My name is, Samuel. I’m a 34 year old contractor with a loving fiancé of 12 years (I haven’t been able to afford to give her the wedding she deserves) three beautifully happy children (Rosie, Boo and Jr) and our 2 dogs (Isabella & Prince). I don’t want any confusion, I’m incredibly happy with how my life is going! However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement and this is what brings me to you. Before reading further I will have you know that I will follow up with anyone upon request. I want to be as transparent as possible. I’m currently working two jobs and trying to keep my head above water with my family’s busy schedule.

I was born in the Midwest in 1985 to a beautiful young woman that struggled with mental health issues, drug/alcohol abuse and lived as a prostitute. It could have been expected that if she were to have children they would be subjected to physical and mental abuse themselves. I was. By age 5 I was in state custody. My mother was reported for being high and I was temporarily removed from my home. Once returned, I was subjected to things no child should ever have to endure. Drugs, domestic violence, and sexual abuse were common. A couple years after returning home I was picked up from school by my mother and dropped off at a “group home” (orphanage) and didn’t see her again for nearly 2 decades.

Once in the system I struggled with anger/temperament issues, incredible amounts of sadness/depression and an overall sense of loneliness. I guess I figured if my own mother would abandon me then the rest of the world definitely didn’t have my best interest at heart. I fought, ran away and walked out of class more times than I can count. Until I aged out of the system at age 19 I was in six group homes and nineteen different foster homes. Throughout this period, I learned only how to control my emotions. I became an adult never having a support system or the knowledge needed in order to make it day to day in society. Cliché as it may sound, I felt like I was just another number in the system and that’s a shitty way to feel as a kid. Anyway, years later I realized that I was in fact just another number and the system is overwhelmed with cases like mine with very few resources to manage them.

I was accepted into College with no real knowledge of how to manage my time or finances. My foster mother I was however in love with my high school sweetheart and I wanted to be the best man I could for her. I began working full time and tried, but failed to prioritize classwork over my immediate need to work and provide. I was a contract laborer working sun up to sun down because for the first time in my life I’d realized that if I hold value to someone else, they’ll take care of me. I was making decent money, but I wasn’t managing it properly. I had a small house, a nice used car and money to play with, or so I thought.

At 22 I had my first daughter, Rosie , and shortly thereafter I had my second daughter, Boo. With no savings and no real credit I quickly began spinning out of control financially. I would get paid and everything would go out the door almost immediately. I wasn’t prepared for doctor visits, diapers, new clothes every other week. That, and the looming dread of failing my children financially led me to get my first credit card with a $300 limit. I maxed it out almost immediately thinking I’d be able to pay it back overnight. You can assume what followed… A son. My junior. My June Buggy. Now I’m responsible for raising a respectful, honest, hard-working, tolerant and responsible little man and I’m essentially a mouse on a wheel financially.

As I’ve grown up I’ve come into contact with my 9 half siblings, all of whom were raised with their biological fathers. I have since become the rock/patriarch of our blended family. My fiancé and I are always there when our loved ones need us. Whether it’s a warm plate of food and a couch to crash on, an ear in times of distress when they need to vent, or a weekend of rest because we’re always down to watch any of our 9 nieces and nephews… we’re always here for them. We weren’t raised together, but I love my siblings and my step parents (their parents) more than anything.

So, here I am! I’m still a contractor and work very hard to give my kids and my fiancé what they need. My kids are happy, respectful and full of life. All three of them do well in school and are physically healthy. My fiancé has climbed the ranks within her company to become an assistant manager and she is healthy and happy as well. The only thing not happy here is my credit score and financial situation. I have medical bills, student loans, a few accounts in collections  and maxed out credit cards. All of these things have prevented me from starting savings funds for my children, starting a business, buying a home and marrying the woman of my dreams. I went to a lawyer to inquire about bankruptcy and was advised that because my debt is so small, he didn’t recommend me going that route. I simply want a fresh start with a guarantee to whomever helps me that I will in fact pay it forward. I have around $15k in bad debt/collections, high interest credit card payments. That along with a poor/late payment history is making it virtually impossible to reach my goals and makes me feel like a mouse on a wheel. I truly appreciate you for taking the time to read my story.

Very Respectfully,

Sam

To Whom It May Concern,

My name is Justin, and I am humbly writing you to help me get out of credit card debt. Growing up less fortunate, I never had the financial fitness knowledge that most of my peers around me have had to properly manage finances. I moved out of my house to attend college when I was 17 to escape an abusive household, piling up lots of debt along the way. I graduated with a science degree in 5 years and am working on paying my student loans off as quickly as possibly. I am asking for your help as it is becoming increasing difficult to pay down my student loans quickly with this credit card debt weighing me down. I know what you’re thinking, why help someone who put themselves in this situation? I would think the same. I’m such a hardworking and prideful person, it is taking every ounce of my being to come online and randomly ask strangers for money. Having to deal with this debt has been weighing on me physically and emotionally, it is dragging down my credit score monthly. Preventing me from even thinking about making a move into a place that I can call my own. It is even hard to rent with a subpar credit score as many of you may know. I don’t come from a wealthy family, or even a healthy family. I had to learn the hard lessons of life on my own, without any guidance as no one in my family had gone to higher education. I don’t want you to feel bad for me, I’m just providing context to my background and how I ended up here. I finally want to get out of this hole to improve the quality of my life. I have dreams of building my own business in the food industry once I am in a position to move forward without credit card debt. I know what else you may be asking, how can we trust this guy not to come back on here in a few months or years asking the same thing? Trust me, I have learned the hard lessons of using credit cards without the capital to pay them off in time. Had I been in a position to do that, I would have. I have always done what I’ve needed to take care of myself in the immediate, though now it has affected my present and continues to affect my future. I am asking you all to help me get out of this hole. Much love.

Justin

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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.

Me 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.

Accepting 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.

My 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.

Me 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

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

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.

Picture above is of my art and the iPad Mini 5

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.

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

Thank you for taking the time and reading this.

I am 23 years old and have had a really hard time these past few years, from assault to abusive relationships, and then having to bring my mother in to live with me after my father took all of her money and retirement and spent it on a woman he had never even met. Taking care of medical bills and getting her out here to me has put me in too much debt for me to be able to handle. I am trying to juggle finding a new home I can afford for the 2 of us, my mothers mental health, my own personal issues, and making sure everyone around me is happy. I volunteer on my lunch breaks at the animal shelter, and with special needs cats on the weekends. I am $6,000 in debt, and just need a little boost to get ahead. Your help would help me so much <3 thank you.

Hi my name is Juana I wouldn’t be doing this but I need help my brother committed suicide a couple years ago and we were very close. He left me his house in New Mexico but the house is in bad shape it’s not livable the house needs to be fumigated cause of rats roaches and it needs plumbing. The house needs to be gutted. And rebuilt. It will cost a lot of money and time.

I would like to tear the house and start over and get a pre manufactured home on the property instead as well as a garage and a security gate  but I don’t have the funds I’m a single my with a 2 1/2 year old daughter I’m a mail carrier and don’t make much I’m barely making it living pay check to pay check. And I can’t afford to do anything. Cant catch a break

My other brother also committed suicide last year all the finances is all on me I don’t have anyone to help me my parents are gone it’s just me and my daughter.

Im asking please if anyone can donate and help out I would appreciate it. Thank you

https://paypal.me/juanablackwell

I’ll try to make this short. I’m not necessarily looking for money per se. My wife and I are in financial trouble. I lost my good paying job in 2015 and ended up having to take a lower paying job because my unemployment was about to run out. My wife can’t work because she is physically impaired and unable to work out in the work force. We currently live in a nice two bedroom apartment in Santa Clarita, but since the new owners took over, the rent has been increasing rapidly, currently paying $1870/ month. Now our rent has jumped to $2400/month. We just can’t afford it. So, we’ve been looking for another apartment and after applying to a few, we found that my income is not enough to qualify. We even tried to downgrade to a one bedroom and still can’t qualify. We are at our wits end and at the moment considering moving out to Palmdale where the rent is cheaper. Unfortunately, that would result in a 2 hour or more commute each way to work.

With that said, my wife and I are looking for an apartment in the Santa Clarita that rents for about $1800/Month. We have a small dog and a cat, so we would need to have a patio or balcony. I’m 58 and my wife is 50. We’re hoping someone out there can provide us with a rental home until we can get back on our feet. We need to be out of our current apartment on July 31st. Please understand, we’re not looking for a hand out…what ever costs the you would incur while helping us would be paid back once I start making more money…and that could happen in a big way in the next several months.

Please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to provide additional info.

Thank you,

Jeff

paypal.me/jefrico

My name is Gibert Enriquez and I am a disabled 58 years of age who lives in my mothers home where she pays for the mortgage with her Social Security payments. I work as an Uber Driver and pay for the other expenses. My credit card debt has become huge and we are struggling to live with the income we receive every month.

I work from 10 PM until 4 AM as a Driver and sleep from 4:30 AM until 10 AM. then take time to help my mother with the daily work at home. She does not drive so I am also the one who takes her to the Doctors appointments and to the supermarket.

I finish 4 years of Medical School in the Dominican Republic in 1988 but did not graduate because I had just started to have difficulty concentrating while studying. Then I returned to Florida and worked as Loader/unloader at a Warehouse until 1994 when I was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia.

From the day I started to take my Medications until 4 years ago I found myself sleeping most of the days and nights because the medication that I was taking made very drowsy. This prevented me from attending a job. But I did drove my mother to and from work. Then for years ago my Doctor change the medication to one that allowed me to be active without feeling drowsy.

I never got married nor did I have children. And my mother and I own a 13 year old Maltese dog which has an aggressive cancer, therefore she is currently under medication call Palladia a new drug for cancers in dogs. Last week she had diarrhea for two days in a row until the Vet treated her and today she is feeling better.

We just have $1000 remaining credit in one credit card for future unforeseen events and feel like we would definitely like to have the peace of mind that we have done everything we could for our dog while her quality of life is good.

My mother is 88 years of age and she has a condition in her kidneys brought by the fact that she has been taking a medication call Cynbalta and at one time her insurance stopped covering it and she did not have the money to pay for it so by discontinuing it her kidneys were affected.

They say money is a form of protection, and I have see that to be true. There fore I would like you to help me get ahead and have some advantage in this life as little as it may be one moment at a time.

Yours truly Gibert Enriquez

Hello there. I am in a bit of a situation. I have looked from place to place, asking anyone and everyone possible for assistance, and it is horrible when not even your own family will help, although I’ve helped them all numerous times. My older brother gave me his car. It’s a 2012 Scion TC. I moved from Tennessee to California back in March and the renewal of my tags is coming up in August. My brother can’t put the car in my name, because I am paying it off for him. He cannot sign it over to me until after I pay it off. I have $5,000 left on the car , and a very short amount of time to acquire the money. I can’t get the car re registered in a California until it’s under my name. And I can’t do my emissions test in California because Tennessee doesn’t accept emissions tests from other states to renew tags for another year. On top of that I am super stressed out about finding an apartment here in California too.  I can’t stay with my friend forever and she made it clear that my time is short. I have a job but my car payment always comes first so I haven’t been able to save up for a place either. I’m trying to think “one step At a time”,but when there’s so many steps that need to be taken at once, it’s very hard to think hat way. This is a literal last resort for me. If I can’t get anything out of this I won’t know what else to do or what other measures to take. I can’t even take out a loan, because my ex boyfriend messed up my credit when I was 19. Please help me, ANYTHING helps. My goal is $5,000! Thank you, and I really pray that there’s someone out there that can help take this burden off my shoulders! https://www.paypal.me/sarinabrazil

My name is Peach when I was 17 I moved all the way across the country to California in hopes of getting a seasonal job for the winter to escape the life I was just barely living. I worked for a while at different seasonal jobs until I had no where to live anymore and couldn’t continue to work. I became homeless living in my car until my car broke down and was stolen by the towing company. I had nothing but a back pack my guitar and my dog. I lived this way for 5 years hitch hiking, playing music and creating art for just enough money to feed my dog and myself and get by. I met my now fiancé in Oregon. It was around September and just about to get really cold , he had a van at the time and we traveled down to Arizona together to escape the snow. We worked at some crystal shows living in that van saving up enough money to buy a bus for us to live in ! And we actually did it! That bus came and went , as long with a bus following that, and now we are living in our 3rd bus. From the money we made selling our last bus we were planning on converting the new bus to be liveable and have a work space so we could grow a business selling our art, But 100 miles after we bought this new bus it broke down costing us $2000 in repair which was every cent of money we had left. We slept on the ground of the bus for about 2 weeks until a very nice person donated us a futon, which is currently still our bed. We’ve been trying to continue to live in and work in a completely unfinished bus, while traveling from place to place as we have no permanent place to park . We even attempted looking into bank loans to try and buy a small portion of property in the state were trying to live in as I have actually very good credit, but I don’t have a “real job” or have a record of a “real job” for the last couple years. So that idea has been ruled out for now. We even tried to reach out to family to see if there was anywhere we could park our bus while we try and get our life together and get out of this hole we fell into. There is no space for us. We want to have a family and settle down but we have become stuck living life on the road with no where to go and no where to call home. I’m tired of constantly moving now and having no stability and constantly scrounging to get by day to day. I’ve tried to get jobs at multiple different locations but no luck so far as I look a little differently then most people. I’ve decided that I’m going to put all my energy into continuing to make my art, build up an inventory and try and sell online…but The campground we have been doing a work/stay trade for the owner decided he didn’t want to give us hours to work anymore forcing us to come up with the rest of the rent in cash . They had just recently stripped of us our security and privacy as the spot we barely managed to pay for, for the month has been rented out for the weekend so they had decided that while we we’re away on a hike that they would go into our bus (the ONLY place I can semi feel at home and secure) and move it themselves. Because they couldn’t wait an hour or two for us to get back. We could get our rent back for the month but even if we did we’d have no where to go and definitely not enough money for rent somewhere else. Leaving us feeling stuck with no security anymore. We’re stuck on the road with no where to go eating from dumpsters and just trying to get our life together. You can find me on Instagram if you’d like. Personal: @justcallmepeachy

Shop: @homespunrelics

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Hello,

My name is Jin Jeong and I hate to be one to ask for a hand out but I feel that there may be no other options available to me. Let me begin by saying that of all the genuine people asking for help that I may be considered as one of the most undeserving. In May of 2000 when I was 18 I committed a terrible crime and went to prison for murder. The details I feel are unimportant because whatever reasoning I have for the choices I made are to me nothing more than excuses. What makes my situation even more undeserving is the fact that it wasn’t until the last few years of my 15 years in prison that I chose to utilize my time. But to be honest I didn’t think that I would be fortunate enough to be here in the US of A. I’ve lived in the US 36 of my 37 years and I do consider the great states to be my home. English not Korean is my first language and despite having pledging my allegiance to this great country since grade school I am still considered anything but an American. It’s no ones fault but my own that I squandered what great opportunities and privileges that were offered to me but what comes to mind is that one never truly knows what they have until it’s gone. I know this better than most and live with regret day in and day out. But even having been through all this and thinking that I was wiser for it I find myself here before the whole cyber world begging for help. When I got released from prison and was given a second chance at life I had the most optimistic attitude and truly had hopes and dreams of righting what wrongs that I could and solidifying my relationship with God and for the first couple of years I had. Was a able to attend trade school and make my parents proud of me. Continue to attend my church and felt like a was becoming a welcomed and valued member. Also had aspirations of becoming a business owner and not only a productive member but a generous and truly valued member of society. Life on the other hand had a way of shattering all those dreams. Even though I had completed my schooling and was eager and willing the work force wasn’t as enthused about an ex-felon, especially one lacking work experience and knowledge of someone 10-15 years my junior, on their payroll. So I was limited to the menial of labors, washing dishes and working for restaurants. I don’t want to sound unappreciative because I am grateful to have been given those opportunities but I am a prideful person and felt that I was qualified and educated for more that what was being offered. I was fortunate enough to get a break and was hired by a Heating company in the neighboring town and was very optimistic once again about my future only to come to the realization that I was only fooling myself. No amount of optimism or well intentions can supplement lack of experience or education. It must have reflected because my boss gave me an opportunity to excel in my career by working under a 20 year veteran of the trade. I felt I finally got my break. I was going to learn and gain the experience I need and so desperately wanted but what I didn’t realize was the joke was on me. The 20 year vet was not quite the upstanding individual that I would have like to be guiding me along this new career path which had very little room for error. Well things didn’t go as I had hoped and let’s just say that the vet is no longer with the company and I’m fortunate enough to still be collecting a paycheck. I now feel as though my boss and the company doesn’t want me employed there anymore but can’t fire me without repercussions so instead they allotted to move me to a position in which I’m left cleaning the ducting of peoples homes. To me this is the lowest position that the company has to offer and it’s also my feeling that I was moved into this position with the hopes that I would one day decide to quit. And I would have had on December 15, 2018, 10 days before Christmas my father past away. No insurance no nothing. Let me also mention that I hold so much guilt for my fathers passing that at times I feel as though it may be to much to handle. I can’t even get myself to share as to why I feel so much guilt over his death. So here I am expenses and bills piling up, work that I dread going to day in and day out that doesn’t even afford me enough income to take care before mentioned bills and expenses, oh and don’t let me forget my mother who dealing with her grief has chosen to cling to me with a neediness that is almost suffocating but because of my love and concern for her I’ve chosen to forgo any self-well-being of my own. I feel my life is at the brink of spiraling out of control already and asking for help in this manor is one of the last things that I ever wanted to do but please if anyone has the means and the compassion to ease some of my burden. Please help me, not for my sake but those that I care about. If I didn’t feel that I was responsible for others and only had to concern myself with myself then the choices would have been much easier for me, but the truth of the matter is that I have loved one that are I feel dependent on me. So if anyone has any sympathy for me and the situation that I have found myself in your generosity would make the world of difference.

Thank you,

Jin Jeong

p.s. I guess I’m supposed to post my PayPal info at the bottom. Well with all my hopes and prayers.

PayPal.Me/KoreanAK

To the kind person reading this,

I never thought I would get to a point in my life where I would be writing to random people that offer help such as this site. It is crazy to me that people like you are willing to help out those in need. Well, let’s get straight to it. I am behind on a lot of my bills (phone bill, water bill, and medical bill) and currently am behind on two credit card bills that one is already in delinquent. My medical bills are because I am pregnant and am expecting a child in November. Because I am under 25, I am still with my dad’s insurance with a deductible as high as $6,000, causing me to pay out of pocket for everything. My money is running so thin that I don’t even have milk and eggs in the refrigerator, and I am constantly feeling like I’m on an episode of Chopped when searching for what to eat (I made a banana bread with applesauce today and it was actually amazing). I also just had to rehome my American Staffordshire Terrier because I couldn’t afford to feed him anymore. I have rent in July that I have no clue how I’m paying, not to mention I just graduated and am about to be hit with student loan bills. I am in debt with friends and family asking for money that I don’t want to ask for more. So, here I am. Asking for help on this site praying to God that someone is willing to see my story, believe me, and help me in any type of way. If this doesn’t work, I can at least say I tried, but if you decide to help me, I thank you in advance and pray that you receive great reward for this great deed. All I’m asking is to be able to catch up. I have attached just one bill of many that is behind. And my paypal link is https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile

How do I begin a missive to people in cyber-space – especially one that requires me to expose my personal struggles in such a vulnerable way? It is very difficult for me to ask for help. I suppose that it is prideful vanity whispering the word “failure” in my ear. My name is Jessica and I am not a failure. Take that pride! 

https://www.paypal.me/Jess341

I found myself staring at my computer screen for an hour, typing a sentence just to delete it seconds later. I decided the only way to get around that fear was to crash right into it with the truth. The truth is is this: My husband and I have made ourselves slaves. I remember reading a verse in the Book of Proverbs that says (I am paraphrasing) the borrower becomes a slave to the lender. It didn’t make much sense to me then. Logically I understood, but I was young and didn’t have much debt. Experience has become my greatest teacher.

Neither my husband nor myself grew up wealthy. We both had parents that worked hard to provide for us. Dean’s father was a single dad of three boys, so he worked a lot. My parents both had great jobs for years, but they spent frivolously and did not plan for emergencies. They eventually filed bankruptcy. We weren’t taught to save or even how to budget.

In 2007 my husband bought his first grapple truck.He had been driving for someone else for years and realized the money making potential in the hauling business. Ten years later we had three trucks, two employees, were an S-Corp and grossed over $250k. Every week we would run multiple cash loads that weren’t accounted for or deposited. We spent it. Our children believed that daddy had bottomless pockets. They weren’t spoiled but definitely comfortable and lacked nothing, as was I. I was able to stay home and take care of the house and the office.

And then the bottom fell out. One driver had $110,000 in insurance claims because he rear-ended someone – and did not tell me about it for a month. I found out about the accident the same week that he did $14,000 worth of damage to the truck putting it out of commission permanently. The next week the other driver did just about the same amount of damage to that truck. The only truck left was the first truck and it had almost a million miles on it.

We had bills. Lots of bills. We created to debt to pay off debt.

Someone we hauled for wanted to invest in a truck with us.. It was a bad deal, but we were desperate. We were losing everything. Our children were suffering. We found a truck that was being refurbished, came with warranty (and by all appearances looked like our life raft) by a “reputable” company. Our investor put up $60k cash, the rest to be financed. After sending the deposit to the dealer we were informed the truck hadn’t been worked on yet and that it would be two months before it could be picked up. We waited though, acquiring more debt just to pay our household bills. By then we just stopped paying most of the business ones. We had to have a roof over our head and running water.

I was so excited the day they went to get that truck. I had started cleaning houses and was working 6 days a week, sometimes 10 hours a day. Dean picked up the truck on a Friday, by Monday the truck had to go in the shop, starting a whole new round of devastation. But because we had already signed the finance agreements with both the bank and the investor we were now obligated to pay over $5,000 a month for a truck that was not producing any revenue. It took almost another two months for it to run steady. By then we were being evicted. With all of the debt we had accumulated, both of our credit scores plummeted. No one would help us.

Still we have pressed on. I am now working two jobs, our 16 year old daughter is working (and in the AICE program at school with a 4.0 GPA), and Dean is hauling as many loads as he can get. Sometimes giving your all still isn’t enough. I wish I could say that is the end of the story. It’s not.

My Jeep has needed a whole new front end for a while but we can’t afford the $1500 to fix it. It’s financed and I can’t find a buyer willing to pay what I owe.Two weeks ago the engine blew in my daughters car (that I spent ALL of my tax money on) and will cost $3000. Last week our only other vehicle was repossessed. That’s another $3500. We have no vehicle now to get to work or the store or anywhere. Dean has given everything he has in him to turn things around. He works all day and then comes home to work on the Jeep himself.

Four days ago we were informed that the investor is suing us for breach of contract. While we have paid him (some in cash, some in hauling) we have not been able to meet the demands of the contract. Legally he has the right to sue, as we signed the contract. We have communicated with him almost weekly. Dean has hauled 20+ loads (that’s $8,000) for him, all applying to our loan. Yet, we are in default. We will lose the truck.

We need help. We are going to talk to a lawyer this week. But how will we pay for it? How will we get there? And then what? Bankruptcy? Homelessness? This is my cry for help. Will anyone even read this? If they do, will they get past the first paragraph? And if they do will they read to the end, will they be moved with compassion?

To the person reading to the end – if you are in a position to help, please be my beacon of hope. If you can give money, please do so. If you can give a car (or an engine), please do so. If all you can give is an encouraging word that will give me hope, please do so.

   I want to start by saying thank you for taking the time to read this. I’ve been a little hesitant towards whether I should write this or even post this in general. I  have a fear of people where I live seeing this and possibly judging me for asking for help on such a public platform. Well for starters I’m Abi and I am 19 years old and this would be my first time ever asking for donations or financial assistance on the internet this is my last resort. I normally wouldn’t ask for help like this because I am afraid of rejection and when I do ask for help people would not help me or support me.

    Life has been very hard both financially and emotionally for my mom and I. My mom has battled seasonal/situational depression and it has affected her physical health. Since 2017 she has suffered with joint/muscle pains and pinched nerve occasionally. She would like to get an x-ray done to see what is really going on and we don’t have the money for that. My dad is doing the best he can even though that is not enough and he himself is struggling with his own emotional and physical health issues. We are up to our necks with bills being long overdue struggling to make ends meet, I have a student bill to pay off and I need to go to the dentist to get work done on one of my teeth because it has a hole and I possibly might need braces. In order to do that I would have to travel to another island to get the procedure done and yet again that calls for funds that are not available. Everything going on and how hard it has been growing up with financial issues, my parents raising a total of five of us, dysfunction in my family and my own personal hardships throughout my highschool years  has me battling manic & seasonal depression and bad social anxiety. For as long as I can remember art and craft has always brought me some sort of comfort. I love art it allows me to express myself and what I am feeling safely.Art supplies and tools are very expensive and as stated before it calls for money. I would love to buy all the art and supplies tools needed to carry that out. All of this is just stressing me so much.

    I want to travel for personal development and humanitarian/missionary purposes as I love to help people as best as I can and still struggle with connecting/socializing with people, but it gets better each day. To cover half the cost of what I really really really need for an x-ray for my mom, dental work needed to be done,student bill to be paid and credit card bills,and travel costs(July & October), my goal is to raise $12,000 (USD)  by the end of this week or next week. That sounds vague or maybe impossible, but I have hope that maybe just maybe who knows I can get lucky. I am very appreciative when people help as best as they can. I’ve stepped out of my comfort zone and reached out to people but unfortunately, they were not in positions to help and some simply did not want to help as stated in the beginning which is okay. However, I am out of options and this seems legitimate and I am just hoping and wishing that someone will feel the urge to donate out of the kindness of their heart. Whatever amount of money you can give I will be so grateful for.

Thank you again for even so much as reading this if you don’t help.

paypal.me/abisroberts

I’m really bad at these introductions,  so I’m just going to go with my gut and tell my story in the quickest way possible. My name is Leslie. I am a 36 year old barber/ special education aid. I have 3 children. 1 son 17, and 2 daughters 15, and 7. We live in a very small town in middle Tennessee. I’ve basically been mentally abused and bullied for the first half of my life. My family life was rough. I was verbally beaten down at home and school so naturally as soon as I turned 18 I got married to get out of one bad situation and threw myself head first into another.  I managed to live in my abusive marriage 5 years until I finally got the courage to get the babies and leave. I had nothing had nowhere to go, so my parents allowed me to come back for a limited 3 months until I could get on my feet. Well I ended up getting a pretty good job and everything was looking up. Fast forward to 2012  I had just gotten remarried and was pregnant with my second child when I lost my customer service job due to drop in sales bc of the economy. I was 8 months pregnant so getting a job at that point was nearly impossible. After my 3rd daughter was born, I went to barber school on federal aid and student loans and since 2012 I had been trying to become established at a barber. Last April I realized that dream was just pushing us further and further into a hole. So I threw in the towel on that dream and began to look for a real job. (I got one but it doesn’t start until August)  Since losing my original job I lost a car to repossession, I got evicted and had to move, and I just have bills piled sky high. My husband works and he can’t make enough to pay what we owe and what’s coming due. His check is being garnished due to one of these bills. We just can’t ever get close to catching up. We can never ever save money, we can barely do birthday gifts, we don’t ever go out or just spend money,  we don’t get vacations  We are drowning and even with me looking for a temp summer job and doing hair on the side 6 nights a week, we’re just drowning. And it’s scary because my family won’t help me and my husband’s family can’t because they are poor too. My son’s senior year is coming and I’m terrified I won’t be able to get everything he wants just because we are so far behind. I can’t afford tires or an oil change. If it’s not a bill or a necessity, it doesn’t get bought. I feel like the pressure is literally killing me and I had nowhere to turn. It’s effecting my marriage. I’m working myself to death trying fix things on my own but it’s hard to dig yourself out of your past. You don’t have any idea how hard it is to even ask for help. Thank you so much for reading my very shortened version of my story. If there is anyone out there who could help me in any way,  please know that anything is appreciated beyond words. I just want to know what it’s like to not feel stressed out all the time

Hello. I’m here to kindly ask people for some help. So me and my family are barely making it every month. That means that we’re are scrapping every penny possible. It wasn’t always that way. This all began when I lost my job in August 2017. We were well off had enough to take the kids out for ice cream or to a movie. I was working 6 to 7 days a week and doing a lot of over time. When I lost my job my wife was pregnant and I was getting into this depression because I didn’t know what to do. I went through my savings and started using my credits like crazy because I wasn’t working and couldn’t get a job. I applied almost every where I knew I had experience but nothing. I was to the point where I didn’t care what type of things I had to do to make money. Finally I got a break and was working with a family member doing construction but I didn’t know anything about it and have never worked doing it. So I tried my best worked with him for a few months and then he was out of work so I wasn’t working anymore. My wife was the only one working. My wife gave birth to my son in December 2017 and took some time off but returned to work almost immediately. I didn’t know what to do so I had to become a stay home dad and help with the baby. I have never done that before I was always the one working and providing for my family but now I had put that pressure to my wife. Honestly I didn’t know how we were going to make it but eventually my unemployment started coming but it was still not enough. I wanted to work and help my wife but we had to wait our baby was just born and we didn’t want anyone else taking  care of it and we didn’t have the money to pay a babysitter. I started working doing Uber during the nights and was helping out a little bit more but it’s still not enough. So one day my mother in law said that they were hiring where she is working but it was only paying minimum wage and working 4 days so I took the job and have been working there for a while already. We are still living in the same place and making are payments but we don’t have enough for us to do anything with our kids. And now that I’m working I’m getting all this calls from all the credit cards that I haven’t paid because I didn’t have a job and now I have a debt of $25,000 and I own family members money for helping us when we couldn’t make our payments. So I’m here to ask for any help possible. I know there is a lot of people out there that may need it more than me but to be honest I’m really struggling and don’t know what to do. My credit is really bad because of my debt and I don’t want my kids struggling because of me. I’m here basically begging for help. Thank you for the opportunity to express my problems. God bless!!

paypal.me/ABustosHernandez

Hi!

My name is Shawnee. I’m 20, and currently in the midst of a financial crisis.

In June of 2018, I was kicked out of my mothers house due to her choosing her boyfriend at the time over me. I moved in with our neighbors and lived there, working (and overworking) myself at a local restaurant to be able to get my own place and provide for my dog. After a while, the neighbors told me that they could not financially help me anymore, as they had three kids and were dealing with their own struggles.

I thankfully was able to move into my own apartment not long after this conversation, and I quit my serving job to accept a better paying job as a home health care worker. I did not have a car, and therefore had to walk to the clients. This, obviously, made it to where I was making barely enough to stay afloat. There weren’t that many clients in walking distance, and I did not have any form of reliable transportation.

I still made just enough for my bills, but not enough for much else; including food, which led me to apply for food stamps. Something I never wanted to do, as I am definitely the kind of person who would rather work for what I have instead of have it handed to me (it took me a lot of internal debate in whether or not to do even this!)

Due to a string of unfortunate events, I lost my job in February of this year. My father was able to help me with my bills that month, but come March I was lost on what to do. I applied to any place in town within walking distance that was hiring, including some that weren’t. I applied online to other places, and even tried to get into online jobs. I had zero luck on any.

In March, I missed my rent, though my friend did help me with my electric bill, and even paid in advance until April for me.

In April, once again I was late on rent and now facing eviction. I was trying to find a solution to my problem, still applying to jobs and still not having any luck. Being a former foster kid, homelessness is one of my biggest fears. I had been doing so well, but someone else erratic life decisions cost me my job and was ruining my life. And now I was facing my biggest fear of them all, with no possible way (that I could see) to keep myself from it. To top it all off, my electric was shut off. So I was facing homelessness, with a very hot house (where I live, it was starting to reach 80 degrees at that time), no way to feed myself (my stamps were not in quite yet), no way to cook any food or keep it fresh if I got any, a dog and two cats that I now had no way to feed and no one to take them, and no help, because it didn’t seem to matter what I did, I was unable to get help from anybody. My dad was unable to help, my mom unwillingly. My only friend, the one who helped with my electric, had gotten evicted and was saving all she could for herself and her two daughters, not to mention getting over drug addiction and going through a heavy break-up. (If you are wondering how she is now, she is doing great! She has family who is helping her out, she is clean from drugs, found another man, one who is much better, and her daughters are also doing amazing.)

It was around this time that I met a married couple with four children, that suggested I move in with them as their nanny, so they can both work and keep their kids out of state custody. I, obviously, agreed readily. I cannot move in quite yet; they are getting ready to move into a trailer, and before that happens they have to get it moved from it’s previous place to a lot in the trailer park and renovate it a bit.

Until then, I am still living in an apartment with no electric, worrying about my impending court date about said apartment, and scraping for money to be able to get myself or my pets food, as well as essentials for myself (toiletries, toilet paper, and money to do laundry).

I ask for help from you, dear strangers, to help me keep myself afloat while waiting for the greenlight to move into the new home. (We are assessing that it should be a few weeks)

Any bit would be enough, I swear. I would be grateful forever, and will definitely pass on the kindness one day; I always try to.

I have attached a photo of my two kitties, so you can see who else you will be helping other than myself. (-: I wish I could attach one of my pup as well, but I don’t believe I can.

Thank you in advance to any and all who decide to help out.

https://paypal.me/shawneexo

My name is Joe and for the last 15 years I have run Homeschool Arts and Rep based on my creative THEATRE class. I tried to make it work but it always ended up never earning enough to cover costs. I kept the program going as the kids who started around 8 years old were being homeschooled through high school.

Besides offering all kinds of theatre programs, from improv to Shakespeare and swordplay, we did free poetry classes, spanish classes, and other kinds of educational/artistic modules for the students of the program. It was and still is a comprehensive arts based learning experience! our kids are getting a program that schools don’t even provide.

I can no longer keep the program going alone, as costs continue to rise. Our two programs in PA and NJ face larger rents for our performance spaces in this upcoming year. We rehearse at churches, who don’t require large fees form us, but we can’t get around the performance space fees and the fact we need to replace our swords (each year we feature a stage swordplay show) and replenish our costume and props.

We need 7200.00 to make the 2019/20 season happen. Between the two locations we will work with about 30-50 kids. I have used my own money to keep this going through the years because I care about young people getting the kind of education through the arts that we provide-between the modern and classical work, it connects to several other subjects that kids are studying (history, as one example). I also keep it going because of the commitment the kids show in class-they have made every performance so special!

If you are reading this and love the arts, please consider helping us. Thank you for your time and for reading this.

paypal.me/artsTECH