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Posted by DiamondInTheRough on 2012-05-18 12:58:33

I am a wise genuinely trustworthy woman and straightshooter..I will not exaggerate to make my situation out to be worse than it is. I have been out of work for a few months and I am in need of approximately
$3000 to stay in my home I've been renting for eight years. Its also the house I was raised in so it's meaningful to my kids and I even though I'm just renting..I was raised to be a caring empathetic person and I can relate to a kind giving soul like that of a person who is thoughtful enough to donate to the less fortunate..when it boils down,I am in this situation simply because I refuse to tolerate any man whose heart is in the wrong place. Ive had alot of terrible things happen to me in my life as many have ..but most of it I would not change if I could ...this spot I'm in now~is one I would change if I could go back :-).... I've put alot of blood swear and tears into keeping my home for my kids. I fell into a depression during the holidays and I've had bad luck since then. But now finally I have found some faith deep in my heart that I can turn this nightmare around ..I'm regretful for letting myself get as weak as I did.I am feeling strong enough to fight again. I just need a miracle to help me keep my home..I thank you and would be eternally grateful and. I will not let myself or my kids or buddy or p-nut (my dog and cat)..down again. I believe there's a reason why this is happening..I never in my life thought I would be spending a beautiful day like today on a begging website ..It really opens my eyes to a different light..in a strange scary but good way.. I am begging. I hope I never
have to say those words again..at least not for this reason!

Need a helping hand.

Posted by illusion-of-happiness on 2012-05-02 14:58:29

Hello,

I've always done well in my life I guess, I have always given to charity, and I've always helped others when they've needed money and so forth, I truly believe there is no better satisfaction then being able to help someone through a tough time when they're in need. In fact there was a time last year when I was walking past a homeless man in the street, it was bitterly cold, I bought him lunch so he wouldn't go hungry for a day, just so he could have that few hours of not going hungry, I felt great in being able to genuinely help someone, especially a stranger.

My situation, I suffer from severe depression and an anxiety disorder, which has seen my mental health decline over the past year, I was forced to leave my job and have suffered a mental breakdown which saw me hospitalized for a few days earlier this year, I took an overdose of anti depressants and was seriously ill, I regret it, but we all have a period in our lives where things can get to tough. I've lived off what's left of my wages which has now ran out.

I have ran out of money, I know it takes a lot for someone to extend a hand of kindness in giving just a small amount, but I will be truly grateful to anyone who can extend a helping hand and donate a small bit of money to help me right now.

I can not afford to eat, and I can not afford to pay for my medical prescriptions which sees me not being able to take my medications, which can have quite a serious implication on my recovery and current state of mind, I've just completed several forms to be able to claim state benefit, however I have to wait for at least 6 weeks before seeing anything.

I can not pay housekeeping, which was essential as my mum doesn't earn a lot of money, so she appreciated the help I could give, and now we may face loosing the house.

I ask for who ever is reading this, to just extend a hand to me, and help me through this tough time, although words will never thank you for your sincere kindness, i will be eternally grateful for the support. please either donate or message me mcrdigitalretouch@gmail.com

many thanks.

SCAMMERS GO AWAY!

Posted by Eve2012 on 2012-05-02 10:58:12

I posted a beg online because I need help and so far all i have gotten is two guys offering help(Scams). One wanted my name, address, phone number and wanted to send me checks so i could take out some money for myself and and send the rest to orphanage in Canada. The other took me through a long process of how he could know for sure I needed help. He made me believe he was sincere and genuinely willing to help. at the end of the day all he wanted was my bank account info. He said the only way he helps people is thru chase bank wire transfers and credit cards. When I told him I couldn't get a chase bank account he never contacted me again. If somebody is willing to help you they will donate via PayPal. I have not received any help yet but I hate scammers. I may have just gotten on begslist but to attempt to exploit already down on their luck individuals disgust me and If I am ever contacted by another person attempting to scam me I will make it my personal mission in life to demolish their sorry asses. I sometimes comment on peoples post asking if they want to be a referral for me and make some extra money that way. It is legit and I stand y my word. I do that because I need help too and although I am supposed to keep the money I make I pay some of it out to the person because they need the money and I feel something is better than nothing but there is no tricks or games. I'm starting to believe that nobody helps anybody on here but I have to hope I am wrong. I am trying to pay my past due and current rent before I am evicted as well as take care of my 2 son's. I have a 2yr old and a 4 month old and they keep me busy. my email is ycurry@yahoo.com if you are seriously interested in being a referral for me and completing some free offers(and I will help you understand how to do everything so you get credit) then hit me up. If you are interested in donating to me to help my family that is also my PayPal email address or you can hit the donate button below. If You want to scam me, try your luck and I guarantee it will be the biggest mistake of you've ever made! This is supposed to be about people helping people right?

If you could kindly help me I would be forever grateful...

Posted by eternally_grateful on 2012-04-25 04:58:44

I am a 26 year old female trying to make my way in the world. I am currently working as hard as I can to fund my starting my own small business. I have sold lots of my belongings but I am still quite a way from my target.

Things are really dire lately and I would love to be able to support myself where my own hard work = the business hopefully does well. My short term goal is to open a small jewellery stand. I have researched suppliers and am close to choosing a suitable one or two. My total start up costs are around the figure of £3200 and I currently have £900. I would be amazed if anyone kindly donated any some of money to me it would show there are some amazing people left in the world. I would be genuinely grateful for any amount from 1p its your hard earned money so thank you! I am absolutely not trying to fund the whole project from this and will continue to work as hard as I can to save however at the rate I'm going with all my rent and bills its going to take a looooong time.

My future goals are to work very hard to build the business so hopefully one day it will not only be able to support me fully but I would love to become a small employer. With so few jobs around, I realise its a drop in the ocean but every little helps as they say. I can truly promise that if I am lucky enough to do well in my new business and have more money than bills I will absolutely help others, both in time and money.

To anyone who has or will contribute to anyone at all on this site or other charity sites you are truly an amazing person and you give me faith in the good people left in the world.

Paying off debts so I can enjoy what time I have left.

Posted by chrisgower on 2012-03-01 14:58:43

As of today I am currently £23,002.27 in debt. It is a lot of money which I am paying off bit by bit, but when you know your time on this Earth could be limited by cancer, paying this off means much more than it would normally.

In 2005 I was diagnosed with a Malignant Melanoma on my head, it was a large tumour which grew further than it should have thanks to a blunder by my doctor. By the time I had it removed, it was a stage four lesion and my chances were slim.

But with surgery and radiotherapy I managed to get through and for one year I was pretty much all clear! but this was short lived when, after a routine scan, I was given the grave news that it had become metastatic and spread to my liver and my lungs.

That was three years ago and by the grace of God I have survived with little change, but ever since this terrible ordeal I have sunk further in to debt. As you might imagine, the propensity to spend money in times of hardship is something I could not avoid.

I don't know how much time I have left and as it is I am struggling to pay debts and get through on a day-to-day basis.
I would like to live a little before my health deteriorates, go on holiday, have a bit of fun and I am worried for my wife too as I can't take out life insurance with my condition, and I want to make sure she is secure after I am gone.

Any donation is good, if I could pay off all of my debts so that we would have a bit of money to use to enjoy what could be my last years, even better. One thing I would be certain is that my gratitude would not be suitably expressed in words, as it would be genuinely immense.

Love,
Chris

hardfworking mum with 3 jobs plea

Posted by nicolelouise1991 on 2012-01-24 20:58:42

I am a 21 year old mum of twin boys but before you judge NO I am not on benefits in fact I have 3 jobs ; an early morning cleaning job which is weekdays, a 3 day a week care assistant at a residential home and on weekends a bartender. I rarely get to see my boys as I am working to earn a living and avoid benefits , my mum has them and if not then I have to scrimp and save to pay for their daycare which is paid til they are 3 it is 7 pound per child a day. I am struggling to put food on the table and am ashamed to say on one deseperate occasion I have shoplifted food on a day I literally didn't have a penny. My wages mostly go on bills and my car to get me to my jobs, there's not much more I can do to get money I am tired all the time and would love a holiday for me and my boys but obvz can not afford one as moneys tight as it is so please please if you can help it would genuinely genuinely be appreciated I am desperate and have even resorted to trying to sell my old loved possessions on ebay to try and raise up some cash, many thanks and god bless to those who donate x

received late notice with eviction notice to follow

Posted by Nance357 on 2011-12-08 02:58:49

I am a person of integrity and very God fearing, I need some help this month paying my rent. I don't have money for rent because I'm between jobs. My daughter is in school to be a medical assistant, she lives at home .....the best gift I can givew her for christmas is a roof over her head. God bless you all and thanks for listening. All efforts to help will be genuinely appreciated.

I don't know what to say to get your attention.

Posted by loriareid75 on 2011-09-10 01:58:06

I don't know how to do this properly, but I will be honest.

My husband's teeth are really bad, he had his jaw broken 10 years ago and has since lost all of his top teeth and his bottoms are all broken. He has an infection in his jaw that could go to his heart but we can't afford to get his bottom teeth pulled. He is currently 20+ lbs underweight and malnourished. He also has a mass in his bladder that we can't afford to have biopsied, even though he has a referral.

We have no income because he is unable to work and I am disabled but still fighting Social Security for any assistance, with little success.

Neither of us use drugs or alcohol, though we do have a few friends that will smoke marijuana with us occasionally.

I try to donate plasma as often as I am able, but I have to go on days that my disability isn't apparent to them, so they don't ban me, as I, technically, can't afford the loss of white blood cells.

We have sold everything of value in our home and at this point we will be losing electric and internet on Wed, Sept 14th, 2011. My daughter is 18 but can't get a job due to the fact that we cannot afford the $10 to get a copy of her original birth certificate, so she cannot get an i.d.

We have no vehicle and take a rolling suitcase to the grocery when our foodstamps come, but due to bus fare, this is becoming increasingly difficult.

There are a lot of things that I, personally, need and go without, but I am genuinely most concerned with my husband and I growing old together, which won't happen if his health continues to decline. He is 39, I am 36, we have been together 16 years.

I don't know if this rant will do any good, but for the love of all that is holy, I hope someone, somewhere, sees it and feels compelled to investigate the reality of our situation.

Most sincerely,
Lori, Nick, and Brit

Need Help Please - Lost Home and Husband To Suicide

Posted by YoungWidow on 2011-08-06 16:58:53

There is no easy way to tell this story. I know that this letter is long and I wish it were a simple matter, but it is not. 3 days after my husband and I lost our home to foreclosure, I lost my husband of almost 16 years to suicide.

Joe and I bought our home in 1999. We had rented it for 3 years since we had gotten married on June 1, 1996. We were a happy couple and in love and we created many memories there, happy Christmases, a lot of laughter and a growing togetherness that at the end, rendered Joe and I not just husband and wife, but best of friends. Joe was my best friend.

We both worked, but the layoffs began in 2007. For years, we struggled and worked hard to make ends meet. In 2009, we were working with our mortgage company on a loan modification program. Still, bankruptcy had to be filed in late 2009. But, in October, 2010, Joe was laid off again. For the next six months following the last lay off, we worked with the mortgage company in trying to find a buyer for our home to possibly rent it back to us. Ultimately, the mortgage company auctioned our home for $98,000. All of our equity was gone and we had no home. Both of us were out of work and Joe was receiving unemployment benefits.

During that time, I watched Joe change. He had always been an optimistic person. One of his favorite things to say was, 'it doesn't have to be this way'. He was the life of the party, he made everyone laugh, and he was a good person. Joe was a genuinely sincere, loving, sweet, hardworking man who cared about others.

Even strangers. Once, driving home from work, he heard a girl screaming from a deserted parking lot behind Safeway. He pulled over and got out of the car, as two men ran by him. He said he wanted to chase them, but did not because he felt he needed to check on the girl. She had been beaten. He stayed with her and comforted her until the police arrived. They thanked him for stopping. He said he told them, 'Of course. Anyone would'. They assured him that was not true. But, that was the way that Joe thought.

I watched Joe struggle more than I had ever seen someone do to take care of our home and of me. Sometimes he would still laugh, but those times began coming fewer and farther between. Sometimes, he would cry. He would sob in my arms. It tears my heart out now to think of it. I will never in this lifetime get over this or recover completely. Joe had been in my life for a total of 18 years, 16 married, almost (this last June 1, 2011 would have been our 16th wedding anniversary), he was a good man, and he was my friend. He was my life.

Joe and I lost our home. We packed our home of nearly 16 years into a storage building. (I have since lost that building and all of our belongings).

3 days after losing our home, Joe committed suicide. He jumped off of a bridge. Despite a hospital stay and efforts to save him, he ultimately died.

The buyers of our home have turned it over or flipped it already in this short time. I sometimes go by it and look at it. I see Joe tinkering in the garage or I look through the front window and picture us having dinner together. I see where our Christmas tree stood. I look at the front door and remember when we first walked through it, when we were engaged and looking for our first (and only) home. The very first thing that went into our home, before furniture or belongings, was a small statue with Jesus and a little plaque that read 'Bless Our Home'. Joe hung that in the hallway. I still cannot comprehend that this happened. Joe was always a positive, happy person. Our wedding song was 'You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.' by Gladys Knight. I can't listen to it now. I know you don't know Joe and he's a stranger to you, but he was my life.

I lost my husband and my home in a period of 3 days. Joe's unemployment checks have ceased and there is no income. I have applied for dozens upon dozens of jobs, everything from picking up trash at a park to a waitress to an errand runner. I have not been hired. I have few skills and he was always the major earner. He had years of experience in various outside sales. I am not a college graduate with few skills and what I have to offer is very limited. I cannot afford to go back to school. Social Security will not help because I am not old enough. Joe and I couldn't have children so often, public assistance cannot help. New creditors are coming after me, such as the homeowners association for the house we lost, his time in the hospital in their efforts to save him (due to circumstances, there was no medical insurance, however by law they were required to treat him), the ambulance and rescue team that pulled him from the water and the list and cost is too measurable to detail here. I do not know where else to turn. I am alone. So, I am turning to you.

Joe used to say, 'sometimes bad things happen to good people.' When he said that, I never imagined this. Can you please help? I am lost.

Thank you.

All My Best,

Christina

no one to turn to.

Posted by fuzzykk on 2011-07-17 16:58:48

This is my loudest cry for help.. Last March my fiance and I decided to move across the country (2200 miles away) to be closer to his ill father. (He hadn't seen his dad in over 23 years) His dad and step mother took us in until we could get on our feet. I got a minimum wage paying job 1 month after living here. But here we are, 4 months later, no car, he still hasn't found work and his parents are getting ready to kick us out. We stupidly left everything we had behind in hopes to do better and be closer to the family he never knew. Well we soon discovered who those people he never knew were. His biological mother was admitted to the hospital a week age with pneumonia, then she was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic valve, and soon after, diagnosed with a blood clot on one of her lungs. We go to bed hungry almost every night because there inst always enough food served at the table at dinner. I have reduced to skipping lunch at work every day just to save a few dollars. My paycheck only covers food for this family and the rent we have to pay them. I took a $5 an hour pay drop moving out here and have nothing to show for all of this trouble except a few wrinkles. I am asking for help because I genuinely need it. I have never asked for strangers to be kind, simply because I've never been the kind of person to do anything like this. But if you could just consider lending a hand, we would be eternally in your debt. I just want to be back with OUR true family and because of the way things are, no one we know has the funds to help us get back. Thank you so much for your consideration in advance.

Please consider

Posted by fuzzykk on 2011-07-17 16:58:48

This is my loudest cry for help.. Last March my fiance and I decided to move across the country (2200 miles away) to be closer to his ill father. (He hadn't seen his dad in over 23 years) His dad and step mother took us in until we could get on our feet. I got a minimum wage paying job 1 month after living here. But here we are, 4 months later, no car, he still hasn't found work and his parents are getting ready to kick us out. We stupidly left everything we had behind in hopes to do better and be closer to the family he never knew. Well we soon discovered who those people he never knew were. His biological mother was admitted to the hospital a week age with pneumonia, then she was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic valve, and soon after, diagnosed with a blood clot on one of her lungs. We go to bed hungry almost every night because there inst always enough food served at the table at dinner. I have reduced to skipping lunch at work every day just to save a few dollars. My paycheck only covers food for this family and the rent we have to pay them. I took a $5 an hour pay drop moving out here and have nothing to show for all of this trouble except a few wrinkles. I am asking for help because I genuinely need it. I have never asked for strangers to be kind, simply because I've never been the kind of person to do anything like this. But if you could just consider lending a hand, we would be eternally in your debt. I just want to be back with OUR true family and because of the way things are, no one we know has the funds to help us get back. Thank you so much for your consideration in advance.

Serious Need, Please Just Read..

Posted by fuzzykk on 2011-07-17 16:58:42

This is my loudest cry for help.. Last March my fiance and I decided to move across the country (2200 miles away) to be closer to his ill father. (He hadn't seen his dad in over 23 years) His dad and step mother took us in until we could get on our feet. I got a minimum wage paying job 1 month after living here. But here we are, 4 months later, no car, he still hasn't found work and his parents are getting ready to kick us out. We stupidly left everything we had behind in hopes to do better and be closer to the family he never knew. Well we soon discovered who those people he never knew were. His biological mother was admitted to the hospital a week age with pneumonia, then she was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic valve, and soon after, diagnosed with a blood clot on one of her lungs. We go to bed hungry almost every night because there inst always enough food served at the table at dinner. I have reduced to skipping lunch at work every day just to save a few dollars. My paycheck only covers food for this family and the rent we have to pay them. I took a $5 an hour pay drop moving out here and have nothing to show for all of this trouble except a few wrinkles. I am asking for help because I genuinely need it. I have never asked for strangers to be kind, simply because I've never been the kind of person to do anything like this. But if you could just consider lending a hand, we would be eternally in your debt. I just want to be back with OUR true family and because of the way things are, no one we know has the funds to help us get back. Thank you so much for your consideration in advance.

help for me and autistic daughter to move to safer area.

Posted by fallenangel on 2011-04-05 19:58:04

I am a single dad with 2 children. My eldest daughter is autistic. Their mother sadly passed away age 41 in 2006. I have a mortgaged house and am a full time carer and unable to work. We are haveing a terrible time with local neigjbours and the locals in general. We are being victimised and my property and car have been vandleised many times. Neighbours have caused criminal damage to my front door and thrown oblects at our windows. They have trashed my car and written it off in the past. They have let tyres down over night and ruined my windscreen on a previous car by fireing airgun pellets at it. This intimidation has been going on for several years. It has got a point now where it is affecting our lives and our health. We are living here in fear. Just a couple of days ago someone has caused serious damge to the hatchback of my car overnight. Just a few weeks ago someone painted a skull and crossbonesin front of our house. They have thrown things at our windows in the middle of the night. The police cannot take any action because we cant prove who is doing it. I now fear for the safety of myself and my 2 children. I would like to sell my modest house(which needs several repairs) and move into a rented house as i cannot get a mortgage as i am in my 50s and a carer. I have no savings whatsoever. I need around £7.000 to secure a rented place and to pay off some crippling debts. Please could anyone help in any way. We desperately need to move for our sanity and safety. My autistic daughter is suffering because of this and.my son has lost all confidence in himself and is developing depression. Please help in any way you can. I genuinely fear for our safety here.thankyou for takeing the time to read this cry for help. And please contact me if you can help in ANY way. We must get away from here. Peace and God bless you.

Last chance for a miracle

Posted by squaredot on 2011-04-05 16:58:00

What can I say. There are many people here with sad stories of their misfortune. Mine is no better or worse.
I've been out of work for more than a year. This month, I deposited the very last of my savings into the checking account to pay my rent and bills. I'm feeling pretty hopeless and worthless. I wish there were someone I could turn to, but I haven't anyone that can help me.
Everyone is struggling.
I've worked hard all my life and often helped carry others through tough times. Now I'm all used up, about to lose it all. Whatever, it's just stuff.
I'm deeply in debt now. No job, no money, so I can kiss that credit rating I've worked hard to build goodbye.
At the end of the month, I'll officially be homeless.
I need 15k to allow me to reduce enough debt to a level that allows me take any crappy job I can find to exist another day and hope for better days to come.
Best of luck to all of you. I genuinely hope that everyone's desperate needs are met.
We all deserve a break.

I NEED £800 FOR A FEW MONTHS. GUARANTEED IOU.

Posted by p1988 on 2011-03-11 12:58:47

I really need £800 for 5 months.
I'd be happy to draw up a contract for the money and will have it back to you within 5 months.

I'm a hardworking student at a top 5 uk university. I work part time 3 days a week, have started my own business to help make ends meet and am still struggling. I've done jobs in the past as security, retail, high pressure sales, cleaning, HR and recruitment, and am a credible genuine person making a call for help.

I have credit card debts amounting to £800 from 2 lenders, accrued during my time at uni.

Now I cannot afford rent, food, water/gas/electric bills and have lived a basic lifestyle for over 4 years now (even before uni). I don't waste money, but I'm genuinely in need now.

I don't spend money buying the finest food but live off ALDI/LIDL/basics line of food (ie can of beans - 10p). I don't own expensive clothes and only shop at primark. I don't gamble, drink or take drugs, and am a hardworking person just struggling to catch a break.

Any offers would be greatly appreciated at any level.

I completely understand that there are many more people out there who probably are more worthy, but I will pay every penny back, and will even pay interest on top at 10% for 5 months - returning you £880 by the end of September.

Kindest Regards,
A man in need.

Please help me for treatment of my mother

Posted by srkhelpline on 2010-11-29 10:58:58

People with golden hearts. Please help me for treatment of my mother


People with golden hearts, please help me for treatment of my mother. My mom has many health issues like diabetes, blood pressure. Currently she is having lung problems and I am facing financial difficulties for her treatment.

I have lost my job and I do not have any other sources of income. I am finding very difficult to arrange funds for her treatment. All kindhearted souls, please do not consider this as a fraud .This is a very genuine case and I am writing it genuinely with my heart. Any contribution from you, however small it may be would be very precious for me at this moment. Please do consider me as your son/brother and help me in this hour of need. God bless you all.

My Paypal account is srkhelpline@googlemail.com

help

Posted by exploration1 on 2010-11-20 12:58:58

hard working single mother,roman catholic,i work very hard and would just like to get enough donations to have a holiday with my daughters,i genuinely thankyou for any help you could give me.

If you spare it, I share it

Posted by greenishguy on 2010-10-19 12:58:58

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).

The 'Surprise and Wonder in the World' Project

Posted by globalhappinessgal on 2010-10-04 08:58:58

Hello!

I like making people happy, mainly by helping them to find a sense of surprise, awe and wonder in the world where they least expect it. And not just the people around me, but people I will probably never even meet from all points of the compass.

I live in Australia, and like to participate in things like the 'Bookcrossing' Project, 'Postsecret', and art co-op projects that utilise materials from people all over the world in a single, unified art piece.

I have begun to recently draw little pictures or notes on $5 & $10 notes, and then leave them in odd places to be found, for example I left a $10 note taped to a public bathroom mirror in a busy train station with the words 'You're Beautiful' scrawled on it in lipstick.

I hope to give one 'art note' out a day. Currently it is costing about $50 per week, but I find that the process of giving in this way is causing more good things to come into my life, and I feel like I am genuinely making people feel good - even if I never get to see their reaction.

So, if this idea of this makes you feel good too, please consider donating to my project. Even a dollar will help :)

Thank-you,

Laura

If you spare it, I share it

Posted by greenishguy on 2010-09-08 05:58:58

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 am so much more than a little embarrassed to be ...

Posted by 0 on 2010-01-25 12:58:58

I am so much more than a little embarrassed to be writing here, but I genuinely need some help. I am a very smart 58-year old woman who lost her job in 2006. Since then, I have exhausted my savings, my unemployment benefits and my 401K account while working at whatever jobs I could find.

I am unmarried and have no family to ask for help. My 86-year old father lives out of state, but I have to do for him as well as myself -- I am an only child, and we have no other relatives.

My rent is past due and I have no heat (I can't afford the cost of gas, so I am using a space heater). I am having to make the choice between electricity and food, but doing the best I can with what I have.

I am not disabled or illiterate. I am still trying to earn a living, and just don't have enough money. I need some help to make it a little further. Thank you for even considering my need. I can be reached at this email address: gmcfit@yahoo.com.