Hey all,

so first of all I’m not super sure how to verify the authenticity of my situation that I’m about to describe, so I’m hoping that a little good faith in the fact that everything I write will be 100% accurate will inspire a super kind Samaritan to share a little kindness with me :)

So about three years ago, very shortly after starting college, I started having these strange illogical experiences that were affecting my reality, like hallucinations or feeling strange nonexistent sensations on my body or thinking I had strange powers of all sorts. In the beginning stages, it was somewhat amusing, but as my condition progressed, these hallucinations and delusions started to become more severe, lucid, and traumatizing. Now because I’m schizoaffective, I frequently experience those aformentioned psychotic symptoms in addition to crippling depression.

I had always been sweet and bubbly and cheerful from childhood, and I guess it was the memory of who I once was in my younger years that caused my family to be in denial that I was suffering from anything that I didn’t just impose on myself due to lack of self-esteem or such. Honestly, that’s probably why my condition progressed to the severity it did, because we were all in denial and so I was reluctant to seek help.

Now that I’ve matured and taken the responsibility upon myself to manage my health, I’ve received good medications and therapy and feel so much better about life!! I haven’t had any suicidal idealizations or psychotic breaks in 13 months! (I’m very proud) The only issue now is that I’ve had to leave school because my healthcare costs have left me with no money for college or a place to live. I’m on my mom’s insurance and my big brother was kind enough to take me in his apartment but I’m sleeping on his couch haha. I have moral support from my family now which is a blessing, but neither they nor I have the funds to help me continue in school or have a place to live, as no one in my family has ever gone to college or has a high income.

I’m finally feeling optimistic about living life, and my dream is to finish school and make my family and myself proud. I was so close, I only have 2 semesters to complete and I’m praying that someone with a kind heart will see my journey and share my excitement with me about being so close to reaching my dreams despite having to recover existing in a world that resembled a scary acid trip through my schizoaffective eyes. I’m so close! I would be forever grateful for any amount of support.

God bless you, angels :)

Hi everyone I am currently enrolled as a nursing student, I attend school full time and work part time. I attend a private school and there is no financial aid,  therefore I been working just to pay for school and sometimes working just isn’t enough to cover my tuition. It is hard attending school , juggling work along with trying to study for a test the next day after having to have worked, making things that much more difficult. Sometimes to study for a test I have to have someone else cover my shift then , I worry about not having enough money to make my school payment. So I kindly ask if you can help me pay for nursing school. My tuition total is $30,000.00. I constantly stress about trying to pay for school. Thank you for your time. A nursing student in need of help.

https://www.paypal.me/JeanetteSS

Greetings to whoever this may reach! Currently, I am in my fifth year of college and my funding for such things has become tapped out. I go to school full time (with near max credits per semester) and I work full time at a minimum wage job because out of the 100 places (literally, 100+) I applied, they were the only ones that would call me back. Did I mention that I work nights as well so it won’t conflict with school? I am an avid volunteer so any free time I have goes right back into the community where I specifically work with under-priveledged youth. This is actually what prompted me to get a degree in Public Administration so that I can permanently give back to the community while also being able to make a living for myself. It’s 2018 and times are certainly tough. Not only am I looking at $95,000 in student loans to pay for my schooling but I am also looking at nearly $50,000 in debt that stems from deaths in my family, medical expenses that popped up, and *gasp* needing to pay for school! I barely make ends meet with my job and have to rotate which bills I pay every month due to it. My credit score has plummeted and I have no time to pick up a second job because then I would have have to quit school and if I did, another $1000+ in bills would be added to my expenses every month due to student loans. It’s a bit messed up if you think about it, actually. Really, the only thing keeping me going at the moment is the fact that my father co-signed on some of my student loans and if I default (or die), he will be in trouble. That and energy drinks keeping me going most days!

So, if you have extra money laying around that you just don’t know what to do with, consider being generous and helping a student in need such as me!

paypal.me/studentinneed

Hello, I am writing this not only for asking for donations but for also sharing my story with someone. My name is Anastasia and I reside in the beautiful island of Jamaica. I am a 4th year student pursuing the Bachelor’s in Child Development, a course that I am very fond of. Growing up, I was raised by my mother alongside my little brother while my father travelled abroad to make ends meet, my mom would stay home and take care of us. I love my parents you see and I aim to make them proud but I believe that to be successful, you have to jump through many hurdles to get there. One of them is my parents separating.

This separation has placed a finacial burden on my mother who is the main caregiver right now because my father is lacking on the daddy role. My mom works odd jobs just to get us by and she ia paying for my tuition out of pocket because she wants us to have an easy future.

So why ask for a donation? Well, I have back to school coming up in less than 2 weeks and nothing is ready. I am begging for a small donation as to put towards my tuition or to help get supplies. I wont put a set amount because I will be thankful for anything given.

If you choose to sponsor me, I will be forever thankful and even if you read this, I pray for your continued blessings.

 

My Paypal profile will be linked down below.

 

paypal.me/anas689

I just went through possibly the worst summer of my life. I had everything all set up to survive through the summer and be able to pay so I can go back to college next week. Now I’m selling anything and everything for gas money and car insurance payments. I guess I need to explain what happened. My plan was to use the money I had saved from the refund that I had received from my school from overpaying the previous semester and using it in the fall to pay for my next semester of school. I also had a job that wasn’t paying extremely well but enough for rent and then having a near guarantee to have a second job before the summer started. Soon I had been fired from my job due to a miscommunication between my manager and I as well as the other job asking for me to start in the fall instead of the beginning of summer like we had discussed. At first, my girlfriend (who was living with me) had started to help with payments to avoid me using my school money to pay rent, food and other necessities but then her job had cut her hours to a meager four hours a week due to a remodeling of her store.  I now had to dig into my savings as I looked into finding a new job. Soon with just my rent eating up my savings, we had to move out. At the moment, we are staying at my girlfriend’s mothers house but soon she wouldn’t be able to keep us at the house. I have found a new job but I wouldn’t get my first paycheck in time to pay for school, even then, It wouldn’t be enough to cover even a down payment. All I would need is 1,100 for a down payment to my school. I am willing to take a generous donation and pay it forward to help others, and if you would wish to contact me about this matter, my email is fdzboys@gmail.com. My paypal me is paypal.me/chrfern. Thank you and God bless you.

 

paypal.me/chrfern

Hi everyone! First, thank you very much for taking the time to view this fund! My name is Bella Thomas and I’m 18 years old. I recently graduated from Hudson High School. Throughout my years living in Hudson and attending school I maintained a high GPA ranging from 3.7-3.9 on a 4.0 scale. I participated in many clubs including Legal Issues Club, Debate Club and Drama Society. I also volunteered at my local church doing VBS for 3 summers and I acted as a leader for Sunday school from 2014-2016. I continued to be an active young women and found other hobbies outside of school like yoga, meditation and running! I worked 3 jobs during my time in school all as a barista. I started as a barista and moved my way up to an assistant manager position. I got accepted to all the schools I applied too & I was so happy because like everyone had always told me “where there’s a will there’s a way” and my dreams of attending a 4 year university in NYC were edging closer and closer. Unfortunately, St. John’s University where I plan to attend this upcoming fall makes cost of freshman tuition much greater than other years due to a required meal plan & multiple freshman fees! I have been awarded the highest financial aid that St. John’s has to offer me for this year including grants, applicable scholarships and my federal loans. I am now in a position where I was offered a private loan known as a PLUS loan which would cover the cost of my tuition but because of issues with credit history I am not eligible for the loan without a endorser. If I am unable to find an endorser I can contact my school and they will give me the freshman/undergraduate amount of $4,000 maximum in a smaller loan to help with the cost of tuition. If this occurs I will need to pay through a payment plan known as the Copper Plan the remaining amount of tuition. This plan asks me to pay 33% down initially and then regularly scheduled payments throughout the school year. I am not in a financial circumstance to cover all the costs associated with this payment plan but because I cannot find an endorser after much effort this is one of the few options I have left and I’m deeply saddened because my dream of being a forensic scientist is looking farther away than ever. I am starting this fund to raise money to put towards the payment plan and my freshman year of college tuition costs! St John’s University offers many incredibly unique opportunities one being a potential summer internship in the FBI. Achieving this goal is another step towards a successful career and future!!! I appreciate all the help my family has given me both financially & emotionally but I will need others to make my 4 year dream at St. John’s University studying Forensics Science & Criminology a reality.

Let me start by saying thank you for even opening this post!

It all started earlier this year, when I was finishing up college applications. I was super excited about leaving the nest, and starting my new life as an English major. Without a warning, or a sign, my mom got really sick. She had bumps all over her face, her mouth was swollen, and she didn’t have control over her right arm. She practically broke down right in front of me.

My dad and I didn’t know what was going on, and neither did the doctors. The game of “Guess What Sickness My Mother Has?” went on for a couple of months before they concluded that she had a blood infection. During the time of the torturous guessing game, I had to work like crazy, because my mom is the breadwinner, and with her out of commission, responsibility fell on me. It was hard for me to juggle my senior year of high school, college applications, and working 40-50-hour work weeks. Also, I was just devasted. Watching my mother, the strongest woman I know, deteriorate was a pain I never wish to feel again. Not knowing what caused her physical and mental breakdown tore me up.

I have a younger sibling who feeds off of the energy of others, and if she saw me break down, she would quickly follow. I held it in while in public, and broke down in private. That was my routine for months. While my mother was in the hospital, she was comatose, intubated, and when she was conscious, she was often not there “mentally”.

Earlier, I mentioned that I was applying to colleges during this time, so sadly, I let my personal situation mess with my future in college in regards to my financial aid paperwork. I’ve always been an amazing student, leaving high school with a 4.2 GPA, but no high GPA could mentally prepare for the pain that I had to endure.

By the way, I am now a freshman at Alabama State, as a non-Alabama resident.

I am asking for help with this year’s tuition please. The total amount is around 29k, but classes will be listed in the picture.

God Bless.

with love and care,

Timanda Princinord

Hello! My name is Rachel and I’m entering my second year of college! I’m studying community development, and would love to do inner city work down the line. I have a passion for helping others, and I want to make a difference in my city! My family just recently moved to Los Angeles for my dad’s work, and things are a lot more expensive here. We were doing fine financially before, but because the cost of living here is so much higher we are just barely able to pay the bills. This may be my last year of college, because we honestly don’t have the money right now! All the money I’ve made this past summer that was supposed to go towards my college tuition ended up going towards the bills instead. I’m about to head back to college, and we don’t even have the money to pay for my school books right now. It’s been 100 plus degrees here for the past couple months and we don’t even have the money to pay for the air conditioning most of the time, so it’s been kind of miserable. I love Los Angeles, and I’m grateful to be here, but we are just going through a rough patch right now and really need help. I hate having to ask for money, but it’s really needed at this point. I’m taking 18 credit hours, and my classes this semester require a lot of different textbooks that I honestly cannot afford. I’m excited to continue my education, and I hope this isn’t my last year, but this financial situation has definitely made things stressful for me and my family. I’m asking for $300 to cover the cost of my textbooks and school supplies. If you can spare any amount, I would be so so grateful! I’m going to be working throughout the semester to try to cover next semester’s costs, but I still need aid for this semester. Please help support me during this time! I’m passionate about what I am studying, and I can’t wait to give back to my community one day and help in any way I can, but right now I need a little help myself. Any aid you can give will help tremendously! I appreciate each and every donation, and I want you to know that it is going towards a good cause. This will allow me to continue my studies, and give back to my community one day, helping those less fortunate than me! Thank you so much!  Here is my link: PayPal.Me/rachelcotta

I’m starting college and my bills are a lot. Every penny that I have is going into college bills, books, and supplies. I am completely broke and really would just like to be able to pay off more college and get things that I need. My college is around $10,000 a year and it’s not really something that I can easily afford. I have to take out loans and work towards repaying my debts. I try to use my money wisely but I am literally running out. I can no longer get or do the things I need or want and I just feel that it would be nice to not have to be worrying or struggling to get things that I need to have or would make me feel a little better about my money situation. I tried hard in high school and I did get a nice amount of scholarship money which did relieve some, but my family isn’t one of those nice wealthy or money comfortable families that can get and do whatever they want. I know that it will take me a long time to pay off the debt of loans that I take out, and I wish I didn’t have to take out loans, as I’m still having to pay so much. I haven’t done anything besides worry about college expenses, needs, or really going out or doing simple social things to keep me sane for the past month. I saved up tons of money from my job, but it dwindled away very quickly once college expenses started. If you are able to help I would like to thank you so much. This would be a total blessing.

my paypal: paypal.me/ataylor221

 

At 13% the only direction this interest rate adjusts is UP.  When I was 18 I got taken advantage of by “financial aid.”  Looking back now I WISH I had just worked hard and held down two jobs while going to school so I wouldn’t be in this mess. Instead, however, like a normal 18 year old I did work study and did my best and graduated and now I’m a nurse! I love my job,  I love helping people, and this is absolutely my calling.  Of course I took out may loans to complete school, but the one that hurts the most is (of course) the biggest one.  I thought it was great (and so did my parents) that I didn’t need a co-signer because it was a loan geared toward young adults.  The financial aid office ASSURED me this was the best loan for me.  Well here we are… 9 years later… and not only have I not paid this loan down a single penny but the balance is now more than the original loan amount.  I have made EVERY SINGLE payment on-time and in full and I will never get ahead.  Consolidate you say?  This loan doesn’t qualify.  Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program you say?  This loan doesn’t qualify.

I’m a hard working mom with 2 kids who I hope NEVER have to deal with this mess.  I have a $16,000 student loan at 13% interest!  All because I asked the financial aid department for help when I was 18.

paypal.me/ShubhaT

I have only $600 left for tuition, and my brother has $700. We desperately need $2000 by tomorrow 11:00 pm central time for my brother and me.  I am Independent and have to support my family from whatever I earn and pay the bills and pay for my school on my own. Adult Life is not about just being responsible but also finding ways to run those responsibilities smooth. We just moved to new city spent what We had saved on some essential house items such as paper towels, brush, personal hygienic items, plates, cup, cooking dishwares, a bed and a study tables. Then I had apartment rent to pay which was 75% of my brother’s savings money still go into my car insurance, car installments; it’s fule. I m paying in installments, and it costs me more because we are out of state residence. I went to university for 1-year thinking that is what I need to straighten my life then within the first semester I realized bills are going to kill you before you even get through bachelor level of education. Why not community college I thought, just a cheaper way to get primary education. I may not have done so much of research on that.

All I see is bills just stacking on and on. I have to study for me to be able to get a stable job and support my family. I had to send money to my sister so she could pay for her rent and send $500 for my friend so he could pay for his medical. I know I should have focused on my tuition bill first, but I thought I would be able to somehow earn that money back through work. Unfortunately, I m running out of time. Desperate time calls for desperate measure.

Like most kids I grew up in a home where my parents pressured me to do well in school so I can get a degree and have a good stable job and retire early. But I had no idea what I wanted to do. School sucked all the fun out of learning for me and I just went to the only college that accepted me because my GPA was so low. I thought I would find out what degree I wanted to go after sooner or later but after the first year of classes I still had no idea. So I dropped out.

I figured I could work retail and be an artist or something. That did not work out. I haven’t sold a single painting nor had a single job. No one wants to hire a college drop out. So I’m living with my grandmother, mother, and two aunts in a 3 br townhouse we can’t afford, we might even get evicted soon because our lease ends in a few months and we’re behind on bills… My grandmother and one of my aunts just got laid off and I haven’t been able to find a job in 3 years. I feel absolutely useless/hopeless and I think about suicide a lot. I swear I get closer and closer to jumping in front of a train every week.

Anyway, I started learning how to build websites thanks to a class on skill share, which I created multiple emails for so I can keep getting those 2 month free trials, and I absolutely love it! So I did some research on Web Development and it just clicked, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I have learned so much on my own, despite depression and anxiety wreaking havoc on my mind from time to time, and met so many amazing people who encourage me to be better and go for what I want in life, right now what I want is to be able to support my family and start a non profit to help young black girls like me struggling to find a career path they are passionate about. I also have a few app ideas for managing mental health. I just really want to help people. Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to buy a mansion and let homeless people stay there so I can help them get their life together. But I’m rambling…

I have learned a lot on my own but what I really need is a classroom setting to push me further than I can get on my own. There is a coding school that opened up in my home town that recruited me to apply, so I did and I got accepted !Luckily for me there is an automatic $5000 scholarship for women but I am not eligible to get another scholarship because I applied too late. And I can’t get a loan because my credit score is too low and I already have student loan debt I don’t know anyone with an eligible credit score to be my cosigner either… I really have grown a lot because I would have withdrew my application right after learning that.

All I need is $11,000 for tuition and supplies.
-$3,000 for the deposit
-$7,000 for tuition
and about $1,000 for a Mac book.

here is my paypal link: paypal.me/varahx

I’m supposed to start on the 25th this month. But if I don’t get all the money beforehand I can push the start date back up to 6 weeks. They said I should get the mac book first because it’s going to take me a while to get used to the new environment, and they’re right. I haven’t used a mac in like… 10+ years. I was hoping that I can continue to use my windows laptop because it’s been working well so far but no. I have to have a mac.

I know I can continue learning on my own but with this school I will be able to get a job in 17 weeks. That’s a lot sooner than I will be able to on my own. Any help is greatly appreciated and I promise to pay it forward. Or even Pay you back if you wish. I don’t like owing people. That’s all I really want to do. Pay it forward. Help some other young man or woman start their dream career. Help homeless people get their lives together. But in order to help these people I have to get my own career started and make sure my family and I are financially stable.

Thank you so much in advance, seriously. I need this.

Greetings all, I have to say .. I’m not much for asking for handouts, I’ve spent a lifetime willingly and frequently offering a helping hand to others, helping them build houses, decks, gardens, house additions, dig, toil and even build free apps and websites .. now that I am 44 years old and in hot water, my friends and family have abandoned me. I guess I did’t choose friends that would be willing to reciprocate on the whole “helping hand” thing … I’ve never been hooked on drugs, I am probably as straight laced as you can imagine although I have been known to have a drink at night .. No kids, criminal history or previous marriages.

paypal.me/isimplistic

I’ve applied for an unreal amount of jobs, I don’t spend 40 hours per week applying .. I can normally find a lot of jobs in a short time …  I spend at least an average of 10-15 hours per week between working on business projects, prototypes and proof of concept projects. I am very entrepreneurial and I still haven’t given up on my aspiration of inventing an invaluable technology.

I even landed a job a few months back …. 3 weeks later they did a big budget restructuring put a big red flag on the “new guy”  as a way to save some money and they let me go.

I am definitely going back to college but my savings is getting very thin and I am inches from homelessness .. but I have severe (off the charts) sleep apnea and it doesn’t look for me on the streets. Looking at housing and planning for school is a nightmare. Rent has recently doubled in my area and while I have done an excellent job saving for a rainy day, it is absolutely pouring right now and I need shelter badly.  I sincerely thank anyone willing to help in advance and you can be absolutely certain that “this guy” will pay it forward and then some .. Also happy to build websites, apps or consult as well.

Best Wishes

-Jeromy

paypal.me/isimplistic

My name is Kimberly Ann and I’m 22 years old. I’ll be graduating college this December with a major in Audio Production and minor in Business and Entertainment. I chose a school that prides itself on its audio engineering programs, despite the large tuition cost. Though I do have financial aid and scholarships, the amount of loans I owe is weighing heavy on me with the knowledge that I’m graduating in a little over 4 months and will be soon trying to pay them back.

 

I don’t regret choosing to attend college, being in a city like Washington, DC, there’s always musicians asking for students to help record or produce different songs or sometimes even small albums. This gives the artist cheap or free studio time and me the opportunity to gain experience and familiarize myself with the studio setting. I’m always gaining more friends in the music industry, and experience I need for the future.

 

Right now, with my studies being my main priority, I don’t have a conventional job. Instead I street perform, playing guitar and singing. While I’m home in Florida for Spring, Summer, Thanksgiving, and Christmas breaks, I’m a part of a nightly sunset festival by the beach (as long as it doesn’t rain). While at college, I mostly set up in Old Town Alexandria, though sometimes that’s too far a trek to take for only a couple hours performing. I do well performing, rarely taking breaks and always being cautious of my surroundings, and it beats any minimum wage job I could acquire, but I am aware that this isn’t a job that I can do forever.

 

Though my parents wish they could help with college expenses or paying for groceries or rent, I’m the youngest of five, and financially that’s just not possible anymore. Though they encouraged us all to attend college and sometimes get down on themselves for their inability to help, I knew that I was accepting this financial burden entirely on my own and never wish for them to feel guilty for any struggles that us kids have. I’m not expecting someone to come in and donate tens of thousands of dollars to retrieve me from the debt that I chose to put myself into, but if someone is able to help in any way, I’d be grateful. At this point, I’m willing to accept any help I can.

This next semester I’ll be fulfilling my final independent study, writing, recording, and producing an EP for myself. I do have a youtube channel for anyone interested in hearing me sing (KAnn1596). No original songs are up yet, once I’ve completed 10 songs and have them copyrighted first, I’ll upload them.

 

My Paypay: https://www.paypal.me/kann1596

Thank you to anyone who was kind enough to even gotten this far haha. To try to keep it as short as possible, I cannot afford to continue going to college. Growing up, my parents have continuously told me that I have to work for what I want. Going to college seemed like an impossible task when I was younger, but I accomplished this task. Neither of my parents went to college, so they expected me to follow in their footsteps. However, with that being said, my parents have both refused to pay for my tuition, as they believe I must do it all myself. The main reason that they refuse to help me with my financial situation is because they didn’t want me to go to college in the first place. I am already using most of my income to pay for the rent in my apartment. Because of this, I cant afford any of the necessities of going to college. This includes textbooks, school supplies, and most important of all… tuition. I am currently 19 years old and entering my second year of college. My first year of college took all of the money that I had earned in high school, and I can’t see a way that I could pay for my second year of college. I already have to work throughout the school year, but if I can’t obtain enough money in the next few months, I will most likely need to drop out of college. I would have to take a few years off just to be able to pay for the rest of my years at college just to earn my degree. Many people have told me that I don’t need a degree to be successful, but my dream is to be a neurosurgeon. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fulfill this dream without multiple degrees and a doctorate. I currently have to pay $27,000 a year, and with my calculations, I will be only be able to pay for about $12,000-$15,000 this school year. I am grateful for any donations that anyone is willing to send to me. Even if you are not willing to send me anything, thank you for getting this far into my story. You guys may eventually be the reason why I can potentially complete my dreams in the future, so thank you in advance to anyone that my donate.

https://paypal.me/eveyforhumanity

Hello, my name is Evelee. I have never been passionate about “selling a product or idea” to someone, simply because methods used by most sales people are unethical in my opinion. So, I will give you the facts; and if after reading them you feel the need to contribute, I will greatly appreciate your generosity and willing assistance.

In early 2016, I was living with my boyfriend of six years (at the time), my beloved fur babies, with a great job, a nice place to lay my head every night, and my health—or at least I thought. I had been experiencing major depression, anxiety, racing thoughts, panic attacks, self-doubt, low self-esteem, loss of interest in things I once found interesting, etc. After wrecking my brain trying to figure out why my relationship was failing, why I was struggling at work, why I was so incredibly tired all of the time/sad most of the time/etc, I reached out to my primary care physician. By this time, I had almost lethally choked on food due to whatever was putting pressure on my esophagus, making it smaller. So, my doctor ordered a biopsy on the lump in my throat. Unfortunately, it came back inconclusive.

My appointed surgeon strongly suggested that I have a thyroidectomy since thyroid issues are hereditary in my family. Surgery day arrives, and my surgeon tells me that she removed multiple cancerous tumors, the largest with a 2cm diameter, along with some of my lymph nodes. At least now, after the surgery, I had a diagnosis. I was a cancer survivor, and I no longer had a crucial piece of my body.

Subsequently, I no longer had employment/health insurance due to the amount of work I had to miss for radiation treatments, follow-up appointments, etc. To my surprise and disbelief, I also no longer had a relationship, my fur babies, a place to lay my head, or anything else I had had in my life up until December 2016. In order to save my sanity, I had to leave everything I loved most. You may ask why? That is another story of a whirlwind romance turned narcissist gaslights his unknowing cancerous girlfriend for four years.

My life has been a series of unfortunate events, likened to those of novel proportions. I have always been discerning, resourceful, resilient. I can tell you now, though, that the only possible explanation I have for getting through this last decade is God, Himself. I am still struggling with grieving my loss of love, companionship, livelihood, security…all the things in life we as people tend to take for granted. I have never been this bad off, especially financially. However, I am trying with everything that is left in me, to start again from nothing. I literally have nothing, except for Auburn University Montgomery.

The only thing I had left to stand on after losing all that I had accomplished in 25 years of adulting was my GI Bill benefits from time served in the United States Army. So, now I am back in college, earning my bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology (Exercise Science). I get student loans, and a monthly housing allowance, and I work the maximum amount of hours possible on campus as a lifeguard; but it is never enough. This dorm room is the only place I have to stay. I have no family or friends who are willing or able to assist me. I barely live paycheck to paycheck, and with each new semester is the fear of having to live in my car while trying to make the Dean’s List.

I have never been a beggar. I have never been comfortable asking for help. In fact, I have always been the one giving the shirt off my back and all of the love in my heart. Now though, I know that I cannot do this on my own. So, if you are so inclined, I welcome any questions and donations that you may have.

Thank you for your time and attention. May God bless you and yours.

https://paypal.me/eveyforhumanity

As some of the other people on this site are, I am not in genuine need of money. I am a 16 year old kid, that has a middle class working family. We barely have financial struggles. You should donate to people that need money more than I do. Only after you have helped the more needy should you help me. I need $2,000 to help pay for school equipment. I would like to buy a powerful laptop, Bluetooth headphones, and a mouse. My current laptop is not powerful enough for use in a school environment, and I would really like to be able to upgrade. I have tried to find a job, but nobody wants a 16 year old. You can probably see how other people’s situations are more important than mine, so before you consider my situation, please consider the situation of someone that is financially unsound or is hospitalized or injured. However, this does not mean I am not asking for $2,000, I’m just saying you should help the more needy before you help me, because I have a 1st world problem, that isn’t necessary to help, I just can’t afford a new laptop. Thank you for reading this, and I would greatly enjoy if you consider donating money for school supplies. School for me starts on August 29th, so it is very soon. So if I get a donation in the time, that would be preferable, however, any donation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again. Also, I have put this under tuition fees, due to this being school related.

paypal.me/Jameson745

Hi I am resorting to this website to get some financial help that I need in order to start to my first steps into helping those who can’t really help themselves. I am looking to enroll in a program that allows me to go to other countries and teach the children and even adults English. This program alone is 1,000 and I am currently in school now so paying for that ontop of my college classes wouldn’t be too logical right now . This is something I have been looking into for years just never had the opportunity or funds to take the first step I need which would be the program. That’s not the only hung that would have to be paid but I’m just looking for a start and I will handle the rest. This program will properly set me up with someone who can teach me the languages I need to know in order to help those learn English. I will also be helping the community by buying some food and goods for the families there . Any donation will help me on my journey I ask if you can help in any way please do because this isn’t about me this is about the children And families who need to learn English to communicate with more people who come there like me . I want to thank you in advance and will keep everyone updated with my journey 😊

Hello. I am raising money for myself because all of the hardships that I have gone through have put me through a financial crisis.  My mom and step dad are manipulative, physically abusive, and controlling and have been all of my life. I came out to them they weren’t too pleased about and they made me feel like an outsider in the family by always bashing the fact that I’m gay. So I decided to move I with my dad, for several reasons not just my parents. My ex raped me, I was robbed and threatened in my dorm room, and I was severly bullied. It got so bad I attempted suicide. Anyways long story short my parents split up when I was younger and my mom made it seem like my dad did nothing to support me but in actuality he tried but she never let him see me and she always used the child support money for other expenses. So I decided to live with him and my mom and step dad are super angry about it saying that I am dishonoring the parents that raised me and its disrespectful for me to go and stay with someone I barely know. And they have been back and fourth one minute they are fine with me staying with him, the next they call me to tell me how angry they are. I was even considering going to school down where I live now because there are better opportunites for me as a musician like joining a local orchestra or band, and all of the toxicity is gone. I told my mom this and she flipped out and said that If I am not respectful to her she is selling my things at her house that she made me leave because she wanted me to come back. This includes all of my band awards and achievements as a musician, my diploma, and all of the posters and pictures of plays and musicals I have been in.  Then my mother told me that she is glad I am someone else’s problem and she doesn’t have to deal with me and to not contact her. My mom has taken her name off of my college loansm, I have a hospital bill to pay on my own, and I really need the money to pay off school. I would be extremely grateful to have any donations possible, so I can get back on my feet financially and I am not overwhelmed.

 

 

Here is the donation link: paypal.me/ronellchisom

Hello all,

I am writing today in hopes of receiving any type of funds that will aid in the repayment of the remaining balance of my tuition at university. I am currently a Junior at my university majoring in Marine Biology and I have 1.5 year of schooling left until I graduate but my planned graduation date is at risk since I am unable to register or even attend school because of my unpaid balance. I really want to graduate on time so that I may help my family with bills and such because then I’d be able to start my career and find a stable enough job to support myself and others.

At the moment I am currently unemployed and still seeking a job as it is currently really hard to find one as I do not currently have a degree and most places are looking for experienced workers.

My family can not afford to pay my bill right now as all the money that comes in goes towards housing bills etc. and there are younger siblings of mine that need to be taken care of. Furthermore, I do not want to put anymore stress on them as when it comes to finances, we are not on the better side of it. In the past semesters, we always depended on the financial aid I receive to cover the cost of my tuition but this year, somehow my university received all my information really late(some incorrect) and I was rewarded less aid than I usually would receive for a semester. With this financial burden on my shoulders I am at risk of having to drop out until I am able to pay off this debt. Moving on, taking out a loan is out of the question as I have no credit at all and repaying it would only cause another problem as I do not have any funds coming in to make any kind of payments towards any type of loans at this point in my life. Attending this university is a privilege and I hope that I can continue to attend as I believe it will have a great impact on my future successes.

I’m asking that you donate anything at this point because I am DESPERATE; even if it’s 5$, I am going to appreciate it. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my story.

“Little by little, a little becomes a lot”
– Tanzanian proverb.
I have attached a screenshot of my current bill.
Thank you.

Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AlexandraS164

I’m a university student who has just had some bad luck at a bad time. I had a plan where I could go and stay at my schools summer housing with my girlfriend and we would split the bill at the end of the month. Yet some bad fortune plagued us for the following reasons. I had a savings account to pay for school and if anything emergencies. Both of us had a decent paying job promising us a lot of hours to work. I had even was in the running for another job to make sure we were good financially.  But soon, from my own ignorance, I had lost my job and my girlfriend’s job had some setbacks due to a building code issue. So I was out of a job and my girlfriend was lucky to get four hours a week. I had spent the summer looking for a job. walking through malls, asking friends and family, as well as even teaching my barber’s daughter guitar lessons so I can at least pay for food. I had tried selling things of mine, just to have the sellers bailout at the last second. Now I am here praying someone reads this and finds it in their heart to help. Even just a little. I need 1000, to get back to school on a payment plan or 3,000 to get rid of most of my debt to the school. I promise afterward when I have a stable job to pay it forward. Just in case you were curious, I am a business major who hopes to work for a company like Google or Apple.  Hopefully, I would be able to start my own company that would be able to help others in similar situations. Thank you for reading this. Bless you and have a wonderful day.

Hi.

My name is Bekah and I’m an 18 year old college student. Here is my story.

I moved to America when I was 14 years old and began at a normal American high school. I lived in a beautiful home with both of my loving parents. The transition was one of the hardest changes of my life, but my education has always been one of the most important things in the world to me. I have two older brothers who didn’t care about their education and decided not to attend college, but I had a dream. I wanted to teach the Philosophy of Ethics at a beautiful University on the west coast and thrive in school for so many years of college. When I was 15, my mother revealed that she had been cheating on my father for a few years and she left us to go live with her billionaire boyfriend and his new family. He does not do anything for me or anybody else in my family besides her. Although, my mom didn’t work when she was living with us–she was entirely financially dependent on my dad. When their divorce began, it was a 3 year process that drained my father of any financial security from his savings that he would’ve had for my education after high school. He has a good paying job, but a ton of his money must legally go to her, while he also still has to pay off the nice house we lived In when she was here, and many other things. I have had a job since I was 14 and have worked consistently since then while being in school the entire time. Now, I live alone with my father in a small apartment and am attending a local community college and paying my own way through while working as a lifeguard. I have never gotten below an A before, and I graduated with a 4.2 GPA. I’ve been saving as much as I possibly can, but since I was 15, my dad has been incredibly distant. We never see each other because he works night shifts and I’m in school during the day when he just sleeps anyways. I simply am alone. My dream is to move out of this place and attend Virginia Polytechnic School to pursue my dream next year. I will keep working and saving as I take classes again this year to get closer to having my associates degree. If anybody understands what it is like to have a dream and no other way to reach it, please donate. Anything you can offer me will go to my savings account and straight towards my education. I would appreciate even a cent. Thank you for reading my story <3

PayPal.me/bg1717

Hi, if anyone reads this, can you please help. I’m living in PR and I’m the single mother of a very talented autistic son. It’s very difficult for me to write this, because I’m not used to asking. I’ve managed to survive on my own, but here I am begging for help. It’s been a long road, I’m tired and sadly about to give up. This is my final attempt and last hope. We currently are facing financial difficulties since we were hit by hurricane Maria, where we lost everything. You can not imagine how difficult it is to see everything that you worked so hard to achieve, get destroyed in an instant. I’m begging to see if someone can help me pay off a balance due that my son has in the university he attends so he can continue with his studies. Everyone manages their losses differently, he secluded himself in his education as a way to manage his lost. He managed to finish his first year, despite of his autism, lack of electricity and little resources, he’s currently on the university’s honor roll and received scholarship this year but won’t be able to attend if he doesn’t pay off the balance due from last year. He just turned 18 and is studying a BS in Computer Science and wishes to pursue a career in Cybersecurity. I was able to bring the balance down to $1,100 but time is running out and I don’t have the resources to pay the remaining balance. I feel like I failed as a mother and provider to my son. I don’t have the heart to tell him that he can’t go back to university because I wasn’t able to pay. Even though I have tried so hard and was able to lower the balance, my efforts were still not enough, I feel like a complete failure. I’m begging if anyone and everyone that reads this, if they can please donate something towards the balance of my son’s university debt. I know there’s still good people out there, no amount is too small. I would forever be grateful to all the strangers that help. I promise to pay it forward. Thank you for reading. God bless. You can send donations to: paypal.me/janniemon

I recently lost my job of two years a week and a half ago. I’ve been thinking about going back to school to further my education and to get a stable career. The thing is, I need a high school diploma. Let me start off by saying I had a very rough childhood (to say the least) when I was 7 years old, my house burned down 3 days after Christmas… the fire started in my room and I ended up getting 3rd degree burns on both of my hands. Because of this I became very depressed and it made it hard for me to go to school because I would be bullied…. I went to elementary school from kindergarten-6th grade but I struggled a lot and missed a lot of days. Then I went into 7th grade and I asked my grandmother to pull me out halfway through the school year so that I could be homeschooled because I couldn’t handle he constant bullying because of my hands and the scars I have. I was then homeschooled up until the 10th grade then I just gave up because I was so unhappy and depressed… I had no friends and no social life. A few years later I decided to try to get my high school diploma online without doing any research on the place I got it from (huge mistake) they said on the website that they were accredited and it was a huge lie! I found this out when I tried to go to college. I spent over $300 on a fake diploma from something called a “diploma mill” now after doing my research I found an online high school where I can get a legitimate diploma so I can go to college and hopefully become a nurse and work with other burn victims. Since losing my job I’ve been extremely depressed and my anxiety is so bad I’m unable to sleep at night. I know going back to school will be the best thing I can do to better my life. I would also like to add that where I live it is extremely hard to find work. I’m trying and applying everywhere I can but I’m getting no where because I only have 2 years experience in the working field because I took care of my grandmother from the age of 21 up until she passed away when I was 26 years old. People see my resume and assume something is wrong with me or that I’m lazy which isn’t the case at all. I really enjoyed working. Which is why I can’t wait to get back out there and also hopefully go to school at the same time. I just want to better my life. Sorry if this is very long winded. I hope I explained everything well enough for you to understand.

Thank you for reading this and thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

 

paypal.me/SharonSkinner

Hello! My name is Moriah and I’m currently going into my third year at the University of Houston. After graduating from High School I understood the financial strain of being a university student was but I was dedicated to go and make something of myself. Both of my parents don’t have higher education degrees making me the first in my family to graduate from a university and obtain a Bachelor’s Degree. Last semester I started to go through some trouble with my health, I put it off because I no longer had health insurance due to my mom losing her job a couple months prior to me feeling sick. Because I continued to feel sick it got to a point where I couldn’t put it off anymore so I went to the University Health Center at my school. (They offer discounted health care for students which was my best option due to not having insurance.) initially, my fee for my visit would be $50 which is the cost of a general check-up. Upon getting examined by the doctor she seemed concerned and wanted to run further tests. This scared me because I knew I couldn’t afford the cost of all the test but she assured me I could get it billed to my student account and made me realize that my health is a priority. She required me to get multiple blood test, An EKG, and an ultrasound of my thyroid. At the end of my appointment, I left with a referral to a cardiologist and a follow up for an appointment the next week. I called the cardiologist I was referred to and was told because I don’t have insurance that the upfront cost would be $500. I knew this wasn’t realistic for me at the time so I went back to the health center the following week. Upon examining me, the head doctor realized a lot of things were abnormal and wanted to do further testing. One of my test I took which was an ANA test came back positive for Antinuclear Antibodies. What this means is my body’s immune system is attacking its self. The positive ANA test was a big contributor to a majority of the symptoms I had been experiencing. After receiving the positive ANA test the doctor and I went over family history and I informed the doctor that my mom has Lupus which is also an autoimmune disease. They immediately tested me for lupus which was an extremely expensive test and thankfully it came back negative. Although the specific lupus test came back negative my immune system is still fighting its self and the doctor suggested I go see a rhino theologian because the health center wasn’t equipped with the resources to treat me. Although this time has been extremely difficult all of the health expenses I incurred left me with a $700 financial delinquency/hold balance on my student account which is preventing me from enrolling in classes this semester. The charge is considered a prior balance so I can’t use Financial Aid to pay for it. The only thing my school informed me that I can do is to apply for outside private loans. I have applied to multiple private loans and have had no success in obtaining one due to not having a creditworthy cosigner and not meeting income requirements.  If I do not get this balance paid before mid-August it will prevent me from being able to enroll in school and finish education. I have exhausted all of my options at this point and I’m unsure of where to go from here. I am reaching out to anyone who can help me. I would appreciate it more than anything in the world. If you need any additional information or have questions for me please don’t hesitate to ask. I have entered my contact information below.

PayPal: paypal.me/Moriah88

I don’t even know where to start. A few years ago, I was laid off from an amazing job that I completely lucked into. I couldn’t afford anything so my bills had to go onto credit cards which has left me in about $15,000 worth of debt. I have been trying to get another job that will provide full time and some kind of benefits but unfortunately, my family never had enough money to send me and my sister to college so I am not qualified for most jobs. I currently work 2 part time jobs so I can make ends meet. I live at home because I can’t afford my own place and I can’t afford a car so I take the bus. I recently had to take out a loan so I could consolidate the credit card bills since the interest was literally half of what my payments were.

My sister has also fallen on hard times and lives at home. She recently had to drop about $6000 for her cat’s surgery and is struggling as much as I am. We both decided we would try to go back to school but financial aid only covers about half of our tuition. I want to better myself and be able to help my family get out of this hole. In total, I could change mine and my family’s life with $25,000 but to get myself through school, I only need about $6000. I have less than $100 to my name right now.

Sometimes, I dream of being rich and being able to help people. People with money have the power to change the fates and make lives better. I would love for those lives to be mine and my family’s.

Thank you

www.paypal.me/nataliefschoolfund

The title says it all,  mostly.

I’ve been turning over every leaf imaginable in the last few days (week probably) trying to figure out how to pay for my Alternative Certification teaching course. The good news, of course, is once I get a teaching & coaching job, and get my first paycheck, I’ll be good. The bad news is that’s at least a month away. And I have no idea how I’m gonna pay for everything over the next month-plus.

I of course have not even mentioned my rent & utilities due August 1st-ish. All in all, that comes out to almost $1,000. Food, transportation (basic necessities), rent, utilities, and class. It’s a lot. I’m so overwhelmed. And I have no idea what else to do. I have to beg, sadly.

I attended my first class today for the Alternative Certification. I have a job fair on Thursday. Until then, though, I just don’t know. Even getting to work will be a challenge. I’m down to $6.81 in my bank account with nothing to spare, and no real way to sell anything or find cash elsewhere.

This course is my job at the moment. And I want to give it everything I have. I really truly do. I need food and transportation, though, to be able to do that. I need to be able to pay the remaining $540 I owe for the course to do that. And paying rent and utilities happens to be kind of important as well.

Any help you can provide would be amazing. I would be immensely grateful and thankful to the Lord for you. If I can get you back in any way I will. Even if it’s simply praying to the Lord on your behalf for a sickness, ailment, trial or suffering you may be dealing with.

Love you in advance. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hi Everyone!
My name is Rach and I am currently enrolled in Nursing school. I plan to graduate with my ADN in December but would like to pursue my BSN degree immediately after. I never thought I would do this, but I am writing to ask for some financial assistance.
I fell in love with nursing back in 2013 when I first went to college. I studied hard, made excellent grades, and even had the opportunity to study abroad. Everything seemed great on the outside, but my mental illnesses were slowly eating me alive from the inside. I have always suffered from anxiety and depression, and in 2015, depression got the best of me and I tried to end my own life. This was the beginning of my mental health journey. I was initially hospitalized, then I made the difficult decision to put college on hold to pursue a residential treatment program. The years since then have been filled with ups and downs, but I have done everything possible to persevere and get back to college.
Now that I am close to finally graduating with my Associate’s degree, I am spending a lot of time thinking about my future. Like I stated above, my goal is to begin pursuing my BSN degree immediately after my ADN graduation.
I am currently in school full time, have a full time internship, and part time job on the side, but I am looking for some extra help mainly to save for tuition and other necessities. I am a hard worker and committed to helping others, and I firmly believe that pursuing higher education will help me make a positive impact in the world.
I also would like to add that I have every intention of paying it forward once I am financially able to do so. In the future when I am financially stable, I will donate the same amount of money that was given to me to people who are in need. Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time, and I fully intend on helping others in the future.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
My Paypal: paypal.me/RCree7
Best Wishes,
Rach

Please, let me tell you about myself before I humbly beg you to help me with a terrible mistake I’ve recently made.

My name is Joshua Russell. I graduated high school in 2008. I have worked since I was 15, have never left a job without a month’s notice, and have only worked four different jobs in my life since then. I was heavily involved with my church since I was 13. I led worship for our youth from the ages 16-18. I started leading for the main Sunday services and continued leading our youth and until I was 22. I’ve always refused payment for this, and happily volunteered my time because it gave me a passion for life. I’ve never been unemployed, and I currently work 75 hours a week between the two jobs I have now. I’m trying to save enough money to finish college to provide a better life for my future children.

My father had a severe alcohol problem throughout my entire life, but I’ve  always been, at times, foolishly, financially supportive of my parents since the day I started working.

I always believed in my Father and loved him no matter what he did, because I undoubtedly believed  love would save us from the issues. And love has done just that. He has been sober for three years now, is heavily involved in our church, happily retired, working part time, and, most importantly, treating my mother right. My family life has been stronger than ever since then.

Throughout high school, I was able to save enough money  to buy my first car, and pay for two years of college, despite family issues. However, semester by semester, my studies,  as well as my cash, steadily declined. My family life cane to ruin upon my father’s fourth D.U.I. I had full responsibility as a younger brother to provide for our household. I lost my hope of graduating after I failed most of my classes paid for by student loans. I dropped out of school and have worked two jobs ever since, just hoping I could recover enough money to confidently finish my last semesters of school. I’m currently 12k in debt, but am steadily paying my loans off.

My burnout has lasted over four years. My dad’s recovery came around not long after the time of my burnout. I didn’t realize what I was putting myself through. I’ve distanced myself from everyone, lost friends and started drinking heavily during that period.

I’m now 28 years old, and have started all over again. I haven’t drank in over a year. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for over two years as of May and have every intention of marrying her when we finish school. I’ve managed to pay all the bills so she can focus on her studying for nursing school. I’ve never met someone so much like me and so dedicated to helping people in need. She has inspired me and has helped pull me out of the mud to clean myself up and be confident with my life’s direction. I  worked hard to purchase my car for $6000, and I’ve been more than responsible taking care of it.  I also saved $6000 to pay for college starting in October. However..

I decided to start trading stocks. I depostied all of my savings. I started off safely, diversifying, buying small quantities of companies I firmly believed in. I thought I had a knack for it, and I wanted to make money so I could provide everything for my family. It started off well, but I took a major loss when I decided to invest all in on one company. It’s been downhill ever since. I’ve lost all but $200, and I’m at a breaking point in my life. I don’t have any money to go to college, I’ve told my girlfriend and my family that I made bad investments, and I can’t pay the bills. This is my biggest regret in my entire life, and I’m begging for financial help.  I know I have to be strong, but I can’t forgive myself for being so naive. I’m begging you to help me start over again. Please, anything would help me right now. I don’t know what else to do and I feel like I’m starting to lose my life again. Please, help me.

 

paypal.me/joshrussell23

 

Hello,

I am a mother of two kids, a boy and a girl. During my 30’s I returned to school in order to try and provide a better life for my family. At the end of that journey I was left with approximately $58,000 in student loan debt. After graduation I was able to find a job and for many years was able to work on paying back my loans.

However, in 2017 my family was thrown into crisis; my young son was the victim of a violent attack and my family went into a kind of survival mode. I worked very hard to keep everything together at home and at work, but the physical, and emotional stress on my family became too much and I found myself in a depression the likes of which I had never experienced. I did everything I could to help keep my son safe and make sure he had all the help and treatment I could find. Also, during this time I was the main contact with the authorities and dealing with the judicial system has been an nightmare that is still ongoing over a year later.

The depression I found myself in prevented me to work for two months and when I had to return to work the stress came back and began to build due to the added pressure of trying to keep up with all of my financial obligations. The addition of medical expenses were too much for my family and we had to make tough decisions on which bills to pay.  Unfortunately this has caused us to default on one of my loans which is just over $26,000. The loan is currently in a state of charge off which will remain until I can pay the current balance. I have always believed that I could do anything on my own if I worked hard enough, however; today I feel as though the world has beaten me. I have tried to refinance this loan, but the state of my credit due to the default has made it impossible to secure refinancing.

I desperately want to get my family back on track and be able to focus my energy and attention on my family’s wellbeing. The stress of this debt has driven me to do something I would have never imagined. As I write this now I feel such shame for not being able to take care of everything and protect my family.

If you are able to help in any way my family and I will be truly grateful.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

paypal.me/LouiseAH80

(the last character in the above pay pal account is a numeric zero)

Hello,

I am currently drowning in student loan debt and desperately need any help that can be offered.  I have two children and returned to college in my 30’s in order to try and make a better life for my family.  Currently I have $58,000 in loan that I have been struggling to keep up with.  I was able to stay above water for a few years, however; in 2017 life took a turn for the worst.

In 2017 my young son was the victim of a violent crime. (I will not go into the details because I know he would not want me too and I will do anything to protect him and his privacy).  This crime has taken a great toll on my family, physically, emotionally and now financially.  The emotional stress of making sure my son was okay and received all of the help I could find for him, along with the horror of dealing with the judicial system sent me into a depression like I had never experienced.  By trying to keep everything together at home and at work I neglected myself and eventually fell apart. I was unable to work for two months and when I had to return the stress returned. During this time I tried to keep my finances in order, but the stress and depression along with the added expenses of medical bills eventually got the best of me. I have always hated asking for help. I believed that I could do everything myself if I only worked hard enough.

Today I am broken, the stress and depression from the attack on my son are still taking there toll on my family and now we have fallen behind in our financial obligations.  I am at the end of my rope after exhausting all avenues to refinance or renegotiate my loans I now find myself reaching out to strangers and begging for help.

If you are able please help my family through this difficult time by giving what you can. Please help us so that we can focus on healing and moving forward.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story, and thank you for anything you can do.

 

Not sure how to start this but TL;DR I’m stuck in a tough position as I am about to enter my last year of college. A bunch of my aid was cut off; don’t have enough money to lease a house; made the dumb decision of majoring in psychology… basically 99 problems and money is all of them.

A little about me is I try to be as independent I can. My parents are of the working class, so their income isn’t sufficient in supporting my college career. I have always wanted to go into the occupational therapy field, but looking at how I don’t even have enough money to finish college let alone pay off my debts, I just don’t know if I dare apply for a graduate program. I’m not exceptionally smart or talented so I don’t qualify for majority of scholarships. I am a decently frugal person so the first few years I was able to get by with aid and a part time job, but as my course load got more difficult, it became harder to keep up with the amount of hours I had to work. The stress was just too much for me to handle. It was just a period where I was just constantly depressed. My job hours were not flexible so eventually I quit and took out more loans to help pay for things. Now this in not an option for me anymore and I can’t really ask my parents since they still have to worry about my siblings.

It’s too late for me to drop out now. Just really hoping for a kind soul to help me make ends meet in the upcoming months as I search for a suitable job, so I won’t end up on the streets. Just the thought of how I’m gonna pay all my bills and tuition is giving me anxiety. And if my classes in psychology has taught me anything, going to a therapist isn’t going to solve anything. So if anyone is willing to donate, even if just a dollar, anything will help. Thank you and thanks for reading~

paypal.me/aznYanyan

Dear potential donor,

Long story short,

I didn’t do very well in high school. I feel like that was the case because my parents divorced when I was 8, and we were constantly on the move, and I never really had a stable environment. For the 8 years following the divorce, we were in the middle of a nasty custody battle. In the end, my Dad persuaded the courts (I was unknowing at the time) by using college as leverage, knowing full well that my Mom wouldn’t be able to afford it. ( I didn’t want to go to college, but my Dad’s side of the family forced me to.)

Prior to my first semester at college, my dad had me sign some FASFA paperwork to help with “some” of my college costs. He forced me to stay on campus the first year, which was more expensive. He proclaimed I’d better do good, because if I didn’t I’d be wasting his money.

So I show up to college, enormous pressure to do good, and no ambition to make that a reality. At the end of my first year, I did awful. Flunked almost every class, because I had NO interest in going. Dad was not pleased that summer. He made me drop out, and I returned home that summer to get a job and start community college. (Which I should’ve done FIRST considering my track record with school.)

Anyways, about that time, the tension betwixt my Dad and I was on overdrive. My saving grace in all of this was that the place that I worked at, I loved being there. I loved it so much, that over the course of the next two years, I dropped out of community college, had a falling out with my father, and pursued work to the fullest up until I actually became a salaried manager. It was the greatest experience I’ve ever lived.

During my time as management, I met my beautiful wife, and just recently had our second child. We’ve been married a little over three years now, and now I’m thinking about going to school to better my family. Perhaps now I’m interested in school because I have people who support WHO I AM rather than what I can do.

I am so grateful that live gave me an outlet to strive in, grow in, and actually enjoy the hard work that I was doing. Working my way up the corporate ladder raised my self esteem, and completely opened me up to who I really was.

Sounds great, right?

Come to find out, my Dad took out loans for the amount you see in the screenshot. He never disclosed how much he was taking out initially, and never explained the consequences of dropping out of school. He made me think he was paying for my school that I didn’t even want to go to, and made me feel guilty why I was there because I thought he was financing most of it.

Nope, I was. So now that I WANT to go back to school, I’m left with over $14,000 in debt. All because of a controlling Father.

Even if nobody is willing to donate, I understand. I’d rather just give this advice to any parents out there with kids:

DON’T FORCE YOUR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL IF THEY ARE NOT READY.

This is the biggest obstacle in my life.

Thank you for reading this. I honestly don’t expect any donations, but would greatly appreciate it.

God Bless

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Thank you for taking the time to read this. I am currently struggling with my Student Loan, and other debt, but my student loans are my largest concern right now. I currently have over $130,000 in student loans and unable to pay them off. I’m currently making payments (and have been for several years), but it’s going to take another 20 years until they’re paid off, and the balance has barely moved within in the several years I’ve been paying. I had hoped that my income would rise in the last few years to be able to pay this debt (and others) off more quickly. In the meantime, I have two small children, plus a mortgage, car and other expenses. At this point, my income is barely able to help pay for my family’s needs, and I really want/need to be able to start saving for their education.

As for me, I’ve been working full time for over 20 years. And while I’ve moved up, my career has progressed as fast as I had hoped with the degrees that I earned (and thus the student loan balance). I’m looking for new opportunities to move up and improve my position and income (within my company and at other companies), but those opportunities are not as numerous as I would like. I currently commute over an hour to get to my job, which makes being home to help my kids that much more difficult.

One of my children has a learning disability, and that is now starting to increase our expenses in terms of various therapies to support him (which our insurance doesn’t cover), as well as needing to pay for an advocate to ensure his school is giving him the support he needs. These are expenses that we never really planned for, and I’m starting to struggle to

I never thought I’d get to this point, to post on a site like this, and ask for help, but my goal now is to work towards paying off my student loans in the next 5 years, be debt free in 10 years, and, during that time, start saving any additional income towards my children’s education so that they don’t end up in the same situation I am in.

Any assistance you can provide will be humbly appreciated. It will be put to good use in order to make sure that I can continue to provide for my family. Thank you for your support in my journey to achieve my goal. Any extra funds received will either go towards my childrens’ education or towards their needs.

Sincerely!

JK

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Hi, I’m Celestina, I’m going into my second year of studying sociology. I hope to receive a bachelor’s degree and graduate by 2021. My dream is to work for local government and help the city council and mayor make decisions that will benefit those in need. Sociology will help me do this by giving me the tools I need to analyze policy and predict how it will affect people’s lives. I believe that my expertise can and will make a difference, whether by lowering crime, or creating a sense of community. I just need to finish my program first.

Unfortunately paying full-time tuition is difficult and my family is going through a difficult bankruptcy after we had to close our business. My dad works several hours of overtime on the weekend to help keep our family afloat. Between car troubles, groceries, and bills, we simply don’t have enough leftover money to pay $10,000 in college costs each year.

On top of that, last year I experienced a sexual assault that has been a major detriment to my mental health. Seeing a therapist would help me mentally and make it easier to achieve in school. Of course therapists aren’t cheap and our insurance doesn’t do enough to cover the full cost. I struggled through last semester trying to balance the stress of rigorous course work and my recent trauma. I already have a therapist I think I’d like to try, it’s only a matter of money.

I have a job at my university but have not been able to find work over the summer. I plan to take out student loans to help cover my tuition and housing, but they won’t cover the full cost on their own. I’d still need a significant amount of money to continue pursuing my education.

I’m very excited to be back on campus and continue learning about my field. I’ve worked all my life to be here. My parents taught me to work hard towards my goals and I intend to. I’m ready to put in the hours, work the jobs, and study for the tests. I know I have a what it takes to succeed and go far in life. I’m determined to continue fighting for my future and achieve my dreams.

I would be so greatful if you would consider donating even a few dollars and helping to alleviate some of the stress. Every dollar helps me to see my future a little bit clearer. Perhaps one day I can pay forward the kindness of those strangers who helped me to reach my goals.

You can donate at: https://www.paypal.me/CelestinaG

Thank you!

Hello my name is Daynah Rodriguez and I am a rising junior at Embry-Riddle University. I am majoring in Aerospace Engineering and my dream is to become an astronaut. In the fall semester of 2017, I had to audit a class because I was not passing. As a consequence, two state grants that I had were cancelled since I didn’t meet the requirements of completing 24 credits. I asked my financial aid if I could appeal it, but I was told that in order to appeal I need a good reason as to why I had to audit and failing was not one of them. Of course, this really infuriated me because I needed those grants to cover my tuition and knowing that I can’t appeal for it really frustrates me. Now my financial aid package has been greatly reduced for the 2018-2019 academic year. The hardest part for me right now is coming up with at least $10,000 for the whole school year. Of course I’ll be working on campus, but I won’t be able to pay $2,000 a month. I’m already drowning myself in student loans and I don’t want to request from private lenders. I’ve applied to a lot of scholarships and unfortunately I’ve yet receive something. I don’t want to ask my parents to cover my tuition. It’s my responsibility, not theirs. Thank you for taking the time to read my situation.

My PayPal link is https://www.paypal.me/DaynahR

I am a second year college student. I started off my first year in a Radiology Program. I really liked it, however, I was in a verbally and mentally abusive relationship with a boy I had met at the time. I became very ill and depressed, and ended up falling behind in my studies, to the point where I was kicked out of my program. With no direction, I was going into my next semester as an Individual Studies major. I broke up with the guy I was with at the time and wanted to pursue things on my own. I started my next semester strong and was doing really good. By the end of the year I had decided that I was going to enter Agricultural Technology because I truly enjoyed being on the farm and playing with the animals. So, that is what I am pursuing this year. I plan to graduate in May, and in order to do that I have doubled up so I can be on time. I have the maximum amount of credits I can, and this include 90 hours of practicum on the farm. The practicums are the 7 am classes and the 4 and 5 pm classes on Friday. They are going to be early morning classes but due to the time when the college can write classes it shows up as 7 am. I lived on campus, but I just moved away. My parents couldn’t support me for the rest of summer and I honestly couldn’t afford to live on campus anymore since they bumped up my housing prices to $5000. So, I got an apartment and I have been trying to pay for it ever since, and still trying to help my family back home. The area I live in apparently has no employment opportunity because I have been trying weeks to get a job and everyone says they aren’t hiring. I am stressing about being able to pay the $500 for supplies (text books and farm gear) and paying for my utilities and groceries for the month of August. I just don’t want to take out a loan for a grand and dig myself a hole. I am already in debt from my first semester of college because I had to take out $10,000 in loans. I am trying hard not to take out anymore at this point. Thank you for whatever you can give me.

 

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Hi, My name is Heidi Jones. I was sitting in my room on my bed thinking how I can better my education to provide for my family to be my own boss. I’ve been in the beauty business now for over 25 years. I’ve recently moved to Houston, Tx from Chicago, Il. I had a great clientele in the hair business  as a licensed cosmetologist in Chicago. Long story short I got married, moved to Tx . The hair business in Tx proved not to be as lucrative as my clientele in Chicago. Neither was my marriage ended up in a physical and abusive relationship. Now separated waiting for divorce to be final. I want something better for me and my sons.

I’ve always love to make people feel special and look beautiful. I looked into doing something altogether different than being behind the chair. I found a class certification for plasma fibroblast. A non invasive way to get a facelift with immediate results without the down time. I would be giving confidence back to women and men. Not only does the treatment tighten your skin it also better acne scars, blemishes, lift eyelids etc.

The class along with materials cost             $ 5,000. Whomever finds it in their heart to donate to me. I will definitely give back to help someone else. I will also give free  plasma fibroblast for whoever donates to my career upgrade for my appreciation. Thanks in Advance.