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What do you say when you are entreating an entire world of strangers to come to your aid? How do you sound deserving of their help? How do you express, without writing a novel, why you are in need, how you came to be there, how you came to choose this way of seeking help, and how very afraid you feel.
First, the reason I chose this method. I was feeling frustrated one night after being asked to work another fund raiser. While there is no doubt that the family is very much in need their financial security was markedly better than my own. I was wondering why it seemed that it was always people who already had some means at their disposal who got that kind of sympathy and help. Obviously I was feeling self centered but still the thought remained, what kind of resources were there out there for people like me, people barely above poverty level and struggling to keep from going under. So...I started searching the internet and came across references to "begging" online. I was shocked, I was appalled...I was hopeful. The anonymity of it was a big plus.
Feeling so hopeless, and out of control is very frightening for me. I work with the public. The street people call me Smiley because I try to always stay upbeat while at work and they know that if I can I will always help them with a dollar or two when they need it. There are many people ( even those who are only a few years younger than my 55) who call me Mom and have come to me for assistance both emotionally and financially. I have two adult children of my own and many more that have come through my household and are a part of my family even though they are not related biologically. I send my own Mother money a couple times a month. She lives on a fixed income that doesn't even cover here cost of living. I can no longer afford these things but I don't know how to cut off the aid to others even though I, myself, am in need of aid.
My husband and I come from poor families and were determined to make a better life for our own children. Since we both only had high school educations neither one of us are in well paying jobs but we have always managed to survive and our children never had to worry about whether Mom and Dad were going to be able to feed and clothe them. But things have gotten progressively worse this year.
I tried to start a small business in order to provide my oldest grandchildren and one of my children with a secure job and something meaningful to do. Trying to keep them out of the "system" and teach them to have self respect, and trying to provide a means for them to have financial security. But the business never picked up and we were funneling money into it...my daughter lost her husband and we were also supporting her household. The financial strain has put us in debt that we cannot pay. Our cars have broken down, there are three running vehicles for six drivers to use getting to work and looking for work but no money to repair or replace them. My daughter and her children are living in my home, having lost theirs, and my husband and I are staying with my youngest and her family. Her husband was recently laid off and she is expecting her second child. My husband had to have surgery and that put him off work for six weeks, and now in order to keep his job we have to somehow pay for hearing aids ($3000 for the least expensive ones). Although it is hard we have stuck together and are helping each other as best we can.
The problem is that I see no end in sight. Just the electric bill is $6oo a month thru the winter months. Fuel is outrageous. Food for this many people (5 adults, 3 late teens, and 3 small children) is very expensive in this state. Mortgage payments, gas for cars, and phones...these are things everyone has to pay. I know there are many who are far worse off than I, at least we still have roofs over our heads. But the output is so much higher than the income and each month, each WEEK, sees me feeling a little more desperate. How will I, will we, end up? Will we all be living on the street next year? The interior of Alaska is no climate for the homeless. I don't know what it will take to make this better, to make my family secure but I hope there is help out there for us.

Dear friends,
As most of you donors need to know, I am a seeking funds to open up a restaurant. I have fast food management experience and I desire to own my own restaurant. Currently our family donate monies to charity helping people where most needed and I would like to empower myself financially to give even more generously by owning my own business. Our donations from the funds raised by our restaurant also assist in being used to help feed, clothe, and empower those less fortunate, who simply cannot afford the basic essentials of life. It's a great cause, and I'm proud to be a part of it.
This year 2012, I am asking for monetary donations to help reach this goal. With the current state of the economy, it's become even more important to raise money to reach a financial goal to assist in opening up a business that will help others less fortunate.
My goal is to raise $4,500 to help open up my restaurant, so I can continue to help those in need and better myself as well. Will you please consider a monetary donation to this project Your donation may be used as a tax deduction.

Please Donate whatever you can to help me get this
Sincerely,
Startup

Dear friends,
As most of you donors need to know, I am a seeking funds to open up a restaurant. I have fast food management experience and I desire to own my own restaurant. Currently our family donate monies to charity helping people where most needed and I would like to empower myself financially to give even more generously by owning my own business. Our donations from the funds raised by our restaurant also assist in being used to help feed, clothe, and empower those less fortunate, who simply cannot afford the basic essentials of life. It's a great cause, and I'm proud to be a part of it.
This year 2012, I am asking for monetary donations to help reach this goal. With the current state of the economy, it's become even more important to raise money to reach a financial goal to assist in opening up a business that will help others less fortunate.
My goal is to raise $4,500 to help open up my restaurant, so I can continue to help those in need and better myself as well. Will you please consider a monetary donation to this project Your donation may be used as a tax deduction.

Please Donate whatever you can to help me get this
Sincerely,
Startup

Dear friends,
As most of you donors need to know, I am a seeking funds to open up a restaurant. I have fast food management experience and I desire to own my own restaurant. Currently our family donate monies to charity helping people where most needed and I would like to empower myself financially to give even more generously by owning my own business. Our donations from the funds raised by our restaurant also assist in being used to help feed, clothe, and empower those less fortunate, who simply cannot afford the basic essentials of life. It's a great cause, and I'm proud to be a part of it.
This year 2012, I am asking for monetary donations to help reach this goal. With the current state of the economy, it's become even more important to raise money to reach a financial goal to assist in opening up a business that will help others less fortunate.
My goal is to raise $4,500 to help open up my restaurant, so I can continue to help those in need and better myself as well. Will you please consider a monetary donation to this project Your donation may be used as a tax deduction.

Please Donate whatever you can to help me get this
Sincerely,
Startup

Hello my name is Caitlin and this is new for me. I have three children total they are 4,2 and my youngest is 2 months old and just came home from tbe NICU a couple of days ago. My husband left me and the kids high and dry 7 weeks ago today. I am now trying to figure out how i am going to be able to pay my bills, buy food, and clothe my children. I am unable to work since my son needs 24/7 care for his problems of being born 3 months early. Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope my gaurdian angel will answer my prayers.

I'm a 50 year old man with a mild case of cerebral palsy who has strove his whole life to be working in spite of the disability....however because of the lack of prompt reporting I now have an overpayment of over $6,000 and the SSA has lowered my check from $371 dollars a month last year to $100.21 this year citing the reason is that I'm making too much (I only bring home about $934/mo. take home pay, so with the $100.21 from the SSA I have about $1034.00/mo. to pay about $1150.00 of bills each month...this is the first time I've faced going under and I'm quite scared. I don't know what I'm going to do to feed and clothe my wife and me. She has no idea I'm writing this and I'm trying to keep the knowledge of how dire things are away from her for the time being. So please someone help in any financial way you can. Thanks and may God bless you.

I'm a 49 year old man with a mild case of cerebral palsy who has strove his whole life to be working in spite of the disability....however because of the lack of prompt reporting I now have an overpayment of over $6,000 and the SSA has lowered my check from $371 dollars a month last year to $100.21 this year citing the reason is that I'm making too much (I only bring home about $934/mo. take home pay, so with the $100.21 from the SSA I have about $1034.00/mo. to pay about $1150.00 of bills each month...this is the first time I've faced going under and I'm quite scared. I don't know what I'm going to do to feed and clothe my wife and me. She has no idea I'm writing this and I'm trying to keep the knowledge of how dire things are away from her for the time being. So please someone help in any financial way you can. Thanks and may God bless you.

I'm a 49 year old man with a mild case of cerebral palsy who has strove his whole life to be working in spite of the disability....however because of the lack of prompt reporting I now have an overpayment of over $6,000 and the SSA has lowered my check from $371 dollars a month last year to $100.21 this year citing the reason is that I'm making too much (I only bring home about $934/mo. take home pay, so with the $100.21 from the SSA I have about $1034.00/mo. to pay about $1150.00 of bills each month...this is the first time I've faced going under and I'm quite scared. I don't know what I'm going to do to feed and clothe my wife and me. She has no idea I'm writing this and I'm trying to keep the knowledge of how dire things are away from her for the time being. So please someone help in any financial way you can. Thanks and may God bless you.

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Hi, I am a divorced mother of 44 with two amazing kids who mean the world to me. My daughter is 8 and my little "surprise" boy is 2 and a half.

Right now I am still trying to figure out how I ended up where I am, but the fact is, I am in debt, do not earn enough to pay my rent aswell as feed and clothe my kids let alone even think about paying back the many people I owe to. From month to month I am having to turn to family and friends to help bail me out just to pay our current needs.
I live in a small farming town in South Africa, where I was fortunate enough to find a job at my age.
The bottom line is that I am reaching the point where I look at my kids and know that unless something changes soon, I am actually not capable of looking after them properly. This is killing me. They are my life and the idea of losing them is something I cant bare to think of.
I am in debt to the tune of R120 000.00 ZAR. I earn 4,700.00 ZAR a month. The room I rent in a flat for three of us costs me R2780.00 per month and believe me it is CHEAP compared to what else is available. I do not own a car so have to contribute towards transport costs to work, food, medicine and school fees and outstanding debt .........
PLEASE, I am quite literally begging.....Help us if u can.....Thank you for taking the time to read this.

My husband and I got married 3 years ago, when I was 22. I never expected what was going to happen 3 months later. My husband was diagnosed with a dehibilitating illness that made it impossible for him to work, to feed himself, and clothe himself. I was left to do everything; which is okay with me...except for the whole financial aspect. I have to take care of my husband, work 40 hours a week, and go to school taking 19 units a semester so I can ensure a better future for us. I have 1,000s of dollars in medical bills and other related expenses and no matter how hard I work or how many shifts I pick up I cannot get ahead. I need some help, desperately. I would appreciate any sort of donation you can afford. It would be an amazing relief and burdon off of my shoulders if I could finally get ahead and get past this crisis. I would be eternally grateful. Thank you so much for your consideration.

My husband and I got married 3 years ago, when I was 22. I never expected what was going to happen 3 months later. My husband was diagnosed with a dehibilitating illness that made it impossible for him to work, to feed himself, and clothe himself. I was left to do everything; which is okay with me...except for the whole financial aspect. I have to take care of my husband, work 40 hours a week, and go to school taking 19 units a semester so I can ensure a better future for us. I have 1,000s of dollars in medical bills and other related expenses and no matter how hard I work or how many shifts I pick up I cannot get ahead. I need some help, desperately. I would appreciate any sort of donation you can afford. It would be an amazing relief and burdon off of my shoulders if I could finally get ahead and get past this crisis. I would be eternally grateful. Thank you so much for your consideration.

I am at my wit's end. I was laid off two years ago and have not been able to find a job for two years, from which at he same time i also was dealing with ending a failing and physically/mentally abusive marriage needless to say he does not even acknowledge the fact that he has children who are suffering financially, so with no help from my ex husband, i have no friends and family who is willing to financially help or support me in this terrible time in my life and i am a single mother with eight children who range in ages 16yrs- 3yrs I humbly beg whom ever can help me keep my utilites on; which i have recieved notices for interruption and discontinuance as soon as next week; Please help to feed and clothe my family, I have birthday's back to back, the holiday's approaching and i have nothing to give them, I feel alone and like such a failure, i can't seem to stop crying and even considering immoral options in order to make ends meet for my kid's, they didn't ask to be in such an unfair situation. I thank you in advance for opening your hearts to me and reading my story.

Hello, my name is Emily and I am a struggling mother of two. My husband has a full time job (40 hrs). He works very hard for us and for that I am so grateful. He has no idea I am doing this. I use to work full time which has currently been cut back to 8 to sometimes 16 hours per week due to the economy. Still we are falling further behind. I am a hard worker, am steadily hitting the classifieds, numerous job sites, and am steadily falling into a hole of depression which I can't see the light of day.

Earlier this year, I had to have two surgeries, (more debt) which I can verify if you think I'm lying. I was off work 3 months which started our downfall. I was diagnosed with adenmyosis which has no cure except surgery which I can't afford. It sometimes paralyzes me with pain but you move on. My husband just recently went back to work after a 2 month layoff this led to us being further behind.

I fear my job is in jeopardy. I can not sleep, eat, my hair is falling out daily. My stress level is beyond breaking, but my 8 and ten year old keep me striving. I am searching online daily for jobs that don't seem to appear. I have minimized all my bills and cut out everything that is not an essential. Next month school starts and I have no idea where the money will come from to clothe these two children. Bills are behind, which as of now is down to gas, electric, rent, food and necessities, and our vehicle, which if I can't come up with $1,037.48 by August 16th, 2011 will be repossessed.

I have applied to Mcdonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, and Kentucky Fried Chicken only to be told I am over qualified. So this led me to lie on an application to Subway, which when I got an interview, I was flat out told I lied on the application therefore I was not Subway material. I am expecting nothing other than minimum wage and a chance to work, I tried to explain and was still denied. I am doing every survey site I can which is very discouraging but every penny will help.

I have been to Job and Family services and was told my household makes $23 too much to qualify for food stamps! If I could've received even $200 a month I could've made it work. While I know it is not Christian-like I can't help resenting the people down the street driving brand new vehicles, receiving $600+ a month on food stamps and the good Lord above only knows what else my tax dollars are paying for in their household.

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

My fiance has had his children taken by DHS recently, and they are not telling him where the children are, or what exactly their reasons are for not returning them. They are not allowing him to speak to his children nor them to him. Scared out of his wits, he signed a "voluntary safety plan" and that was it-the kids are in DHS control now and he has no idea what is going on or what is going to go on. This man has never abused his kids and is a single father of eight, who works full time to feed, clothe and shelter everyone.

He needs a lawyer pronto, and we both know it, problem is both of us are single working parents who are lucky as it is to meet our monthly bills for necessities. I am trying to get together what I can, but the room just isn't there in my budget or in his.

Please help us, if you are able, so that he can get his kids back. From my heart, thank you, and may God bless you.

HI everyone ,
My name is JeanFrancois,im a young single parents and im looking for a way to get out of the situation im in right now , i live alone in a small appartment with my son, and i need food to get by and clothe to put on the back of my son , i work two low paying job to pay for rent and cash for bus but at end week i dont have enough to buy foods and clothes for my son, so if you could find it in your heart to give me 1.50$ on my paypal account (0.50 goes to pay for the transfer fee) i would thank you from the bottom of my heart , and all extra i will get i will donate to my local homeless shelter ( been going there alot lately to feed myself and my kid)
thank you for your help
jeanfrancoisgagnon74@yahoo.ca

I have always wanted to give money away. Whenever I have dreamed of winning on the football pools or lottery, one of the things I've always wanted to do with my winnings is to be able to hand out cash to total strangers who looked like they genuinely need it. Not huge amounts, but lots of small amounts, to individuals that I spot day by day. Not to apparent wastrels. Just enough to make someone's day. And to do so without waiting around to be thanked. I would
hand the money over in a sealed envelope with an anonymous note inside, explaining that there's no catch, that it's money I've obtained honestly and which is surplus to my needs, and that it's now theirs to spend on whatever. It wouldn't be accompanied by any promotional material or pious text. I would like to be able to do that almost every day. Anonymously and unobtrusively.

I know what it feels like to be poor. I was 6, with 3 younger sisters, when our Dad died in a car crash. My mother worked her socks off to keep hold of our modest home, and to feed and clothe us. We never had luxuries such as holidays or smart toys or a car. Occasionally individuals would help us - by gifting firewood or a bucket of coal, or vegetables from their garden. I've never forgotten their generosity. They were mostly people
who didn't have much themselves.

I am now into my sixties. I get by. But I don't have money to spare beyond paying the basic household bills. Give me some money, if you can spare it - and I will share it. Some of it I will keep for myself, but most of it I will take great pleasure in handing out. The more I get, the more I
will give - and the greater the pleasure I will get from doing so (I know that because I have done it before, at times when I was slightly better off than now).

losing apartment, i got no where to go and i have two children
who depend on me to clothe,feed and shelter them and i cant do that. i lost my job due to down sizing and ive been searching for a job but no ones hiring. i cant even go back to chicago because i dont have money to make it back. i hate to do this but can you please donate a dollar 1$ to keep us in our home and off the street

I have always wanted to give money away. Whenever I have dreamed of winning on the football pools or lottery, one of the things I've always wanted to do with my winnings is to be able to hand out cash to total strangers who looked like they genuinely need it. Not huge amounts, but lots of small amounts, to individuals that I spot day by day. Not to apparent wastrels. Just enough to make someone's day. And to do so without waiting around to be thanked. I would
hand the money over in a sealed envelope with an anonymous note inside, explaining that there's no catch, that it's money I've obtained honestly and which is surplus to my needs, and that it's now theirs to spend on whatever. It wouldn't be accompanied by any promotional material or pious text. I would like to be able to do that almost every day. Anonymously and unobtrusively.

I know what it feels like to be poor. I was 6, with 3 younger sisters, when our Dad died in a car crash. My mother worked her socks off to keep hold of our modest home, and to feed and clothe us. We never had luxuries such as holidays or smart toys or a car. Occasionally individuals would help us - by gifting firewood or a bucket of coal, or vegetables from their garden. I've never forgotten their generosity. They were mostly people
who didn't have much themselves.

I am now into my sixties. I get by. But I don't have money to spare beyond paying the basic household bills. Give me some money, if you can spare it - and I will share it. Some of it I will keep for myself, but most of it I will take great pleasure in handing out. The more I get, the more I
will give - and the greater the pleasure I will get from doing so (I know that because I have done it before, at times when I was slightly better off than now).

I have always wanted to give money away. Whenever I have dreamed of winning on the football pools or lottery, one of the things I've always wanted to do with my winnings is to be able to hand out cash to total strangers who looked like they need it. Not huge amounts, but lots of small amounts, to individuals that I spot day by day. Not to apparent wastrels. Just enough to make someone's day. And to do so without waiting around to be thanked. I would
hand the money over in a sealed envelope with an anonymous note inside, explaining that there's no catch, that it's money I've obtained honestly and which is surplus to my needs, and that it's now theirs to spend on whatever. It wouldn't be accompanied by any promotional material or pious text. I would like to be able to do that almost every day. Anonymously and unobtrusively.

I know what it feels like to be poor. I was 6, with 3 younger sisters, when my father died in a car crash. My mother worked her socks off to keep hold of our modest home, and to feed and clothe us. We never had luxuries such as holidays or smart toys or a car. Occasionally individuals would help us - by gifting firewood or a bucket of coal, or vegetables from their garden. I've never forgotten their generosity. They were mostly people
who didn't have much themselves.

I am now into my sixties. I get by. But I don't have money to spare beyond paying the basic household bills. Give me some money, if you can spare it - and I will share it. Some of it I will keep for myself, but most of it I will take great pleasure in handing out. The more I get, the more I
will give - and the greater the pleasure I will get from doing so (I know that because I have done it before, at times when I was slightly better off than now).