were planning on moving. We had looked at apartments for months. We even went to a few stores and looked at decorations and other “new apartment” items. In the past I had another friend lined up as a roommate, but she canceled as well. 

 

The second reason I’m coming to this website for help is because my step-dad got laid off from a really great paying job. I’d really like to get out of my parents’ hair to give them one less thing to worry about. They are both super stressed about my dad being laid off. My mom has a job, but we’re in a small city and she cleans for people. As you could imagine you don’t make too much money from cleaning in a small town and that’s all of their income right now. I have a younger brother who lives with us too and I can only imagine how he’s feeling. It’s scary when your parents, the hardest working role models in your life, are squirming and struggling to stay above water. I’d love to be able to help them and move out at the same time.

 

I’d like to give a future thank you to everyone who donates right now. Every single penny helps, and I couldn’t be more genuinely grateful to anyone who helps me and my family. If you want to know more information about me, please feel free to email me at the link below. Just know I try to be as genuine and real as possible in every situation. I hope you have a great day. Below are my links and some images of me & my bills I’ve paid and have to pay monthly

 

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Young mentally ill woman just needing some help

My name is Brandy and I am 20 years old. I am currently in need of some money for basic stuff like food, bills, cat food/litter, personal care, etc. I am severely mentally ill and unable to work and provide for myself. I feel absolutely helpless because of this, and not being able to be independent is taking even more of a toll on my mental health.

I am autistic with other mental health issues/illnesses. I have severe depression and anxiety. These past few years have been extremely hard for me. My mental health has severely declined, and I am extremely miserable. I have also struggled with suicidal thoughts. I have never had a job because of my mental health. My living situation also has an affect on my mental health, and I am wanting desperately to move out.

My family and I are very poor. For several months now we have been without our food stamps. I literally survive mostly on snack foods these days, which is obviously not very healthy. Most days I only have one meal a day, or I would have little snacks throughout the day. I want to be able to have a nice home cooked meal, but there is literally nothing in our fridge. I just want to be able to easily get something to eat from the kitchen when I am hungry. I am so tired of not knowing where my next meal is coming from or if I am even going to be able to eat that day.

I have 3 cats and 2 dogs, but I mostly care for 2 of the cats; one of them is my own cat who I am solely responsible for. She has specific needs. She has a sensitive stomach and is allergic to flea bites. I have been needing to take her to the vet for months now, but I have absolutely no money for vet fees/medicine. Recently I noticed she seems to be feeling sick, and I believe she might have worms. So now I absolutely have to take her to the vet and get her some medicine. I feel absolutely horrible because I love my cat so much, and I want her to be happy and healthy.

I am trying my best everyday, but recently I have been feeling awful about my situation. I just feel worthless. I would greatly appreciate if anyone could donate to me. Literally anything helps and is appreciated. Thanks a lot guys. :)

paypal.me/vaultbitch

 

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Help Support Advice Guidance

Hello, My name is Amber.  I live in Milwaukee County currently in my vehicle. I am reaching out to all I think that would be able to help us. We are in no way looking for a handout, but we do need help. I lost my job do to Sexual Harassment and lost everything. I was denied Unemployment because no one believed me & the people that did see it, looked the other way and did not want to be involved. I worked in a Factory. The ratio between Men & Woman were obviously not equal and the turn over rate was terrible. So firing people for there actions wasn’t important. So Instead of staying & dealing with it, I walked away.  So now we are put in a unfamiliar position. We stay on my brothers floor when we are allowed to stay or I stay in my car. The only income I do receive is by Donating Plasma or Food Stamps or side gigs on Craigslist. I have little to none of Family or support. My Parents and Brother suffer from alcoholism and trying to form some kind of relationship has been impossible. So at the end of the day, we are all we have and need. But At the same time, I have to suck up my pride and ask for help because I don’t have the funds I need to get to a job in order to proved a home. So here I am :) I know there’s millions of others that deserve the same or even more than us. Trying  to just make it through the day, not even looking forward. I imagine the number is very large because I live in the homeless community. So I do apologize, I mean it. I’m sorry. I should not be where I am, WE should not be but we do remind ourselves that these times have made us both appreciate the little things even more than we did already. Which are the most important. I really don’t have a amount that we need. If I had to $100 or what ever you can help with. Thank you for reading and helping. I promise that when I get on my feet, to pay it forward.

paypal.me/AmberMay2

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Holding on to Hope

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Elyssa. I didn’t realize how hard explaining who I am and what I am doing this for would be. I am first and foremost a mom. I have 3 beautiful, amazing,loving kids. My middle child is going through a rough patch and it hurts my heart because I can’t fix it, and my oldest and youngest get even less of my limited time because of it. I want to be the best mom possible and give my children every opportunity I can. I am trying to be, but I work a lot to pay off bills that I can not seem to catch up on and now have to look into special programs for my middle child. I can’t afford to take time off to spend with them. I know they understand that I have to work and why I have to but I know they are sad and angry because I can’t always be there when they need me. When I am home, I am stressed out worried about how I am going to pay this or do that and I am not the mom I want to be. I was recently duped by an online scam artist and lost the vacation savings I had put up so I could give them one week away from the stressed out overworked person they see rarely. The promise was 4,500 dollars and I would pay back 126 a month for 42 months. I thought ” OMG! That is just what I need!” I am now even further behind and even more sad that I will have to go harder to make things happen. I feel angry, sad and like I failed. I mean really how hard is it to come up with an extra 5000 to pay a few things off, fix my vehicle and take a week or two off and give us all a break. I work as an assistant manager in a local gas station chain. Not the best money and sometimes have to work first, second and third shift in a week. To say that I am exhausted is an understatement, my soul is tired but I will keep going for my babies. They are all I have. My oldest, Jocelyn,17, us a star athlete and brings home amazing grades even though she is always busy. She has such a level head on her shoulders. Autumn, 15, is going through hell right now, but she has the biggest fight in her. She is my mini me! Brighton, 11, is my only son and tries so hard to be the man of the house and take care of me after I lost my fiancee. I was blessed by God when I had these kids. They are pieces of my heart and soul walking the earth. I would give anything to give them the world, but all they want is my time and attention.

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Hope on Wheels

Hey hey! My request is for $27,500 dollars.

Why this number?

Well, I’ve had a few serious brain injuries that has put my life on hold for 2 and a half years. I’m only 22 going on 23. I’m still in recovery but in January of this year (2019), I legitimately thought of killing myself and was planning on it, but couldn’t find any ways yet that didn’t involve pain or embarrassment on my part. I found a video on YouTube about a girl who lived in her van and was road tripping around in a fully renovated cargo van. I watched it a half dozen times and found other videos about it and the lifestyle of people who live in vans and get to have opportunities that no one that lives stationary “traditional” lifestyles can. Let alone a morose suicidal potato that the sheer action of moving too fast around the corner left her sick and weak and feeling winded and over heating.

By the end February I decided, after watching hundreds of these “vanlifers” videos and the goods and the bads and all the needed stuff for a sustainable lifestyle that will be good for me and Mother Earth, that I needed to do this thing. Because I’ve been a mad caged dog and this life I had been living was no life and was a form of purgatory. I was determined to get out of this life and into that. It’s been my key to actually working on my healing and forcing myself out of negativity and actually wanting to heal.

So I did the math and figured I could get a nice used Sprinter-style cargo for around 15k. And the total renovation process will cost around another 10k. And all the things that make a house a home like a fridge and a toilet and a bed will be around 1000 dollars. The registrations and insurances and passes for it will be 300. With 3,800 left over for accidents and bumper and gas. For what my big plan is…

I need to get out and travel. I need to see this nation and planet. I’ve earned it. I’m just getting to the point where sunlight directly doesn’t burn my eyes and can converge and diverge my vision properly. I have so much healing to go, but my plan is to go vagabond and roadtrip around North America for a while and give to the Earth by cleaning up litter along my way. It’s only fair.

Then after I become more worldly, get happy and true unbound movement and have more interesting stories then “I went in for my 12th CT scan and when I got the contrast- I really did wee my pants!” or “Then I had a blackout and caused a concussion because I sneezed too hard while walking to the kitchen for a glass of water.”I return to college and major in something good and I can use it to help others and do my part for the world. And take my van to college and pay for only a parking pass, because dorm living and or/renting an apartment is one of the biggest expenses of university, well besides books and credit fees. So it’ll save me money and I’ll be able to eat healthier due to being able to get fresh veggies and fruits and store them automatically rather than fatty convenience foods that store easy and can be transported on a long bus ride from a shopping mart or calorie laden cafeteria foods.

I hope you can help me do this. I’ve been banking on this and the minute I get that total clean bill of health bolting to the roads and seeing all that I can see. I really really really need this. It’s the key to my ongoing survival in this world. I’ve been hanging onto this idea and the prospects for dear life and as a way to not get myself back to the horrible place I was this January.

Yet again, please and thank you for your kindness and generosity.

https://www.paypal.me/lisvaes

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Pet Gecko needs expensive Procedure

I am a college student with an adorable 4 year old pet leopard gecko named Neptune. A few weeks ago I noticed he had something, that I thought was poop, coming from his backside. I left it alone, but a few days later it was still there. I did some research and did not find much online, so I made an appointment with the vet which was this morning.

The vet told me that Neptune has a prolapsed hemipenes. Basically that means that one of his sex organs did not retract like it should and is hanging out of him. Usually this is not a big deal, and it can be gently pushed back in with a q-tip or fixed by soaking them in sugar water, however, I did not notice Neptune’s prolapse until it had dried out, so the organ was dead and could not be safely put back inside him.

The veterinarian said it needs to be removed in order to alleviate any discomfort or pain and prevent future infection or harm to other organs. They estimate the procedure will be $382, which includes multiple medications, pre-procedure exams and fees. I also paid $70 for the appointment today, which is a big amount for me.

I have been looking into it, and I think this is a little higher than is typical for this type of procedure, but with an “exotic” pet it is hard to tell because places charge all different amounts. There is really only one veterinary office near me that treats reptiles, so I do not have a lot of options to lower the cost in that way.

Unfortunately, as a student, I am only able to have a part time job which does not pay super great.  I pay for my school through FAFSA grants, multiple scholarships and oh so many student loans. I also have all those regular adult bills that people have like water, heat, rent, etc. In my current situation I am not able to spare the kind of money right now that I need to help my friend and pet.

Neptune is very sweet gecko. He loves to climb in his tiny hammock and he eats meal worms. He is pretty big for his age and has a thick tail, which means he is healthy sized.  I got Neptune when he was very tiny, his stomach was the size of my thumb. He was a birthday present on my eighteenth birthday and he has been in my care for over 3 years now, I love him and I want to help him, I just do not have the money. Anything helps! Thanks.

paypal.me/jessica1113

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Spirallig into a black hole of debt

It all started after I graduated from college in 2016. I graduated from The Ohio State University and then from Ashland University with a teaching license. Unfortunately, no one was hiring an English teacher. I began subbing trying to pay off $40,000 of student loans. For the longest time I worked 3 different jobs to try and pay my loans.

Then I moved to Chicago, IL, where again, I couldn’t find a teaching job after months of searching. I accrued even more debt by getting a credit card to help with some of the costs for my sister’s wedding- where I was the maid of honor- and to help with the bills that were piling up.

Fast forward to today, and why I am here. I moved back to my home state of Ohio and had 3 jobs- until one filed for bankruptcy and closed many of their stores. I took out a line of credit so that I could afford to buy a used car- which I have already had to put $300 into repairs. I still have yet to find a teaching job here- which would help tremendously- including giving me healthcare.

I recently took out a small personal loan to help pay my rent for this month, however, I am now looking at a bank account with -$450. I have done everything I can think of to try and alleviate my debt- I’ve stopped using my credit card, I’ve tried to budget money, bought food in bulk to freeze for future meals, and have looked at other ways to make money, I have sent my resume out to countless jobs around where I live to try and get another job.

I also found out that my car’s A/C no longer works and I can’t afford to get it fixed.

I know I put myself in this situation, but I am desperate for some kind of help. I don’t want to go to my family, and part of me feels like I can’t go to them for fear of them telling me they either can’t help (which has happened) or that I made this mess and that I have to fix it, or my favorite saying ‘that’s life’. I have been feeling like I am on my own and just feel this weight of all this debt just drowning me. Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Paypal: https://paypal.me/angelchristine93

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Homeless and Trying to move!

Dear readers,

My name is John and I live with my wife and dog in the State of Utah.. I currently live in a hotel which includes a bathroom and a tiny room. Life here is really hard for us because we have no kitchen so we have to survive of things we can microwave.

This place is one of the worst in the state. I been living here for over a month now and there’s been shootings, rooms getting shutdown and cops getting called constantly.

My wife can’t even leave the room alone without getting harassed by someone.

We been trying to desperately look for another place but have had no luck so far.

The last place we lived at, the person who we were renting the room from stold all of our money leaving us homeless in the street.

We had to live in the car for over a week until we could save enough money to get a place.

My wife and I don’t smoke or drink or use any sort of drug.

We don’t spend money going out since we can’t afford it. We get all of our groceries from food pantries.

Even after all of this we still can’t save any money.

Our dream would be to leave Utah and start a new life in North Carolina. We been doing a lot of research and the houses down there are way cheaper and also the land is cheaper. On top of that they have beaches down there and the food is one of the best.

My wife has  a dream of wanting to start her own dog company, But we can’t do that unless we get a house first. Once we accomplish that then she would love to start it in the backyard.

It would mean the world to me to be able to make her dream a reality and to potentially start a family.

This is why I need a helping hand. I’m not asking for much just whatever you can donate.

Here’s my Link for my PayPal: https://paypal.me/johnandsarah0115?locale.x=en_US

Sincerely John.

 

 

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Please help with my transportation/car

Hello,

So, it’s amazing how much one set back can affect so many things in one person’s life. I’m currently back on my feet and working two jobs, but hit a health issue recently which set me back a few months. I have a long term condition I was just diagnosed with one year ago that requires lifelong management, and side effects from the treatment knocked me on my feet recently. Dizziness, fatigue, anemia, rapid heart rate,  and I was unable to really drive or do anything at all, which meant I couldn’t work. I also didn’t have the ability to get disability, because disability is for long term issues and this would clear up with time. But, no money meant danger of going broke. I’m also trying to work on $3000 back rent and food, bills, etc (all my money is earmarked for the next three months on bills), but with my new jobs I think I can get those things under control.

At the same time, my car is completely in danger of falling apart if I can’t get the fuel pump fixed. Right now, it won’t go over 50mph and it dies often. The problem is, it’s an expensive fix, one that I had no idea was coming and one I can’t do anything about for months. It really impedes a lot of things and progress if I can’t drive my car. The total cost I was quoted is $1200. Anything that can help me get my car going is going to help get me back on track in a lot of ways. I can’t imagine what I will do if I can’t drive to work anymore, as the bus system here is not feasible where I live. Thank you for your consideration, and I promise to pay it forward.

I attached the transcript from the latest voicemail, where I attempted to use Kia’s “good will” services to get the fuel pump fixed, but it was denied.

paypal.me/bluejenn

 

 

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I’m in desperate need of miracle!

I am writing this in tears praying that someone who has extra funds can help my dear family. We are a family of seven that devoted our lives to serving others and have fallen on some hard times. My husband is a very hard worker and 8 years ago our dream came true when we were able to purchase our dream home. He was raised from a broken home and never had stability in a home as a child. They always moved from apartment to apartment and lived in poverty. One of his proudest moments was to be the first in his family to break free from that lifestyle of poverty and be a homeowner.  We were both working and had 4 kids raising them in a beautiful neighborhood with great schools and friends. Well I had a surprise pregnancy after 10 years and it came with high risk and complications our son was in Nicu for awhile and I had to stop working. Going down to one income began to really affect us and we started falling behind on payments. I started a work from home job to be able to juggle being with baby and being able to work. The pay is less than what I was making and today we received notice that our house is in active foreclosure. On top of all this both our cars have broken down this past week and our phones are scheduled to be shut off tomorrow. We can’t seem to catch a break. We are trying to dig out this hole and are desperate for a breakthrough. We need $10,000 to save our home and it’s already been sent to the mortgage companies legal attorneys. We are youth pastors for 15 years serving our church and counseling teens. We are utterly ashamed and many don’t know our situation. I know God can work where there seems to be no way so if you find it in your heart I would be forever grateful. Thank you!

https://paypal.me/evita238?locale.x=en_US

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Flooded basement

  • A little bit about me, I am  29 years old, almost completely self-sufficient and have been investing in cryptocurrency for a little over a year at this point. I collect things from BTC, to BTT, and CSC. Also other coins have been in my portfolio which I had  managed to put a good amount of money into  my portfolio. Over the year Recently, Nebraska was hit with a good weather event. In this time I had invited my buddy, his wife and his two-year-old daughter to come live with me and my girlfriend.  Well during the rain, it flooded my basement and as a result it did ruin a good chunk of my property. As a result I am needing to ask for support. We needed a pretty big sum for the repairs. Of which, included a new furnace, and water heater. You know what they say, when it rains, it pours.

Thankfully due to my previous cryptocurrency adventures, I was able to handle most of the costs with everything that I had. I do believe that cryptocurrency can change the future, I know had I not been investing in it earlier I would not have any money  to be fixing what is going on at the moment.

The first thing you might be wondering is why would I ask for cryptocurrency at this moment? Well mainly to rebuild the assets which I lost.

I know I probably don’t have a right to ask for money, but if anyone can donate anything that would be wonderful. Whether or not it is .01 Bitcoin, $100, or anything else even words of encouragement, that would be wonderful. So if you would like to send me money via PayPal the link is below and I also have see wallet address for my BTC. I will also list a wallet for bch.

Last but not least, even if I get zero donations, I would ask that next time you have the opportunity to help someone, please do so. While I may be fine at the moment, and will survive if I don’t get any help, all this will do is put me back on track to where I was before. So for those of you who are doing well, keep it up. And for those of you struggling, keep your head up it will be okay.

 

Paypal:  https://www.paypal.me/loydna

 

Btc address: 3CfzehqHgMfqjfpBNhFXWPJwgLiRUWM77q

BCH address: qp87jpawpw2vh04fqzyqm7p2067qamewgge6nfpenw

 

 

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Disabled, hopeless, and broke

Whether I get any help or not, thank you to everyone whose helped anyone in a hard time!! I wish I was rich and could help people who deserve it. But alas, after being independent for so long, I’m finally caving in and asking for help.
My name is Haley. I am a 27 year old woman and someone who is currently disabled due to me having osteopenia (bone loss) in my right foot. I hurt it a few years ago. At first, I couldn’t walk without crutches for 4 months. For the next 6 months, I couldn’t walk without a really big boot on my foot. Since then, almost every doctor trip was them telling me, “Oh you’ll be fine its just an swollen ankle that is taking it’s time healing.” While thinking it was just my ankle healing, I started going back to work. I took 2 delivery jobs at a food delivery service called Waitr and Domino’s. It was actually still too much walking for me and actually started reversing my healing process. Sadly, it also destroyed my car. Eventually, they took me a little more seriously and did another xray. This was when I found out I had osteopenia in my right foot. I am filing for disability, but it is taking much longer than expected. I can’t get any job outside of working from home because not only will it mess with my disability case, but I’m too much of a liability risk. My foot is so bad now that I can barely walk around my house without almost my right foot making me collapse. The money I saved up from previous jobs before hurting myself along with the money I saved from the delivery jobs has all been spent on bills as well as my mother’s sudden funeral. I’m currently months behind on all my bills. My friends and family won’t help me out with anything. All the money I manage to make is on third party websites and apps such as Inbox Dollars, Lucky Winner, K.O Trivia, App Station, Gift Loop, etc, whatever I can find. These apps help, but I’m barely making $40 a month with all of them combined. These apps are meant for people to make some extra money, not to rely on them for a paycheck like I am. I am not someone who likes to ask for any help, especially money wise; but with none of my friends or family unable to help me out, I really have no other choice. Please someone help me pay my bills. Any little bit will help. I am so tight on money that I don’t buy fast food, do anything fun, hang out with anyone, or even get a hair cut. While I am just trying to get buy, I am forced to see my friends and family living their best life and never helping me out. Please, someone please help me. Every little bit helps, and I promise every penny of it will go to bills only. I am over $1000 behind in bills at this point.
If I can make this picture/video uploader work correctly, its a picture& a video of the ankle brace I have to wear to keep my foot in place. The picture of me in my car was taken about 2 years ago. My hair is now longer, and that is the vehicle that broke down due to me having two delivery jobs where I drove over 100 miles almost everyday.
Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me out in any way. Every little bit is greatly appreciated.

paypal.me/HaleyM182

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Struggling Single Mom!!!

 

http://PayPal.Me/heyyty

Thank you for taking the time out to read my story. I have never went around searching for ways to ask for money before but this was my last option I could turn to so I hope this website is legit. Posting my struggles on the internet is not something I would usually do, but I’m at a really low point in my life and could really use some extra help.

I am currently a struggling college student and soon to be mom. I am pregnant with my first three babies at the same time (yes i’m having triplets) and that comes with a big responsibility that I am not prepared for I am currently twenty-two and dealing with eviction on my home because I currently am not able to work, therefore I am losing my home because I can’t keep up with the bills or rent and I don’t have anywhere else to go to provide for my babies. I am a single parent with no help nor support system, I am doing everything I can so I don’t have to give them away because they will be born soon.

Also I am in debt of twelve thousand dollars in college funds because I haven’t been able to pay on it since I’ve gotten pregnant I was spending all of my money on food and clothes for the babies. I never thought that when I gotten pregnant that I was going to end up being alone or having to do it by myself, but since that’s the case  of what’s happening I’ve been trying to think positive about this whole situation. Once I pay off my school debt I will be able to apply for a couple of online classes until I can afford daycare. I want to continue my education and working hard until I can get back on my feet.

If there is anyone out there reading my story please help me as I am in this low point in my life. I don’t want to be homeless in a couple of weeks and stranded starving or having my babies taken away all because of debt and bills payments I cannot currently make. I would like to thank each and every person who donated to my story and can relate to what I am currently going through, anything that is donated will be greatly appreciated for me and my new family to come.

http://PayPal.Me/heyyty

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We dug a nice hole for ourselves

Hey there! I’m Jacob, and in the picture is my girlfriend Sierra and our daughter Eleanor. We’ve managed to get ourselves in some deep crap.

I’ll start with when we tried to run an online store a couple years ago. It was growing, and we were close to breaking even after a almost half a year. But we ran out of money to put into it and we found ourselves in about $1,500 of debt. It wasn’t a huge deal, until we found out we were going to be having a lovely little baby.

Between getting laid off, horrible morning sickness, and unsupportive families, it was damn near impossible to get any of the debt paid off. We actually got some extra from our car constantly needing repairs. Our plan to finally get out of my dad’s house and rent an apartment with some friends was ruined by finding out some nasty things about the friends we were going to rent with. Now stuck unable to afford rent, with seemingly no options, and my dad rushing us to get out, we started to look into other cheaper ways to live.

This is where we discovered that people have been converting vans and buses into RV’s and living in them. Not only did it seem like a plausible way out, it also just sounded like a fun way to live, and like a good project to work on. So we managed to get a van, got some solar power set up, started insulating it, and even started paying off some the debt thanks to a good job I found doing trail maintenance on the C&O Canal. Things were going much smoother for us. Eleanor was born with no complications, and Sierra was even able to keep her job after giving birth.

It got a bit stressful when my dad decided we wouldn’t be allowed to “raise our kid in his house” so he threw us out and we had to go to Sierra’s mom’s house. She then also threw us out because we wouldn’t sign a contract saying I wouldn’t live there and Sierra had to work, take care of our newborn, and basically be her mom’s servant. With no place to go we ended up back at my dad’s house.

Thankfully he isn’t totally heartless and is letting live here rather than be on the streets with our baby. After all this mess was finally over, I got laid off again right after Sierra quit so she could take care of Eleanor. Let’s just say from there finding employment was ludicrously hard. Unemployed only being able to find odd jobs and doing yard work for people for about half a year, we collected more debt. During all this Sierra was looking for online work she could do from home to no avail.

That’s when I finally found employment in an overnight seasonal position at Lowe’s. It paid our bills and kept us floating while I had it. But like all seasonal jobs, it came to an end. The next few months were like before; more debt piling up and unable to find work. So I started applying in a city about an hour away, hoping to find better jobs there.

A week later here we are, I’ve been hired to teach gymnastics at a facility an hour away from us. It’s almost a dream job. But we have no more credit cards to put debt on, our bank account is currently about $150 in the hole, we only have gotten food and gas by selling our stuff and doing odd jobs, and our van is not ready to be lived in.

We managed to get some rough temporary solutions in our van to make it barely livable. But we still have the issue of the debt. We don’t even know what to do about it, and we’re about to be in big trouble with it and there’s potential for our van to get repossessed. We’ve tried to get a debt consolidation loan to just get everything paid off and to put some more work into our van to get the rest of the essentials, but we can’t get approved because our credit is now in the toilet. No one we know will cosign for us to get approved.

We’re scared. And if our home we’ve been trying to build gets taken away, we won’t just not have that but we won’t have a vehicle to get around because our old car died last month. So please, literally anything to help would be amazing. Even if someone would just be willing to cosign for us we could finally get a move on with our lives.

What we need to raise-

To pay off debt- $3,500

To fully convert the van- $2,500

Total- $6,000

Here’s our link- https://paypal.me/wethankyoubunches

Thanks in advance for any help

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young girl on streets HELP

Hello my name is Marie and I have found myself in situation I never thought possible.

PLEASE READ IF YOURE WILLING TO HELP

I am currently 19 years old and originally from Nebraska, but now living in Kansas City, MO. Now begging for money has always been my last resort, but after recent events I don’t feel like I have a choice.

This all started in December 2018 when I first met my boyfriend from Kansas City. Everything was absolutely perfect and I truly couldn’t have been happier. Things started to move a lot faster than what I expected. He asked me to move in with him in April 2019. Keep in mind I have never lived anywhere besides a small town in Nebraska. So, naturally, I quickly accepted his offer. I quit both of my jobs, said goodbye to all my friends and family, and moved my entire life to Kansas City for a 23 year old man.

Things went really great for the first 3 months. Our apartment was like a freakin RESORT to me. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to be living in such a beautiful area.

A few weeks later my ex lost his high paying job. He tested positive for THC on his drug test. We lost our main source of income, besides the minimum wage I made working as a barista. As soon as he found out I wouldn’t be able to pay all of our rent with my money he wanted to replace me as quickly as possible. He became verbally and physically abusive on a daily basis and my life became a living nightmare. I had no friends or family to lean on as they are all over 400 miles away. The man I thought who loved me so much was solely focused on money and sex from me.

After about a week he found a few friends to take my place in the apartment and I was kicked out onto the streets of KC with nothing but a duffel bag with my clothes and my phone.

I have been roaming around the streets for about 2 weeks now. I am unable to return home because my family was severely against me moving away with an older man. They want nothing to do with me and it breaks my heart. I still work as a barista but the little money I do make is quickly used on food and other necessary products such as tooth paste and shampoo.

So please I am begging for a little money so I can rent an Air BnB or some other kind of room for a few nights. ANYTHING helps :)

May God bless you this summer season!

My paypal is paypal.me/angelmarie999

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DV survivor needs help

My name is Lakin and I am an ambitious 29 year old, as well as a survivor of domestic violence. It has been ten months since I quickly packed up my cat, a few small boxes, and decide to remove myself from an abusive marriage with an explosively violent spouse. My friends and family have offered remarkable support during this time and with their help I have made immense personal strides, slowly rebuilding the confidence to stand on my own two feet. Today, I am proud to say that I am ready to face the next phase of this transition and become fully self-supportive. My goal is to move out of cousin’s guest bedroom and find my own place to call home. The feeling is surreal as I type this…ten months ago, the goal of living alone seemed unachievable.

I consider myself a survivor of domestic violence as opposed to a victim. I don’t want to go into heavy detail about the abuse I endured as I feel it gives power back to the abuser, but I do feel a brief backstory is necessary.

For the purpose of protecting his identity, I will refer to my abusive ex-husband as C. My relationship with C was toxic to my overall wellbeing and my mental health suffered as a result. Physical and verbal abuse were the norm, causing me to live in a deep state of fear that became increasingly worse as time went on. I met C in 2012 and at the time, I was a hard-working 22 year old on my way to finishing a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Ferris State University. Life was by no means perfect but good times were abundant, friends were constant, and staying busy came natural. However, shortly after meeting C, my friends became concerned that he was displaying signs of abusive tendencies. I had studied a lot of human psychology at FSU and I can’t say I didn’t recognize their worries, but I told myself I would leave the relationship if it ever became unhealthy. It wasn’t long before my relationship with C became emotionally taxing, experiencing depressive episodes on a regular basis.

By 2013 my depression had taken a toll on my health and I decided to put my college degree on hold until I was in a better mental space. Depression was not new to me but it had never hit as hard as it did this time around. My mother passed away from brain cancer when I was twelve and the entire experience was terribly difficult for myself and my father. I underwent two years of intensive counseling after her death, and continued to do everything in my power to rise above the depressive episodes. It wasn’t until my relationship with C that I truly felt I had lost all control over my mental state once again.

My sense of self slowly disappeared and suddenly I was someone I didn’t recognize. About a year into our relationship, he hit me for the first time resulting in a large welt. I hate admitting this but I gave him a chance to prove it would never happen again, though I knew statistics were against me. One chance became two, two became three, three became four, and before I knew it, I was stuck. I was stuck in every sense of the word. I didn’t have a job, I hadn’t finished my degree that I could’ve fallen back on for financial stability, I was too ashamed to tell my friends and family what had been happening, I didn’t own my own vehicle anymore, was living with C at his parents house, and just felt utterly defeated.

I never understood how or why people chose to stay with abusive partners; I always had the idea that these individuals were naive and lacked intellect for not removing themselves from a bad relationship. Overtime, I realized I had become like the people I had been judging in the past and I needed to figure out how I was going to free myself of the turmoil. The turmoil I describe was constant fear; constant fear of leaving my house if it meant C would be home alone with our pet, constant fear that I would say the wrong thing and end up getting hit in the skull several times, and constant fear that the next time C put his hands on me, he might take it too far. Aside from putting my degree on hold, I had two dental assisting jobs throughout our relationship that I ultimately ended up having to quit because I was too afraid to leave my cat home alone with him (I had great work history with longevity prior to this). I even pushed for us to continue living with his parents after we were married because I was so afraid of sharing a home with no-one else present. C was adamant about buying our own home, which became a reality during the summer of 2017. During the last two years of our relationship, especially after the purchase of our home, I could not leave the house if C were home alone with our cat because it would send me into a full-on panic attack. My brain would be overwhelmed with terrible thoughts and it was just easier for me to not have any sort of life outside of my home. I felt helpless and couldn’t see a future for myself.

In January of 2018, I promised myself I would start forming a legitimate plan to leave and end the marriage permanently. I was sick and tired of living in a fearful shell. Eventually, I filled my immediate family in on what had been going on. I knew that the only way to leave would be if I asked for help and I had to be honest about the abuse with those closest to me in order to do so. My family and friends agreed to help in different ways. Some provided shelter, others provided financial assistance, and they all helped calm my fears when I would second guess my choice to leave.  On August 12, 2018, C told me he was going to the mall for a couple hours with his father and not even one minute after he pulled out of the driveway, I called my sister and brother-in-law to help move my belongings of the house as fast as possible.

That was over ten months ago and I have not looked back since. It hasn’t been easy but it’s been worth it with ever step. Within a month of moving out of my marital home, a judge granted a personal protection order against C so he was not legally allowed to contact anymore. This didn’t top him from trying and though I wasn’t surprised, I still filed a police report each time he would leave a voicemail or send a text. There have been so many times I’ve wanted to pick up the phone and scream at him for the pain he caused, but I don’t give in to the urge. I have remained strong and continue looking to the future every time I feel discouraged. Self-discipline and self-love have been two key factors during my recovery and I’m slightly impressed with the progress I have made. I was able to purchase a reliable vehicle a few weeks ago and I gradated with my bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University just last month. I have submitted my resume to prospective employers and am so eager to begin my career in criminal justice.

My goal now is to create a stable and sustainable life for myself and my cat, Kitty Boy. I am ready to venture out of the comfort and love of my cousin’s house and find my own place to call home. I have looked at all my options and have decided renting a home is the best choice at this point in time. Due to bad financial decisions as a young adult, my credit is not pretty and I was generally unable to work towards rebuilding credit during my marriage. I knew this would pose a difficulty finding a landlord that would accept my application and have me as a rental tenant, but thankfully I have found a company willing to work with me and they have offered to rent me a home for $900/month. In order to move in, I will need to pay a deposit of $1350. Additionally, I will have to purchase a bed, or at least an air mattress, and few normal home items such as bath towels, sheets, and cleaning supplies. I am covered on kitchen utensils and cooking supplies though, thanks to my sister.  I am not looking to make this home extravagant; having my own safe place to rest my head at night will be the biggest blessing of all time-I could careless about the aesthetics.

Before this experience, I was awful at asking for or accepting help from others and I felt ashamed just thinking about it. However, I now realize that if I hadn’t asked for help, there’s a chance my life could have been cut short by the hands of an abuser. Throughout the last few months, I’ve had to ask for help more times than I would like to admit but I have learned to put pride aside and accept that being vulnerable is not always the worst thing to happen. With that being said, I am writing this letter in hopes of receiving help that myself, nor family members are able to provide right now. What I need is help gathering the funds to pay the deposit on this rental home and possibly a little help gathering household supplies and/or funds for household supplies.

I am asking you to consider a gift of any amount, that I will use to put towards the deposit on the rental home. I am not asking for a specific amount because I will be beyond grateful for any amount of money given or help received. In the future, I will go on to pay this forward to another deserving individual. If you’ve made it to the bottom of this letter, I want to thank you. I really look forward to hearing from you, thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Lakin S.

paypal.me/lakes0898

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Children’s Rights & Special Education Advocate

Hello! I graduated summa cum laude from my undergraduate university with a degree in Child and Adolescent development with a dream of attending law school to write and implement policy that will help children in low-income and crisis areas have equal access to quality education.

I am currently in my second year and in the top 15% of my law school. I am the vice-president of the Advocates for Children and Education student organization, chair member for Representatives for Youth in Academic Achievement and an intern with the Child Advocacy Institute.

I chose to attend my particular school because of its world-renowned program for Children’s rights law. Unfortunately, in order for me to continue to make changes in Children’s rights and education, I need to be able to support myself during the school year & over the summer session. While I love working with a non-profit firm dedicated to improving the lives of children, I can no longer afford to work as an unpaid intern. I have sought out a number of other firms in our area that similarly support migrant children, education rights, and children’s rights in general and while I have been offered a number of positions, they are all unpaid. This is very common in this industry as most advocacy organizations are non-profit and unable to expend additional resources on law students.

While most of my peers are able to deal with this unique situation through financial support from their families, My family is unable to provide any support (partly because they themselves are struggling to make ends meet in the current economy, and partly because my sister has recently discovered a brain tumor and does not have insurance).  Because of the nature of unpaid internships in law school, I will soon face the choice of leaving the non-profit child advocacy realm or leaving law school completely.

Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated and you can be sure that I will be paying it forward to the best of my ability.

 

paypal.me/childrightsadvocate

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Single Mom With Troubles

Hello, Thank You for taking the time to read my story. I am a single mother who has fallen on short times. I am 34 years old. I have a 10 year old son, who light shines  so bright despite the hard times he has gone through. His dad passed away right before he was born. He was gunned down in front of his home. He really need counseling, because he break down at times and it makes me sad as a mother because I know nothing I say will change the fact that his father isn’t here. This year was his 1st playing basketball and he’s slowly becoming a different child. He’s also on student council. I call him my anointed child, he prays better than some adults. I don’t know what the Lord has in store for him, but I Know it’s great things.

I also have a 13 year old son who do have a father in his life, but I can hardly get financial help. I put him on child support, and he still doesn’t work. I am currently living in a small town were it is not many jobs. I’ve applied to a Beauty School College in Fort Worth, Tx. My only issue is that the cost of living is higher there, and I don’t have money to move.

A little back ground about my life. My mother loved me, but she also loved the drugs she was on more. I moved with my dad at the age of 8, and he done the absolute best he could. I was angry at my mother for years, I use to see all my friends parents visit school, and come to our volleyball games, basketball, extra. I never had that, my dad worked so much to provide for us. I understood so I never blamed him. At 21 I found out my mom was HIV positive while I was 8 months pregnant with my youngest child. I sprang into action, her doctor told me doing drugs on top of taking her meds. was like pouring gas on a fire. I was in the process of getting power of attorney over her, but in this mist of me doing so she passed away in 2009. I got something most people don’t get. While on her death bed I told her I didn’t blame her, and I wasn’t angry. I understood that she didn’t have a mother, she was killed when she was just a little girl. Mostly I told her I loved her, and that it was okay to go be with God. I told her I would make sure her grandkids would know who she was, and know she loved them. Tears rolled down her face. As I walked out she took her last breath. I wasn’t sad, I was at peace knowing she could Rest In Peace.

So you see, me moving and getting back into school will Break my families cycle. I want to be the best example for my boys, and show them the sky is the limit. I also want them to see that as long as you’re honest, God himself will place the right people in your life to help you. My goal is to raise $5,300 to move, and be able to get all my utilities turn on, as well as get my youngest son some counseling on how to cope with his father not being here. Whatever you can find in your heart to donate will be greatly appreciated. Thank You so much, for just giving a minute of your time. Have a Blessed Day!!

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Single mom drowning

My name is Lauryn and despite a challenging upbringing, as well as becoming a mom at 19, I’ve been able to get through college and earn my Masters in Education. I work full time as an elementary educator. I have two wonderful children who I strive to provide a “normal” life for, whatever that really means. We live in a town with a great school district and they participate in sports and the arts. My father was an alcoholic and passed away a few years ago. I was able to use money that was left to me to put a down payment towards the house we now live in. Unfortunately, despite my full time career and part time work on weekends, I am drowning in student loan and credit card debt and barely making mortgage payments. I’ve tried so hard to stay away from using credit cards but when living paycheck to paycheck, it can be challenging when car problems, birthdays, etc occur. I’m at the point where I don’t think I can keep our house, which breaks my heart. We will likely have to move to a town with a not so quality school district and my children will have to leave the comfort of their friends and community behind. I feel like such a failure. As I write this I am at my summer job in tears thinking of my oldest son watching my daughter at home since I cannot afford camp or a babysitter. Meanwhile, our friends in town are attending fun summer events and vacations. All I’ve wanted is for my children to have the childhood I never did and it breaks my heart that they are feeling the stress of money. I’m tired of feeling like I cannot breath. I know that it could always be worse, I am reminded of this all of the time through my work in education as well as in the mental health field. This reality keeps me going and present for my children. I know that if I had the financial ability to help others and give back that I would. I hope if my story moves you that you can help in any way possible. Some day if I am able I surely will. Thanks for listening,

paypal.me/lauryn519

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Help me keep my apartment

Hi, my name is Mia, and I’m currently very worried I might be evicted from my apartment. I was in an abusive household until I was 19, and my alcoholic father kicked me out. I was able to find an apartment, but now I fear I may lose it. I have a job, but my hours have been cut to only 5 a week, and I make less than minimum wage in my state. I had another job as well, but was laid off. My rent was raised without warning, and now I have no money due to paying off my other bills. I’ve been doing my best to do odd jobs, but everyone I know is tight on money right now. I would ask family, but my mother has congestive heart failure and can’t currently work, and I don’t have any other family or friends willing or able to help. I currently need around 900$ just to stay afloat, or else I’ll have an evection on my record and have to go back to an extremely abusive house. I’m currently looking for another job, but I live in Phoenix AZ, where summer is the time when no one is hiring due to everyone leaving the state to be in cooler places. Summer here is also a time when electricity bills skyrocket, so that’s another rising expense as well. I already keep my apartment pretty warm to attempt to keep my bill as low as possible, but the rates go up all over the state so there’s only so much I can do. I also don’t have much to sell anymore, I even sold my car a couple of months ago to pay for rent and my other bills. I’ll still be doing as many odd jobs as I can, but really anything helps. And you wouldn’t be helping just me out, I also have two loving cats as well who don’t deserve to be bounced from place to place.

I’ve attempted to get government help through rent assistance programs, but I don’t qualify for a lot of them, and there aren’t many out there to begin with. I won’t stop trying, but I very highly doubt I’ll be able to get help that way, as there are limited spots and they fill up quickly and tend to go to people with children.

I really hate asking for help through the internet, but my options are getting more and more scarce by the minute. I have no credit, and in AZ evictions are a massive hit to your credit, and they stay on your record for 7 years, which will greatly reduce my chances of being able to find another permanent place to live anytime soon. I really need help getting back on my feet, and I’m confident that if I can get through this month August will be easier, as that’s when companies here tend to start hiring again. Please help me get back on my feet.

I appreciate anyone who took the time to read my story, and thank you so much.

paypal.me/ishatodareku

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I only want to creatively express myself through art. Donate an iPad Mini 5 or Help me purchase an iPad Mini 5.

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Second photo is my art.

Hello, my name is Andria. I live in Bronx, New York. I was hoping to receive funds that could help me purchase an Apple iPad Mini 5. Or donate their used iPad Mini 5 for free. Here’s a bit about myself: I really want to draw and creatively express myself through digital art. As long as I can remember, I’ve always had a passion for drawing and coloring and anything that involves using creativity and imagination.

I want an iPad to create art, whether it be through drawing, photography, or writing. I have many hobbies that can be utilized and fulfilled through an iPad. 

Since I’ve been struggling with generalized anxiety disorder and depression since I was a child, it’s not a surprise that a roller coaster of emotions and obstacles that have contributed to my delay and hesitation in vital experiences of personal growth.  I have been seeking employment for quite a while now with my last job being in 2014. 

The following year I decided to embark on college. It was something I was terrified of doing. I didn’t believe I could do it, but I did make it through about 2 years worth of semesters attempting my Associate’s Degree.  To make a long story short, it went okay until it didn’t and my grades suffered. I do plan to continue my education down the line.

Over the last few years I’ve dipped myself into self-care mode and have sought out therapy for my mental health. This is a step I should have taken years ago and I regret not taking it sooner. 

Therapy has helped quite a lot and has motivated me to focus on my physical health, (which I’ve neglected for years), as well as my mental health. It has been a difficult process to begin seeing a medical doctor again for my physical health. I have a few health issues that have been neglected and are causing me a lot of physical pain. It has been a slow, crawling and tedious process. I have to face my body and actually see it with a new perspective I haven’t felt in years. In attempting to fix the damage I’ve done, I realized my love for my body has to be stronger than it ever was before. I have to want to be healthier and begin loving myself in a different and strange way to be motivated enough to care and maintain my health.

Also currently I’m focusing on my interpersonal relationships as well as building my self-esteem and confidence. I see some changes in my willingness to try new things, use my voice to air my opinions, and most recently see a positive change in my anxiety and depression. I am calmer and less likely to dwell on negative thoughts or actions.

Drawing and coloring has been a large part in my therapy since it helped me distract my mind into focusing on positive things rather than getting stuck in negative spirals of mean self-loathing and hatred and anxiety. I love coloring books, apps, and am in the process of making a quote book with lots of pretty stickers! I love using different forms of art tools whether it be paint, digital art, pencils, pastels, and crayons. Make-up is also another form of art I love using.

I guess all of the therapy began after my father moved away and stopped financially supporting my family and I about 3 years ago. It was a total shock and a terrible experience of abandonment. It forced me to really look at myself and begin changing. We are currently still struggling financially and are barely making it through all the bills every month. You can also donate money for necessities as well, but I won’t add that as a must.

I am the youngest in my family and is practically the only one expected to provide for us in the immediate family. I am in my late 20’s and it is only natural that I should have a career by now, but I’m only just beginning to feel healthy and mentally stable enough to begin working a full time job. I am trying my best to keep up with my medical appointments and mental health appointments as well as going on job interviews and seeking out other career resources.

That is where I am at this point in my life and I just hope someone or multiple can help me release my imagination through the amazing technology of Apple. ;)

I am also very willing to accept an iPad 6th Generation or iPad mini 5(new or used) mailed to me instead of giving funds via PayPal if you are worried that I will use the money for something else or whatever..lol.. 

my PayPal me link:

paypal.me/andie323

Thank You.

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Need help with $8K Credit Card Debt

This is … more or less a shot in the dark.  I have no more options, and I don’t have any realistic expectations, but maybe…just maybe…someone who is well off…can help.  If your interested in helping me out, and have money to extend effortlessly, please consider my story below.  Otherwise, it would be a generous gesture, in and of itself…just for you to even read my story.  Of which, i would greatly appreciate.  And if not…i still wish a good day to you anyway.

I’m being as honest as possible here…i can manage, barely.  I do have a job, and im not homeless. But as is..i will be in debt for a very long time unless i get some type of intervention.

I… well… i had a dream.  A dream to go to Japan, and Teach…I have been studying Japanese for 2 years on my own…but i could still use a bit more work.  However..this dream is now…unattainable for me…due to the debt that has accumulated, despite my best efforts.  One emergency after another…never allowing me to stay out of the whole.  My life…since I’ve become an adult…has been a constant uphill battle.  It seems like I have never gotten a break and if I did…it was so short lived, its hard to remember.

My parents were not financially well off, and i had to work really hard to get my education.  I mostly paid out of pocket, with a few scholarships here and there… I never had student load debt because i have always just worked to pay off my college expenses…ohh the solid 3 ~ 5 years of pushing carts, and grocery store work…fun times.

I was…fine for a while.  Fast forward to present, I got an entry level government job, and I was in the process of paying off my own debt, and things look liked i could pay it off in about a solid year of working, and I already had a bit of savings for my initial trip to Japan, and to start the 1 year learning abroad language course.

But then…the gov shutdown.  I couldn’t get unemployment because the state was overwhelmed with workers.  I couldn’t qualify for unemployment anymore, if i tried to find another job.  And many of the senior employees, already knew this “game” and was able to get their unemployment.  But unfortunately…due to my inexperience..i never could get through the line, with the wait getting longer and longer.  It is true, the government did compensate a little bit back after it was reopened…but the damage caused by the sudden loss, out weight the compensate of wages given to us.  This was compounded by the fact the i sustained hardships during this time as well.

So…i started using Credit cards to live off of….and well…it just kept going down hill from there.  I used up my food stamp money, so i had no choice really.

Then… my car started having problems… first the real axel…than water pump…then head gasket…then the whole engine went up.  All of these mechanic bills piled up, and i kept using more and more credit.

So..I finally had enough…and decided to get a new car, with what little credit i had left…and…now i have payments.  Payments i was going to use to pay off my credit card debt in the first place.

Then..I had to move out of my neighborhood because of the crime and violence.  My neighbors where having their homes broken into, and people were getting shot and killed every week.  Attempts where made on my life, as well as attempted muggings.  I narrowly escaped those situations.  So..it was time to move out…

So i found another place to live outside the city.  Much better…but now the rent is much higher.  So now i have a bigger rent, bout 5x times the rent.  It’s substantial.

Currently, i have just enough for food, rent, utilities, bare living essentials.  But… my dream…of saving up to go to Japan..and Teach…has now effectively been halted…

With everything factored in, i don’t see me being able to pay off my debt for another 5 years.  With the first milestone of being able to pay off my payments to a new car.  And the next milstone of being able to sustain my rent.

The new car is just a modest jeep, not even a 4×4…its FWD…cheapest option. I needed something something to replace my 99′ Subaru that went up in smoke… Something reliable…that’s why i choose a new car over buy a used one.

So…I know things could be worse…i could be jobless again…or homeless.  So i would understand if,  after reading this, you choose to skim this request, and help someone else who is worst off.  I would completely understand, in fact..i would encourage it.

But…if you have ever had a dream that you were able to fulfill…and it has allowed you… the reader, to be well off to the point, where you can spent the amount of debt that i have as easily as buying a cup of coffee maybe…

Well then maybe you can help me attain my own dream.  I would be very grateful… and would do my best to make the world a better place.

And if i find my self in a position to help another person to attain their dream…i swear on my life, i would do the same for them within my own means.

The debt I owe is $8,100.  Chump change for some…life time savings for others….But if i could get that, i would immediately pay off all my debt, and be able to start saving up my money again, to finish my teaching qualifications, and attain my dream to Teach in japan.  I would be able to do it in about 1 years worth of saving.  Otherwise…ill just have to wait about 5 years before i can start saving again.  Which i am humble enough to accept.

Thank you for taking the time to ready this.  The mere effort you excreted to even read this far, makes you a wonderful person in my book…even if you don’t want to give.  At least you cared enough to read.

Thank you,

Michael – paypal.me/MDelvison

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Widow Need Help to Save Her Home!!!!

I’m praying that someone would please read and take this into consideration. Hello! My name is Stacey Northern. I’m from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I have one daughter her name is Jaycee. She recently turned 8 in June. She’s my life and the reason I breathe. I am an first grade teacher. I have one bachelor’s degree and two Master’s. I’m a very hard worker. In my spare time I mentor girls and coach middle school girls basketball.

Now I know you may be wondering what got me here on this site. Honestly I don’t want to seem as if i;m begging but i’m genuine and really need help. Because I know if I can help others I would in a heartbeat.

Two years ago, I lost my husband to adrenal gland cancer. He passed  away on July 18, 2017. Adrenal Gland Cancer is an orphan cancer which has no cure and roughly one in a million get this cancer. He was only 29 years old when I lost my husband, best friend, and leaving my daughter fatherless. Life has changed since drastically. As a single mom life has it’s up and downs but I know I still have a purpose and that’s to give the best care to my daughter.

God has blessed me and put me in a position to help others. Two years ago, I purchased my mom a car and helped my brothers and sisters out financially. I never once questioned what I’ve done for others because I know for a fact that I’ve done God’s work. He blessed me to bless others.

At the beginning of this year, I hit a major milestone and purchased my first home. This was a very exciting time in my life! My daughter love our home. So here comes July and I find myself so behind with my mortgage. I definitely didn’t want to fall behind but again being a single mom with bills, emergencies coming up, car repairs, etc…I found myself in a hole. I’m almost 3 weeks behind on my mortgage and if I don’t have 3,000 dollars by July 28th, my home would be put

up for foreclosure. I will attach the documentation that I have received. I also know that if I can catch up, I will not fall behind again. I just need some help at this point. Everyone that I’ve helped can’t offer a lending hand but I can’t dwell on it. I’m just praying that someone take my request in consideration. If there’s anyway someone that may be reading this can help a single mother of one, that works hard daily it would truly be a blessing.

paypal.me/staceynorthern

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Bill funds til proper treatment.

Let me begin with, I’m sorry I am even asking. I do not deserve this more than anyone else; and I hate myself for it. I was supposed to be the strong one helping others in life. What happened to me? Why am I here on a cyber begging website, writing a pity post that will never be seen? Right now I hope for nothing short of a miracle, I am trying my best to hold on.

My request: My request is just enough money to pay my bills each month til the medical field can help me. I currently have lived a life of anxiety, depression and inferior social skills. When I was young I used to be a Grade A student, most of the time. I had ambitions, dreams, I wanted to be a police officer to help and save people. The brave men who took care of others and saved lives. Around age 13 I realized I was seeing my future as non existent. I started to stop smiling and started faking them. After that, people around me stopped wanting to talk to me. I was the easy target to bullying. Teachers gave up on me. I learned, I watched, but I never participated in homework or testing. Insults from those I never spoken to before, I just smiled in hopes they would stop.

I escaped to the internet, trying to find friends on there I could relate to. Talk to. I still had one child hood friend IRL at the time, but come High School he joined the druggies. Slowly over the years we drifted apart as the friends I met through him only saw me as a comedic annoyance. I bought them gifts, and all they did was demand more. Life has continued since then of me trying to help others while being spotted as the target to be used. I have met a few people who are nice and some who have offered to help me buy a soda or lunch. I am thankful to see those kind of people.

Why should I donate?: Again, honestly, I don’t deserve it. But my mental state has advanced in severity at a high rate. I was hospitalized for suicidal threats with intent to commit while speaking to someone on a phone. After being stripped of all items, questioned and released I went home. I feared talking to people, I know they wanted to help. But it scared me so much to be dragged out. For a long time I was afraid to even vent to people I knew. I told them I was fine and I would be busy for a while. My anxiety sky rocketed at my jobs, where my shyness was ridiculed and abused. I was treated as a joke of an employee for how timid I was and scolded for things that no one else would be for. I quit that job and got a factory job. There I was lied to since day one, there was drama everywhere. Management hated you, the company fired people to cover illegal trails. I would go to sleep shaking, holding my head begging not go to back. Til one day I just quit, I called in and said I can’t stay here. Since then I’ve been living off my savings to survive each month for my few bills. I live at my parents home rent free luckily but they can’t afford the rest of my bills. I am actively seeing a psychologist, therapist and doctor. They said it’s basically a guessing game til we get it right. I have more pill bottles on my desk than I ever wanted to see.

I’m sorry, I know this isn’t a diary… but I feel so defeated and hopeless right now. If you took time to read this and didn’t donate. I still thank you for being interested enough in my life to read about it.

Take care everyone.

paypal.me/starscanshine

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Just Need A Helping Hand

My name is Brian, and I work in the tech industry. I’ve basically been employed for the same company for more than fifteen years. Unfortunately, while I do have a steady job, my family’s finances have been going downhill for quite some time.

Due to a combination of a not-so-strong economy, increases at work that fell short of meeting the rate of inflation, family health issues, and some admittedly poor life choices, we have been enduring stressful revolving debt.

Between large student loan payments, the catastrophic failure of my car resulting in the need to get another so that I could commute to work, and family health issues, money became stretched tight. In an attempt to help alleviate our financial burden, we turned to short-term loans, thinking that we would be able to catch up sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, this proved not to be the case, and the amount of short- and medium-term loans we had increased. And as those numbers increased, so did the amounts for the payments and interest rates as my credit score took hit after hit.

I have been trying to fight our way out of this mess, but am not making much headway. My wife’s health issues prevent her from holding a steady job outside the home, and as I work full-time, she is also the caregiver for our special-needs daughter. With my commute to work, I am away from home for 11+ hours a day, making it difficult even to find a second, part-time job. I spend sleepless nights every payday, worrying about whether or not we will be able to cover rent, and gas, and food, and utilities, while still making the loan payments.

I thought long and hard about even posting here, but as each attempt to climb out of this hole met with failure, I became more disillusioned.

What we would ask is some assistance in getting things back on an even keel. My student loan debt is not something I would ask for others to pay, nor is my car payment, but if we could just get some help getting out from under the short-term loan fiasco I believe we could start setting everything right.

Ideally, we would be looking for help with $10,000 worth of debt to help us get back to normalcy. Any help is appreciated. We just want to get back to a place where we can sleep without wondering if the next week is the week we lose utilities or get evicted. Thank you for any and all assistance.

https://paypal.me/kaylmaclaren

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Injury, and taking an L

I wasn’t sure the best way to title my situation. But as of right now, I am really struggling and it is becoming increasingly harder to put this situation to an end.

To summarize:

I took an L by having a huge difficulty finding a job. I am 23 years old with a really solid work history. I have had jobs since I was 18, and all but one of them lasted at least a year ending on good terms. I don’t know what it is that is giving me really bad luck with landing a job, but I have been unemployed for a couple months now with my girlfriend paying our bills and for basically everything. I do Lyft and Doordash but I just lost my insurance so they will be cancelling me soon, not to mention that it is very hard to get good hours on either app where i live.

And, the “injury”.

I apologize for how personal this gets, but for as long as I can remember, I have only ever had one testicle. I knew i had gotten surgery for an undescended testicle at a super young age, so i figured it was removed.
In mid June of this year I started having insane pain by my abdomen, and in my one testicle. The pain in the abdomen is being caused by that extra testicle. Apparently the pain means it died, and needs to be removed. I never even knew it was there.
I have experienced a lot of pain and swelling over the past month from this. And without my health insurance, surgery will cost me upward of $10k, and I definitely have not even a small portion of that in savings.

While I know I probably wont receive that much, just know that any help, will help.

Even just typing this feels helpful because it stresses me out so much. My girlfriend is paying for literally everything and I can tell its effecting her and our relationship.

I am seeking help mostly to try to get this surgery soon. And also to help pay our bills until I can get back on my feet. Its seeming more like a pipe dream with all this pain because its so hard to go out when my nuts feel like they re on fire.

Thank you for reading this.

Paypal: https://paypal.me/rowburtoe

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Back on Track!

Hello. I am hoping that this works to help me with a crazy situation in life, that I have gotten myself into. I am obviously i’m desperate need or else I don’t think I would have written on a random site asking for money. I am in need of $2500.00. Yes, that amount sounds like a lot but let me explain.

First off I am a single mother of two adorable little ladies. Last year, I wouldn’t have thought that I would end up in this situation of being a single mom yet again nearly nine years later. I have a 9 year old and a now, 16 month old. I am usually pretty well with money but these past couple months my youngest daughter’s father decided that he no longer wanted to pay child support. Immediately not receiving that money put me in a bind. I had not only a childcare payment but also my rent, car note, insurance, food, cell phone, etc. You get the hint.

The next month I did not receive a payment, I had to dip into my children’s savings account to pay some of the bills, but food, diapers, utilities and summer camp activities for the kids while I was at work. I ended up miscalculating a few bills that were minimal but totally added up badly. This caused me to overdraft my account by well over $807.00. All the overdraft fees really chewed up anything and everything in my sad account. I tried to fix it by taking money from one account to the other but it obviously was a bust. I dug a deeper hole. Not to mention over the 4th of July, I purchased food. Soooo, most recently I also overdrafted my kids savings account. I feel horrible and I am just wanting, nay, begging for some assistance with getting back on track financially. I have also put in applications for a second job, I am adamant about making money no matter my sacrifice (like sleep).

With $2000.00, I will be able to pay off all my overdraft fees and put the money that I used back in my kids account. Along with all of that I will also be able to possibly give a lawyer a retainer so that I can get custody of my daughter and enforce her father to pay future child support and the payments that he has neglected. So please help me. I have even resorted to entering in a bunch of sweepstakes in hopes of winning anything that would help. Thank you so much, Jazz.

paypal.me/jaznadam

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Help the Hammett’s Get Their Car and Life Back

My husband, Justin, and I are looking to pay off our car loans (total $26,000 combined) so that our credit score will increase and we may have the opportunity to purchase a home. Last night, Justin’s SUV got repossessed after we called our insurance due to a flat tire and needed road side assistance. Because of this, Justin called his auto lender to discuss settlement, and they gave an option to buy out the vehicle for $6,000 less than what is owed on the loan. We would like to take this opportunity, but cannot without help. I’d like to offer some back story of how we got in this position and who we are as people so that you understand us a bit more.

My name is Lacey, age 26, and I am currently obtaining my Master’s in Clinical Psychology. Justin, age 28, is a chef along the Emerald Coast and has recently been accepted into Johnson and Wales University’s bachelors culinary program. He was awarded an academic scholarship however due to that, FAFSA did not award as much to him based on our 2017 taxes, this meaning housing will come majority out of pocket. Due to this, we are looking to purchase a home. We have rented thus far and the renting process has not treated us well. We are good tenants with a good rental history however, we would like our own home to take care of and build equity in. Through our search, we have been informed that our credit does not qualify for home ownership due to my outstanding student loan debt ($234,000; Bachelors from The University of Alabama and Graduate from Purdue University) to income ratio. My car loan is $12,500 and Justin’s care loan is $15,600 with a total buyout of $9,600, including the repossession fee. We are looking to move within the next month so that Justin can begin school in September.

What us landed us in this position: In February, we purchased a 30 ft. travel trailer that we hoped to live in full-time however, we were sold a lemon. The floor was rotten, the ceiling caved in during transportation – we were devastated but were up for the challenge. We deconstruction and reconstructed the entire travel trailer making it a tiny home on wheels however became tiny hell on wheels. Because we were basically playing with different sets of Lego’s, the construction ended up being a bust. Leaks and plumbing issues from day 1. Traveling also became a huge and costly burden to bare. Because we could not find a vacant RV lot close to where we were working in Destin, FL, we both had to quit our jobs and live on the little we had saved. We had hoped to live a minimal, tiny life however, we realize we jumped way in over our head and it swallowed us. We just want to get back to stability.

We do not have family that we can ask, as my parents are paying for my sister to go through school and Justin’s family is helping his sister with her children. We do not have other relatives or friends that are doing well-off enough to help us. We’d appreciate anything, and really just want this chance to do this right.

Thank you for reading,

Lacey

 

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Fallen on Hard Times

I’ve never done something like this before so I apologize for any ignorance to how all this works. My story is luckly fairly simple. But frustrating. I had finally been financially stable from a job I had gotten hired onto a year ago. After so many flops and temp jobs. I felt I had finally gotten work that was going to sustain me for a long time. Maybe even my whole life. Things changed however, new management and changes to the commission structure completely screwed up everything. I was making at LEAST 1000 per paycheck with commission included. With the changes made to the job. I was lucky to make 500. I felt I was betrayed and voiced my opinion on the matter to upper management. Mind you, this was an open invitation by management to comment on the job and problems with we felt we had with it. My concerns were met with the usual managerial excuses. They knowing full well that they were giving us the run around. They knew this new commission structure was completely meant to cut back on how much we were getting paid. However, I’d soon regret voicing those concerns because soon after, I was getting write-ups for anything and everything. Before you knew it. I was being suspended with no pay, followed by being let go. This has destroyed all my financial stability that I had. It’s only been a month since my departure from my previous work place but the bills are already piling up.

$170 For a family phone bill

$90 for my insurance

$290 for my car payment

$75 for Internet

$40 total for my two cats for litter and food

$350 for rent

I know full well this sounds like nothing more than wanting a handout. But I’ve tried alternative methods. I’ve applied for unemployment but my employer is fighting it. Further delaying any chance of paying my bills. I do luckly have a new job I’m starting soon. But I don’t start till the 20th and it’ll be another 2 weeks before I get a paycheck from that. I’ll be a month and a half behind before I can get anything done. I can’t risk losing my car or God forbid letting my pets go hungry because of this unfortunate event in my life. If you’re willing to help me in anyway. I can’t express how much I appreciate it. Anything you’re willing to donate is more than appreciated. Some information as to my work place. I used to work for Cricket Wireless. I know, it seems crazy that I would make that much but at the time. The commission paid out handsomely and included bonuses. When they changed it, they took away the bonuses AND reduced how much we made her sale.

Anyway, in conclusion. Anything you’re willing to donate will be greatly appreciated. I just want to get my bills caught up and my pets fed.

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this.

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P.U.S.H

I’m not going to ask for a certain amount. I just need help whatever is on someone’s mind to do I will be grateful. I have been taking care of my dad for the past six years. His ailments included dementia, congestive heart failure, and renal failure. He was on medicare but they only paid for some things. I still spent a great deal out of pocket. I did a lot of unsavory things like taking out loans and credit cards to get by. As the years progressed and he got sicker, I had a choice to make keep my car or take care of my father. Though I didn’t want to lose my car it was a no brainier decision, I chose my father, my car got repossessed and I was heartbroken. Luckily I have a friend to allow me to drive her car so I could still work. Sadly, I lost my father in February of 2019 worst day of my life. My father is gone but im still paying back everything I got to help take care of him. The crazy part I have a brother that I share with my father that did absolutely nothing to help us. I can’t even get him to answer the phone for me now. I am truly alone since I am the outsider of my family and hardly talk to anyone. I work back breaking hours just to break even and try and keep a roof over my head and my lights on. I feel so bad that I do so much, have done so much and I still can’t move forward. I have ran out of ideas. I don’t know how far this will reach or if anybody would really help. There are so many stories out there, I am just one of thousands but I will never know what is out there if  I don’t ask. I will keep “P.U.S.H”ing (pray until something happens). Maybe my prayers will be answered from a stranger who knows. I don’t know what will become of this but I feel better that I have tried something before it is to late. Anything helps, I am grateful either way. Thank you in advance to anyone that helps, prays, or just shakes their head. I am humble and will continue to be that way through this storm Im going through. God bless

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quadriplegic

I am paralyzed from the chest down with a traumatic brain injury. I was the first in my family to go to college. like the first kid in my entire family!

the end of the semester was coming to an end and I had Christmas around the corner, tuition bill was coming. I had to get a job and fast!!! on my way to work one night my car hit black ice. my car went down a embankment, hit two trees and I was ejected. the doctors say I probably broke it on the way out. my lung collapsed and I wasn’t breathing so a tracheal tube was put in my neck. I spent 42 days in a coma with a long list of other problems I will have for the remainder of my life. money is always tight and I am to blame! I pray that you never experience that feeling.

I don’t know what to ask for because money will always be a problem. maybe you can assess my story and decide for me. my dad is always calling me greedy whenever I ask him for money. I hope you don’t mind!

 

Rob

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Can’t afford to fix our car, can’t get any help anywhere

I just want to say thank you in advance for reading even if you can’t help. My husband Brian and I have been trying for the last 4 months to get our car fixed every time we have a plan set up to get it done something happens and it’s impossible. Now because it’s been so long there’s even more repairs are now needed just so it will run.

I’ve been looking for work in a dying town for almost to complete year this month a my husband has been disabled since 2012 his and are autistic child’s incomes are the only source of money we have and it’s not much. As soon as all of our bills are paid we’re lucky if we have $100 to buy food with quite alone put gas in the car. Both my husband and I are recovering addicts both with severe pain issues. I had to poorly done botched surgeries on my right foot that have left me and severe pain every time I walk and my husband has steel rods and pins in his back keeping him from being paralyzed because of aggressive degenerative disc disease. I choose to work because I can if I have something to control the pain. My husband and I chose to start going to the methadone clinic years ago so we are not on narcotic painkillers that can easily be abused. This means I have to drive 64 mile round trip everyday to the clinic so we can receive our long acting dose each day. I have been able to get us each a ride every day but the longer our car is out of commission, the more difficult it has become.

The car started with transmission issues clogged filter and a bad shift solenoid or more, and a hole in the exhaust. We replaced the filter and could still use it if absolutely necessary, within town. We were going to get our children dinner, with $25 I received for my birthday, when all the electronics started to go haywire. First the radio CD player started the flash off and on then all the indicator light started blinking randomly and then it started to sound like it ran out of gas. We barely made it to our local Sheetz where she died. We put gas in it because it was low and tried to start it but it kept dying. Luckily a friend of ours had just pulled in and offered to take us home. Then a gentleman who I remember was leaving when are car completely died had gone around the block and came back to offer his assistance if anything diagnose what could possibly be wrong. After about 45 minutes he concluded it’s most likely our alternator any chance of a computer issue. Problem with the transmission, the exhaust hole, and now this. I have never asked for money in my life, but I don’t know what else to do this time. We will be praying someone out there will be kind enough to help however they can. Thank you again,

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Recovering financially from an unprepared Death in the family

Hello,

 

Thanks for taking the time to read my story. My mother unexpectedly fell ill November of 2015. After several stays in the hospital over the course of 7 months, July of 2016 she came home to die. She was a retired nurse from Providence Hospital in Anchorage Alaska. She worked there over 40 years and was pushed into an early retirement due to her failing mental health (which was not discovered until later). Because of the suddenness of the retirement my mother did not have the chance to set her retirement affairs in order. What I mean by that is that she though she was going to leave a great sum of money for her family, but since a box wasn’t checked the hospital absorbed all of her money and not a dime was paid out to her beneficiary. That is where the problem truly started. Before she retired we purchased a home together and she believed when she passed her retirement would pay off the house me and her grandchildren would be able to stay there.

No such luck.. Not only did the retirement payout happen, my sister had dollar signs in her eyes. My sister had been shunned by the family for several years by the time mom passed due to her having an affair with the father of my kids for the 8 years we were together. She then proceeded to help him gain custody of my kids after he was released from a year stay in jail. Yikes, what was she thinking… oh that is right, they were in love. *insert sarcasm*. They did not get custody BTW. The judge practically laughed at them.

My sister thought the house paid in full, nope we were 5 years into a 30 year mortgage.  She also thought there was going to be a hefty retirement pay off. Nope, jokes on her, the million she thought that would be available simply wasn’t there. I attempted to explain these things to her, but she didn’t believe me. See, it was my fault her and mom did not have a relationship.. I am the one who put a gun to her head and told her to have an affair with my husband.

My sister did nothing to help the care of my mom, literally nothing. My current husband and I were 100% my moms caretaker. A job I did willingly. My mom was my best friend and I would do it again and again, no questions asked. When I got the horrible call from the Dt. saying there was nothing more they can do for her and it was time to come home for hospice, I turned in my two weeks notice so I can stay at home and be by her side through to the end. The day she passed I remember holding her hand and telling her I was going to be okay, and she can go to heaven now. One hour later she made that journey.

My mom had always told me that her funeral expensive were 100% paid for, which I found out after she passed to be untrue. No problem, I covered them using credit cards.. That is where the beginning of my debt started. I ended having to take on all bills that used to be split 3 ways and are not split two ways. Our house was fairly expensive because it was so large. It was a four bedroom house with a two bedroom mother in law for mom. So it was a struggle adjusting, especially now that I had to look for new employment as my old position had been filled.

Things were trucking along okay, but my sister persisted in selling the house and pushing the probate along. My brother was the oldest and was the executor of the estate, or so I thought. Apparently the only will we had was from 1998. I was also told that there was a current will and that it left my sister out, that was just as untrue as the funeral expenses being paid in full. So the will was contestable and boy did she contest, lawyer and all. My brother and I fought her for awhile, but then he ended up passing away less than a year after my mom passed. That left just me and her. Nope, surprise! Their dad (brother and sister’s dad, I have a different dad) was able to claim my brother’s portion of the estate. Whelp he lawyer-ed up too. So now I have both them against me and they are still both thinking that they were gonna to get hundreds of thousands of dollars. Still when I tried to explain they would not listen.

Here begins the second stage of my debt spiral. I was forced to get a lawyer myself so those two didn’t bully me out of my home. We ended up having to hire a non-biased third party to act as the executor (not cheap) because we could not meet on middle ground. This is when the executor discovered that Providence Hospital absorbed the retirement and that was not being paid out to the heirs. My sister and her dad was shocked, Heather was right! So they decided to attack the house and the court voted in their favor. I tried to fight for my home, nut since I couldn’t payout my mom’s portion of the down payout by the court mandated time, I was forced to move in 30 days and was still expected to pay the following months mortgage! How am I to find a place in 30 days, pay first and last months rent if needed (it was needed) and pay a mortgage.. That was 6k alone, and of course all on my credit cards.

That house was my mother’s dream. She wanted so badly to know that her daughter and grand-kids would grow old in this home. I pleaded and begged, but to know avail. They still thought the house was pad in full and that they would still several grand out of it. Nope, after everything was paid do you know how much the three of us will eventually get? (still in probate and thousands of dollars still owed to my lawyer?) 20k… that is it. I am not scoffing at the amount by any means, but that will not cover my debt that I put on all of my credit cards to keep the family and mortgage a float, that will barely cover most of my lawyer fees. I got a second job to help offset, but it has still been an incredible struggle and no end in sight. To put it simply, I need help!

Thank you so much for reading my story.

With Kindest Regards,

Heather

 

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Struggling Single Parent

 

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Thank you for taking the time out to read my story. I have never went around searching for ways to ask for money before but this was my last option I could turn to so I hope this website is legit. Posting my struggles on the internet is not something I would usually do, but I’m at a really low point in my life and could really use some extra help.

I am currently a struggling college student and soon to be mom. I am pregnant with my first three babies at the same time (yes I’m having triplets) and that comes with a big responsibility that I am not prepared for I am currently twenty-two and dealing with eviction on my home because I currently am not able to work, therefore I am losing my home because I can’t keep up with the bills or rent and I don’t have anywhere else to go to provide for my babies. I am a single parent with no help nor support system, I am doing everything I can so I don’t have to give them away because they will be born soon.

Also I am in debt of twelve thousand dollars in college funds because I haven’t been able to pay on it since I’ve gotten pregnant I was spending all of my money on food and clothes for the babies. I never thought that when I gotten pregnant that I was going to end up being alone or having to do it by myself, but since that’s the case  of what’s happening I’ve been trying to think positive about this whole situation. Once I pay off my school debt I will be able to apply for a couple of online classes until I can afford daycare. I want to continue my education and working hard until I can get back on my feet.

If there is anyone out there reading my story please help me as I am in this low point in my life. I don’t want to be homeless in a couple of weeks and stranded starving or having my babies taken away all because of debt and bills payments I cannot currently make. I would like to thank each and every person who donated to my story and can relate to what I am currently going through, anything that is donated will be greatly appreciated for me and my new family to come.

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Spiraling out of control financially

Hello, my name is Amy and I am a 43 year old hard working mother of 2, who has gotten into a bit of financial trouble because of payday loans.

This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do.  I am both embarrassed and ashamed that I have to ask complete strangers for help, but here I am pleading for help for my family.  About a year ago we were doing just fine financially, yes we struggled but we always made it through.  Well, an unexpected bill came in and the only to pay it and still make it to the end of the month was to get a payday loan,  well the next month I had to make a payment on the loan which put us behind again so I got another payday loan.  Every month we seem to have gotten further and further in debt because of them and now there is no way out.  All my paychecks go to paying these loans and it leaves us little left to feed my family and to afford gas to get to and from work everyday, and now that they are home all day because its summer break it makes it even harder to provide for them. We have had to borrow money from my parents but they are having a rough time right now and we are struggling to feed our kids everyday.  We live in a high poverty area and because I have a job that brings in about $1,500 a month we are not able to receive any assistance.  I am the only person in our household that is working right now, my boyfriend of 21 years has medical issues and is not able to work right now.  He is trying to get on disability but it is long and hard process.  We have 2 children that are 15 and 12, and the 15 year old is autistic, which is a struggle by itself.  We are not asking for much just enough to put food in our house and to pay our $900 power bill that is due to be shutoff at anytime now.  We have not been able to keep up with the bill over the long winter.  We just want to be able to go back to the way things were before the whole payday loan issues.  Any donations would be greatly appreciated and we than you in advance for anything that we receive.

 

 

 

 

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Single mom of two needs help!

Good day friends and hello! First of all thank you for giving me some of your time by clicking the link and hearing my story. I appreciate you!

I am a single momma of two young kiddos. They’re four and a half and six years old. My kids are my life, my world and everything in it! Without them I probably wouldn’t be humbling myself and asking for donations.

We’re hungry! We need a safe place to live. They need all kinds of things that I’m unable to adequately provide them right now.

The reason I’m in such a pickle, yes I work a full time job, is that I’m going through a divorce from their dad. He’s abusive, he’s mean, he lies, he drinks and does drugs and he’s just downright horrible! It hasn’t always been this way, he just started hanging with the wrong crowd. A crowd I don’t want anywhere near my kids or I. We rented a home which the lease was about to expire. It was our home for 6 years. I took the initiative to go out and purchase a home for the kids and I to live. A safe place away from his insanity, a place where the kids and I didn’t have to worry about him, a place where we can once again be ourselves and relax. Things were looking up for us, my mom sold her house and moved from out of state to live with us and help me with the kids. This is where things took a turn for the worst.

Mom was paying my attorney bills and I was able to keep my head above water. She comes out here and turns into a completely different person, her dog takes priority over the kids, her drinking is in excess. She’s unwilling to help with anything at all! She complains about me working long hours all because it interferes with her being able to get drunk! She’s rude to my kids, all they want to do is get to know her better. She’s staying at my house under my roof while I pay all the bills, buy all the food, and she thinks I should pay her for whatever it is she does all day. Since she’s been living with me she refuses to pay anymore attorney bills so I can finally cut all ties with future ex husband. In fact the reason she refuses to help me with the attorney bills is because she had too much to drink and passed out at like 9pm, I had to work the next morning, the kids were completely wound up that night for some reason and it was 3am and they were still up! I had to get up at 5:30am to work and out of complete desperation I called future ex husband to come get the kids so I could get at least 2 hours of sleep! He had no food in his house so I gave him $20 to feed the kids. She found out and completely cut me off financially. Now, I have a $1000.00 attorney Bill I’m unable to pay because feeding my kids on what little money I have takes priority. My car tags were due 2 months ago for another $400, I have a $500 dental bill that’s about to go to collections and I just can’t afford it anymore. It’s so depressing.

All I’m asking is for a little help with these things so I can feed my kids and not get my wages garnished while giving my all to stay above water. I work, I work hard, I work overtime when it’s available, I do all the household chores, Mom is moving at the end of this month and I don’t even know how I’m going to afford childcare! I’ve listed everything I own on eBay. I cook meals rather than buy fast food, I go hungry often so that my kids can eat. I’m stressed out to the max and I don’t know what our future looks like at this point.

Anything you can help with is more than appreciated!! Thank you for reading this, may God bless you. I always pay things forward ❤️

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Does Anyone Care Enough to Feed Us?

My kids are hungry and I have no one to help me. I have suffered from depression and anxiety for some time now. I lost my Father in a brutal and violent way a few years ago. It caused me to fall apart and mentally, I could not handle it.

After that, I lost my job because I could not deal with life. I shut down and just lost myself. I ended up ready to end my life but God would not allow it. I then ended up receiving medical help and treatment so that I could be there for my kids who need me. If something happens to me, there is no one else to love them and take care of them like I do.

I am on the right track again to taking care of myself and mentally, I am doing better. But during those few years, I lost a lot financially. I am now having extreme financial hardship and am begging for someone to help us.

Although I finally have been given the permission to work again by my doctor, I do not have enough money right now to feed my kids or have gas to get to work.

I am heartbroken and embarrassed to even ask. But is there someone out there with a heart, someone loving who could allow me to borrow money for food and gas? I am working and I am also taking college courses to better myself and find a better job once I have my degree.

If I could just have some money to feed my kids. I don’t even care about the gas to get to work, I can walk. But please, allow me to have just a little money to feed them and until I get my check at the end of the month. I can then pay you back. I don’t make much but I can pay you back in payments if I don’t have enough all at once.

I beg you, please help me feed my children. I have 2 children at home who are very hungry and I do not have anymore money to feed them. Rent was due and if I fall behind, we will lose our home.

Thank you so much. And if no one can help, it’s ok. May God bless you just for listening. I know it will get better for us. This too shall pass.

Take care, Mariquita

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Hardworking mom needs your help!

Good day guys! I’m giving this a shot to see what i can make happen. At least I can be optimistic, right? I’ve always believed the glass is half full, I’m so grateful for everything I have and I keep my family (kids) close. I protect them at all costs! I have a four and a half year old daughter and a six year old son. They’re my calm, my motivation, my world and everything in it! I Love my children more than anything in the world. Looking at them is actually what motivated me to humble myself and let the world know what’s going on.

The good: So I’m trying very hard to make ends meet. It’s not easy. My kids keep me going. I work a full time job plus overtime when it’s available. I work in tech support for a large company. I’ve been at my job going on 9 years now. I love my job most of the time  my day consists of getting up at 5:15am to get ready for the day. I drive my older model vehicle to work. Ninety percent of the time the kids are still sleeping. I go to work, my shift ends at 5:15. I get home around 6pm and make dinner, bathe the kids and we hang out for a bit while I do chores  before going to bed. Next day rinse and repeat.

Im in the process of divorcing my husband, my kids dad  attorneys are NOT cheap! Yes, I learned this very quickly! My elderly mother was helping me pay the attorney bills as they came. I’m divorcing my Husband due to his excessive laziness, drunkenness and drive use. He is also abusive, really only verbally, but shakes his fists in my face when he’s had too much to drink, smoke, snort, shoot, whatever it is he does. I’m quite afraid of him, truth be told. Him and I rented a house together for 6 years. I decided, since the lease would be expiring soon, that it would be best if I moved with the kids elsewhere so I purchased a home. It’s nothing big and fancy but suits our needs (the kids and I) well. It’s cozy and the jerk is out of the picture.

My elderly mother sold her house, she moved in with me from out of state to help with the kids. She is anything BUT helpful! Since she’s been here it’s been non stop drama. She drinks more alcohol than my soon to be ex husband. Yes she helps with the kids some but also complains that i should be paying HER! Excuse me but you are living in MY house rent free! Remember me saying she was paying my attorney bills? Yeah well that came to a halt when my soon to be ex husband was to watch the kids the next day with NO food in his house. I gave him $20 to buy the kids some food, she found out and immediately cut me off from paying my attorney bills. The attorney bills are piling up, my older model vehicle is two months past due for tags, my first mortgage payment is due,  it’s like I’m being hit with sooo many things at once! All I want to do is afford my divorce which is so close to being done so I can get rid of the jerk future ex husband once and for all and and the kids and I can live our lives in peace! I’m not asking for a miracle here but anything you can afford to help me with is so beyond appreciated! I work hard to make sure my kids have food and clothes and a safe place to call home that I’ve put everything else on the back burner. I currently owe $1000 to my attorney, my car tags are $361. Those are my two most pressing bills at the moment. I barely have any food to eat, I make sure my kids bellies are full before I even think about feeding myself. Its quite embarrassing really.

 

Please, if you can help I promise to pay it forward. I know I’m a total stranger but I’m honest and coming to you asking for help.

 

Thank you, god bless!

 

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My Financial Hardship

I am a 30-year-old female living in the state of Florida. The reason for my request is so that I can pay off my student loans and donate forward. A bit of my background, I was born and raised in New York. Every year my family (my parents and my two sisters) would donate boxes full of food and clothing to the less fortunate in the Dominican Republic. It has been a couple of years that I have not been able to do that because of lack of money. I was always the one that wanted to help people, so I decided to go to college and get my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. I wanted to work with troubled teens and work with them and set them up to become successful. I ended up moving south and obtaining a job as a child advocate of a non-profit organization in Central Florida. What we do is provide shelter, food, clothing and counseling to victims (or what we like to call them, SURVIVORS) of domestic violence and sexual assault. We have all kinds of people come into our shelter. From U.S military veterans, to children with mental illness such as Autism, A.D.H.D, PICA, just to name a few. As a child advocate, I work with the children and get them into schools, daycare, recreational centers, etc. Although it is a very rewarding job, it does not pay very well. I have bills on top of bills that I am trying to keep up with, the main one that is really hurting my pockets is this student loans one. My goal is to raise enough money so that I can possibly pay off my student loans debt, fill a couple of boxes with food and clothing and send it to Dominican Republic and so I can donate to my job. I feel like I should receive a donation because I am really working hard at my job and I am trying to be a great role model for these children and I do not want to leave my job because I love what I do. If need be, I would be willing to provide proof of what I do with the donated money. Eventually I would like to open up a shelter of my own and continue to help individuals in need. I would like to that you for reading my situation and I would greatly appreciate even the smallest amount. God Bless!

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I need about $5000 Please!

So OK, I work 3rd shift and have been for a long time. I lost my family a year ago in a bad break up and just less than a month ago was forced to move. I was on the streets for 2 weeks going from couch to couch. I found a place and had enough money for the deposit and to move in. The problem is everything has caught up to me. The turn around on rent was fast as I scrambled to come up with the money while feeding myself and paying for hotels and whoever I could to stay there. It costed me $1000 to move in and rent is $760 but it was too soon as I had other bills to try and pay off including car note and insurance in order to keep things going. Now I got a notice about a ticket that I had forgotten about that I have $420 more dollars to pay before Friday or I have to go to court. My middle daughter’s Birthday was just yesterday and I barely had money to get her something. This past year was very tough on All 3 of my girls. I wanted to make it special for her but am in a HUGE bind. Her Mom and I are in talks or reconciling, but with my financial struggles it’s kinda putting a damper on that too. I don’t have furniture in my apartment and no food. I’ve been living off cup noodles to survive and whenever I can go over to my Ex’s for dinner. They took OT at at work the last month so I’m really struggling to catch up. Last summer was horrible for my children and I REALLY wanted to take them somewhere this year and show them a good time but don’t see that happening either with all my struggles. I’m not living above my means, I just fell into a hole and need to catch up so I can stay ahead like I use to. I haven’t even paid rent this month yet and now there’s a $50 late feet added on to to that as well. I’ve asked my Dad and Mom to help but they can’t as they have their own struggles. I know there are good people out there that have good hearts and will help. So I’m asking, Please help me. I want my family back and to show them that I can do this. We were all together 14 years and I did whatever I could and tried my hardest to make them Happy. I’m almost back and I know if I clearly this up, WE’LL BE BACK TOGETHER AND HAPPY!!!

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Buried in Debt

Hello all,

My name is Jasmine and as you can see, I’m struggling. I don’t like to ask for things, but I’ve found myself in “last resort” mode. I’m 26, graduated from nursing school in ’16. To my surprise, a year or so after I’d graduated, my mother brought to my attention that I was 121k in debt in student loans she’d taken out in my name. I immediately did some digging. Come to find out, after my multiple scholarships, school should have only costed about 30k. So where is the rest? My mom’s answer: “I don’t know.” I give a call to Sallie Mae. (Yes, it’s a private loan so I have no chance of loan forgiveness.) The associate I spoke with at Sallie Mae says, there’s “no way” my mom would have been able to take out more money than what my school costed. Next… I do some legal searching. Turns out, I’m 100% on the hook for this money because I can’t prove in a court room that I didn’t benefit from the loan in any way. Obviously, I went to school and graduated on 1/4 of the money. I’ve consolidated the loans for lower interest rates. I pay the same amount per month on my loan as I do for rent. I have no wiggle room after bills. Barely able to put 5 bucks in for savings a month. I’m stretched so thin, I’m pulling my hair out. Apparently that’s a thing. Trichotillomania.

So here I am, doing everything in my power to be as successful a woman as I can. I pictured myself in graduate school by now, but I can’t go back to school with this kind of debt looming over me. Yes, I know my BIG MISTAKE was trusting my mother with my finances at the WISE age of 18 as a freshman in college. I know I’ll never make another mistake like it. I just hope that you all might find it in your hearts to help me out so I can move forward with my life and start working toward my goals again. This debt has put a big halt in my career and education advancement. Thank you so much in advance for supporting me. I will not let you down.

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Rally for Randall and family

My dad, Randy, has always been known as a man you can rely on. He is the most giving person to his family and community. He has been at every game, event and choir concert for my six brothers, sister and I no matter what. He volunteered during the Flint wanted crisis and so, so much more. 

On June 14th, my families world was completely turned upside down.

While on a business trip, my Dad was was walking across a street and was hit by a car. He sustained many serious injuries, including over 60 breaks/fractures to his right leg, multiple breaks in his left leg, breaks in his right wrist, right elbow, and a cracked rib. He has been through two surgeries with more to come.

I cannot even begin to describe the heartbreaking feeling I felt the first time I walked into the hospital room and saw the man with never ending positivity and strength so fragile and vulnerable, both physically and mentally.

He is finally back in Michigan being treating at a rehabilitation center and awaiting his other surgeries. We found out that the woman who hit him only had the minimal auto coverage and therefore we won’t be able to get and sort of settlement to help with medical bills and living expenses for the next 6 months to a year.

A gofundme page was started to to help with all the expenses, but I wanted to do something more since I have been feeling so helpless.

I want my dad to feel like he doesn’t have to worry about anything other than getting better and walking again.

I am begging from the bottom of my heart to help bring some positive to someone who has touched so many lives.

– A desperate daughter

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Trying to remain positive.

Hi, my name is Kristen and I am 31 years old. I am a single mother of 2 amazing boys that are 6 and 11 and that I absolutely adore. I recently completed my coursework for a degree in accounting and I work as a pharmacy technician. My student loans being paid back are the biggest thing I am struggling with the most at the moment while trying to pay all other bills and providing for my children as well. While I was attending school I chose to move myself and my boys in to live with my mom. I would like to move out again as soon as I can but this student loan is making it feel impossible. I am a very positive person and rarely ask for help. I am really in need and would appreciate any help at all. Thank you in advance.

 

paypal.me/KristenIaconis