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I`ve never asked for anything before, I`m usually very good about taking care of my family and keeping things in private no matter how bad they are but I`m hoping my good karma will come back to me now.
I am a stay at home mother who doesn`t just sit around eating bon-bons all day with my kid. My son is 15 months old, with Achondroplasia, which is a type of dwarfism. He got it from his father. I lost my job of 5 years December 26th 2011, because I was sick. Lost the unemployment hearing too. Since then I`ve helped out by doing survey sites and other odd jobs online, as well as housekeeping and babysitting and whatever I could in the real world.
Our son needs alot of one-on-one time. He just had head surgery April 10th and is still recovering, though he has improved drastically from it. The day we came home from the hospital, April 13th, my husband was fired for taking the 3 days off to be in the hospital with us 2 hrs upstate. He lost the unemployment hearing as well. Same boss, we both lost to him. Sucks but we have to move on.
Well then to add to the pile our landlord bailed on us. We`ve been sitting around with the rent wondering why no one has come to get it. Turns out he ran off with some woman somewhere, left half the houses to his wife to rent out, and the other half to his brother...who doesn`t want to rent. He already has a buyer too, who doesn`t want us in here.
We`re sitting on a ticking time bomb, basically hiding because we can`t afford to pay rent here and pay to get out. Our lease has been up for 3 months anyway.
Now as luck would have it we found a place, and we have half the money to get in, but the lady can`t help us out with the deposit. She`s been nice enough to hold it for us for now, but we need the money to get in.

My husband just landed a job, but he doesn`t start for another 2-3 weeks and then its mostly training. Tonight both us and the dogs had ramen noodles for dinner, and we are running out of formula for the baby..Wic isn`t available for another 3 days. We need something, anything. I`m not asking for alot, just a dollar or anything you can find in yourself to help us out. Anything would be appreciated.

Thanks.
The paypal listed is our roommates. He is currently paying all the bills himself except the rent so he can`t help put anything aside for the move.

Until last year I was a happily married young mother. Now my husband has basically disappeared leaving my daughter and I burried under a pile of credit card debt that I didn't even know we had. I work two jobs and struggle every day to put food on the table, pay the rent, and make the minimum payments. I so desperately want to be able to pay off this debt so that I can work to build a good life for my daughter and I. Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated.

Hi, Im Melissa and Im currently out of work like alot of people are. I've been unable to find work and the bills will soon start to pile up. My main thing is to pay my rent and keep the lights on. Any amount you can give is greatly appriected. Even if you gave just a $1.00 if alot of people did that it would add up. So thank you for your time and patience in reading this beg.

hello, i been taking care of my elderly mother for 3 years now,she has alzheimers and all my bills is starting to pile up, i had worked full time but had to cut down to part time which is 2 hours a day,so i can help take of my mother, and i have 2 children to take care of as well,i have student loans that i'm behind on and my other household bills, its getting really hard to maintain, i dont want to send my mom to a nursing home, because i love her dearly,and i dont want to see her go there, and by me working part time so i can help take care my mom its taking a big toll on me financially, somebody please help!

We have fallen hard, hit rock bottom! Financially we are drowning with no sight of rescue. My husband and I have been paying of his debt which he incurred at a very young age. His father, who worked in finance GUIDED him into applying for ridiculous amounts of debt. And this in turn has meant that now 7 years later we are still paying off his debts. We have been blessed with three beautiful children but that's where our luck stops. My husband is one of four children all of which have received financial help from their families, my sister-in-law, my husbands younger sister and her fiancee live at home with her mother so they can save for their wedding and a house deposit. Yet here we are, drowning in debt and can not get any help from any of our families! It's very depressing to see family members achieve dreams because they are getting generous donations from their family and you're the only one missing out!!!
We are just needing a hand up not a hand out!
We only $20000 to go and after a lot of self sacrifice, juggling three jobs between us, studying, raising three very young children and moving out of Sydney, away from family and friends to save money, we still have a long way to go! And it's the interest that's killing us!
To make matters worse, at the beginning of the week I was involved in a car accident. A four car pile up, with my car being the third car and the only car to be so badly damaged that I now cannot drive it. I had no insurance, as when we were living in Sydney we truly could not afford it. So now we are left without a car and the added debt of having to pay fir the car in front of me to be repaired.
We have no luck and could really use a break and to live a simple, uncomplicated life.

So I propose to you that if there are 2000 who would be willing to LEND us $10, when the time comes and you need the $10 back we will return it! No loss to you but a great gift and help to us.
Please we could really

My sitiutation is not uncommon. I was promised to be re-hired and my employer decided to hire someone less experienced than me instead. Leaving me with no options as my field of work experience for the last 10 years has been in 'groundskeeping'. And all prospective employers have already hired their crews.
I live 12 miles outside the major city and with the rising cost of gas it is almost impossible to drive in to seek work on a daily basis. I have been going in 2 to 3 times a week with no results.
My monthly bills are begining to pile up on me. My 1990 Jeep is in fair shape, though it needs repairs.
I have 6 weeks to get caught up and meet my obligations which now total $2500.00.
Anything given would be so very much appreciated.

This is hard....I've never been to a point in my life where I might have to ask strangers for help. In late november I lost my husband who I was with 7 years. I met him when I was 16. I am 23 now. Without warning everything in my life changed and I HAD to deal, HAD to face it alone. I thought, "I can do this, for my son I will do this" and for a while I was managing on my own. Eventually working became so hard, I only took a few days off in the beginning thinking that I could be strong enough, knowing that I needed that money to pay for the house, the car, the rest of the bills that were about to pile up on my. & then I lost my job. & I've been trying to get unemployment but that won't cover my bills anyway & help me take care of my 4 yr old. I don't know what to ask for? Help. Of any kind. A prayer.

My name is Teri Im 28 and am a Mom with a 4 year old son. I recently lost hours at my job due to cut backs like so many others on this site, and across the country.  I have a hard time asking for help but sometimes strangers with good hearts is where u turn to. I'm not asking for any major donations, I will take what I can get. I'm about to loose my home, I am running out of food and am scared for my son. I have a pile if disconnection letters sitting right in front of me as I write this. My utilitys is due/ was due last week  I need $324 to extend my services and rent in another 2 weeks. Its $750.00 and I am $290 short. Please I will take whatever u are willing to Give. Bless you. I have a PayPal with Debit Card so I can pay my bills As soon as anything us Donated! I know trusting a stranger can be hard but I will use these donations in only the matter I have stated. 

Hi
I have been out of work for three years and been taking care of my elderly mother who is on a limited income.We just barely get by. The bills are starting to pile up and I dont know what to do. Now I just found out I need eye surgery for a macular hole and I dont have insurance. If I let the surgery go I will go blind in one eye. Right know all I care about is to get the bills paid, Could someone out there help me.

Hi,

Gosh, not really sure what to put here. Where to start. Ok, I made some really bad life choices as a teenager and ended up in a long term mentally abusive relationship and I've ended up with a pile of debt. My ex was an alcoholic who used to spend, pretty much any money he could get his hands on, on alcohol. And me being brainwashed/in love, used to give him money from my credit cards to buy him it. Along with two overdrafts which I ended up with to try and keep on top of our mortgage payments.

Eventually, I plucked up the courage to leave him. Granted it was 6 years later than it should have been. I ended up unable to work for 3 years due to major depression, which I'm still being treated for now, so bills mounted up. Alongside a reposession on our house.

I honestly have noone to blame but myself, and I'm not crying about it all anymore. Just trying to do my best to pay off my debt and make a fresh start.

I do have a new partner now, who is lovely, and a new full-time job. I dont earn loads, but I cover the bills and I pay my way. I'm just struggling to pay back the money I owed from the past. I pay what I can to it every month, but between interest and fines, its not making much of a difference.

I did have around £10,000 on various cards/loans/overdrafts to pay off, but I'm down to about £8,000 at the moment. So I'm not ignoring it, I do want it gone. But its taken me 4 years to pay back £2,000 and I just cant see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Anything anyone can give would be much appreciated. 1p - £1. It all adds up.

Even if you cant help me, I'm just grateful you have managed to read all of this. Feel a bit embarassed writing all this down, if I'm honest!

Thanks everyone, and good luck with lifes journey :)

I've been out of work for months now. I moved back to my home town after a death in my family and was guaranteed a job before I arrived. They didn't tell me it was a temporary position for only two months and I now have a pile up of bills and I'm down to my last $20. Starting next week I'll be out of food. Anything will help.

I don't want to post a huge sob story here, as you can read those time and time again I'm sure. The short of my situation is my partner of 6 years has up and left leaving me with two children, a pile of debt and bills to pay. I have managed to keep our lives afloat for the past 6 months by downgrading to a small apartment, changing a lot of bills to pay as you go, cutting way back on luxuries and Christmas was definately a small affair this year...but still I don't see the end in sight. The scumbag has left me with £17000 of debt, I suppose it was my own fault as I allowed him to control our finances no questions asked. The only thing he left behind was a car bought with a loan in my name, which I have now sold unfortunately the price I got for the car wasn't what he paid for it, but that's how the world works I suppose. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I struggle monthly to pay my bills and just generally feed my children well. I am in the process of taking legal action against the monster that has left me like this, but finding him is apparently proving difficult. Even advice on how to handle this situation wouldn't go amiss with me. Thank you all for looking.

Help! We got hit by a drunk driver on dec. 02. The guy that hit us had a BAC of .246, and ran a red light. We got 2700 for our car from insurance. WE are trying to repair and rebuild our credit ruined because of student loans so we had no wish or extra income to finance. We wound up getting a 1994 Ford Taurus wagon. They put a new engine in it that's going to be done friday, but it's still a 17 year old car that will probably need repairs. WE are on a tight budget, and we would appreciate being able to build a rainy day fund for the car so that we don't have to worry when something will go wrong. We're fairly good at fixing most things. Our last car was a 1996 Taurus and we fixed the brakes, rotors and calipers, replaced the battery and terminal wires, spark plugs and wires, changed all fluids, repaired hoses, and we were about to replace the catalytic converter on our own when we got hit. Previous cars we've worked with have taught us how to replace tires, radiators, water pumps and fuel pumps. We plan to maintain our new car in a similar way so that we can keep it for a couple hundred thousand miles. It's not just about keeping costs down, it's about keeping a serviceable car on the road and out of crowded landfills. It's about a car that you love through a long relationship, a vehicle that you understand every quirk. It was that way with my '96, and I just know it will be that way with my '94 With a rainy day fund I would feel much more secure when it comes to fixing the inevitable problems that come with a comfortable old lady like a 1994 taurus LX wagon. She is getting a new engine so the head gasket issues of the second generation Taurus's 3.8L essex are going to be mitigated if not eliminated for at least the next 100,000 miles, but the tranny and AC especially, followed by suspension, electrics, brakes, steering, pumps (fuel and water), and of course the routine tires, oil, wipers, brake pads, etc. are all possible future repairs. All the fun of having a car that you can't lightly trade in. Parts usually run $80 average if it's anything like the '96 in terms of maintenence, ommiting outliers like tranny and AC. Any help you can give would be appreciated. I know I'm starting to sound like Ray Stantz talking about the pile of 1959 caddy that became the ghostmobile.

Oh and also, I'm up to suggestions as to what I am going to name this car. So far we've had a 97 dodge stratus named Pearl, a 1994 Buick LeSabre named Einhander, and our last car was a 96 Taurus named Wyrd (after the goddess of Fate). Yeah I picked the name after the first 2 listed died in the same month and we scrapped both for this one. Ultimately totalled in a wreck with a drunk driver was a fitting end for such a car with such a name, but it still makes me sad, that much AMERICAN BUILT and ENGINEERED chicago assembled car with the 3.0 L vulcan engine, cast of iron in the forges of Ohio and not a single leak despite topping 153k. Only 145 HP but it got the job done beautifully and dependably. You just don't get cars like that in the new millenium. *sigh* i will miss my 3rd gen taurus. Every day i see a dozen of them being driven bearing the characteristic curves and oval rear window. Anyway. . .a rainy day fund would go a long way towards helping me to learn to love her older sister. Right now I'm thinking of calling her Providence.

You probably won't believe me...why should you be any different, but what I am posting is the truth. I am being harrassed by the Secret Service (FBI or CIA). They have made it impossible for me to work; they use machines on me to constantly cause me pain. I know, now you are saying, this is a crazy person, but that's not true. There are things going on in this country that you are not aware of and this is just one example. I am unable to work and pay the debt I have accumulated. The worst part of the pain is that no one believes me and so I am isolated and completely alone in this. Please help me. I need money to pay for my debts. If you don't, I hope this makes just a dent in your consciousness: there are people who the government abuses and consigns to the garbage pile. It is a hell of a life and I wouldn't wish it on a bug. Thanks for reading this far. If you do help, I thank you with all of my heart. I appreciate most of all that perhaps you believe me and maybe understand. Good luck to you.

Two years ago my life went upside down , Diagnosed with breast cancer my fight to survive begins. Now , I am free of cancer but still fighting to survive , my bills pile up ,because of my 14 months chemotherapy treatment I was unable to work, now I got back to work but still we can not recover from debt.
My family is falling apart , and need help.I have no where to turn , I am scared that the stress I am going through is not helping me with my healing, I lost my health and soon I will lose everything I worked for all my life ......... I had a second chance in life so please help me to get through this hard time , so I can keep my family together and be free of stress . Any donation will be welcome and appreciated , thanks .

hi, i am back on my rent and several bills. my income is very low and cant seem to catch up. no one to ask for help or assistance. will take anything to get me through to january. at that time i have a job oppurtunity that will be open to me. as the bills pile up, it is harder to get enough for just the basics. not disabled or unable to work just out of work pretty much. again any help would be a blessing. thanks

Im currently a full time nursing school student with a graduation date set April 2012. I have been working 36 hour work weeks and 24 hour school weeks but this new quarter only allows me to work one day a week. The bills are starting to pile up. Please help me, even if it's 10 cents. I'd like to make it through nursing school with out another ridiculous loan so I can start my life upon graduating. I'm trying my best to pick up shifts when not at school- due to being afraid of losing my apartment.

Regards,
Katie

This is complicated, and I sincerely appreciate anyone who takes the time to learn about my situation.

In the spring of 2010 I sold my car to a coworker. He payed in installments, so I didn't want to transfer the title to his name until I had received full payment for the vehicle. I let him take the car before he finished paying because he told me he had purchased insurance for it. Well, he rear-ended someone and it turns out he lied about having insurance. Pretty soon after the accident he left town, and I never heard from him again. Now, the insurance company of the driver he hit is suing my family for $8,000.

The reason this is such a problem is because my mother is starting chemotherapy for breast cancer. She's already had surgery and the bills are starting to pile up already. We just can't afford to pay for this lawsuit, and if we go bankrupt I will not be able to finish my degree. I am one year away from graduating with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Please help me keep my life together. I'm so desperate.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, it really means a lot to me.

I am getting married in March. I am one of those girls who have been dreaming of my wedding day for as long as I can remember, when I was little all my drawings were of these huge cinderella ballgowns. Sooo fastforward 20 years, one amazing disney world proposal later and about 200 dresses in 4 states later. I am panicking because I don't think I will ever find a dress, when finally I find one. Its beautiful and classy- the dress that will make grandparents cry. There's nothing I don't like about this dress- but I still don't get the feeling that it is THE dress. That night after ordering it and paying the deposite- I have a nervous breakdown. So we head to New Hampshire where I find THE dress- THE dress I have been searching for my whole entire life. It is amazing and has everything I've ever wanted. I loved it as soon as I saw it- but thought it was not going to look as good as the dress I already bought. I was wrong. Looks amazing- just as good as the first dress but I feel like cinderella. I can not stop thinking of this dress. They are two completely differant looks- both princess but one is Kate Middleton the other is Cinderella. I am having 2 weddings- one on a wednesday on the beach in FL, the other is a more formal traditional wedding in CT-more of a fieldy/gardeny affair. So the two dresses each fit one occasion perfectly. I can not choose between the two. My mother thinks buying two is rediculous and will not pay for more than one. I am completely torn and the only thing I can think of is to get both dresses, otherwise I will end up regretting my decision at one of the venues.
Unfortunatly I am a recession graduate- one of the many who upon graduation found myself less employable than a 15 year old, with a PILE of student loans to pay off. I work, but the $ I make now will not allow for an emergency $1500 dollar expense.

Please, please, pleeease help. I know it is a shallow request- but its the one time in my life where I can be selfish, shallow, and vain. I really truly appreciate any help and will pay it forward. Thank you!

Updates: September 11, 2011 - I have been able to get a part-time job which is good news, but the rest is just about the same. Thank you for your help Malum Designs
and Pete B.
Since my previous posts have yielded only four donations over the last five months I thought I would try this approach. My financial problems are quite real. If you find my fable entertaining please send a small donation.
- Fortuna vitrea est, tum cum splendet frangitur -

The Grasshopper and the Ant
A Classic retold by Joseph the Beggar King
Part One

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there were two friends, the Grasshopper and the Ant. Why these two became friends is a bit of a mystery. The Grasshopper was a dreamer and a drifter. The Ant was a believer and an achiever.

In school the Grasshopper would look out the window without thought and only learned the subjects he found interesting. Sometimes he would fall asleep in Math class, other times when a angry teacher would jump him with a pop question he would give the correct answer in way that would confound them.

The Ant was a teachers dream, he soaked up every subject the system taught him, gave the correct answers in the correct way and got straight A s. He would delight his Math teacher by doing compound interest in his head. The Ant believed that what they taught him would help him succeed and was very completive. After graduating High School the Ant got an Academic Scholarship and the Grasshopper got a Pell Grant.

Within four years the Ant got two BS degrees in Business Management and Engineering. The Grasshopper dropped out after the first year. He went to live with the Rainbow Tribe for a few years. On the way to the bus station he found an old fiddle in a trash pile along the road and when he got station he was able to panhandle his bus fare. That was the Grasshoppers first beg.

The Ant took the College like a fish to water. During open Rush some Greeks invite him to be a brother in their Fraternity. He earned his dues by being the Frat Houses Accountant and made beer money by writing term papers. One day while visiting the Tri Deltas he watches the girls play volleyball and is amazed that even though they are playing a vigorous game not one of them breaks a sweat. It is there he meets the girl of his dreams, Polly Fishbane.

While the Grasshopper was living with the Rainbow Tribe he never meets the girl of his dreams, but it does not really matter too much because they believe in Free Love. So free, in fact, that after what you might call the Honeymoon he found himself getting a little bored with it. From the Rainbow Tribe he learns to live off the fat of country and from his new friend, Buffalo with Runs, he learns to live off the land. Buffalo with Runs was an very old Indian that was adopted by the tribe. He taught the Grasshopper what wild plants were safe to eat or use for medicines. He showed him how to set traps and hunt small game. Then, during one winter Gathering four people froze to dead because they were too stoned to come in out of the cold. The Grasshopper became very sad and hopped away.

The Ant is recruited by a Aerospace firm even before he graduated college and goes to work on the Apollo Program. He and his new wife Polly loved the Florida sunshine and settle down to start the American Dream. They decide to have two and half children. Even though the third kid looked a bit odd the Ant loved him as only a father can. With easy money down and mortgage tax deductions compliments of Uncle Sam, they get a house with a two car garage. Next they get two cars and the Rat Race is on. The Ant loves it! Working on the Apollo Program is more than a job, it is being part of history. Polly loves it! Raising their kids and Keeping up of with the Jones. She starts selling Avon products on the side. The Ant buys the best bass boat in the neighborhood, but only uses it once a year because he too busy working. He sets up his retirement funds and a small stock portfolio. Life is Good!

After leaving the Rainbow Tribe the Grasshopper panhandles his way across the country. He sets up in parks and subways where he pretends to play his fiddle while selling jewelry made of deer anthers and beads. The noise he makes with his fiddle sounds like a cat being killed and people give him money just to make him stop. Before the Cops run him off, the Grasshopper usually made enough in one day of begging to cover his needs for the week. When he is hungry he goes to a Soup Kitchen and when he needs clothing there are the Sharing Centers. Every now and then he lets some good hearted woman try to save him. Life is Good and he hops away.

The Apollo Program ends and the new Shuttle program does not start for a couple of years. The Aerospace company were the Ant works at does not win any of the new bids. They offer him a job in California at 20% less of his salary. Polly and the kids are in a rage. Nobody wants to move and leave their friends. The Ant sells his house at a loss because the real estate market in flooded by the laid offs. The one car and the boat are reprocessed. He sells off his stock portfolio for the down payment on the new house in California and even though money is tight the Ant decides to take the family on a short vacation to Key West to uplift their spirits. He finds the Grasshopper selling deer antler jewelry at the Front Street Market. While Polly and the kids go shopping, he and Grasshopper catch up and have a couple of beers. The Ant tells his friend about the laid offs and the move. The Grasshopper asks him - Are you Happy - ? The Ant says - Yes -. His friend says, - Good - . They watch the sunset and see a green flash on the horizon.
To be continue.

Hi i’m 30 years old and planning to get married but i have a problem. I live under a huge pile of unpaid bills and hardly making it every month. I believe that marriage is very important because it adds balance and security to your life. I really want to marry the love of my life but can’t afford all the wedding expenses and maybe a honeymoon trip if there is extra cash. If you believe in LOVE and you sacred such love in a strong relationship like marriage please help me fulfil my dream and marry the love of my life. Thanks to all who helps me and thanks to all who didn’t help but gave the time to read this.

Please spread the word email, sms, facebook, twitter, blogs any mean possible to reach all your contact.

Thanks again and GOD bless you all.

I would prefer to not get into the painful backstory of how this all ended up happening. Suffice to say I live with my mom and she is on disability. I feel like a worthless pile of...

I am a VERY creative person with a lot of ideas, plans and goals. I just don't have the money to bring them to life, and living off my mother, albeit helping her with things she can't do, isn't going to bring my dreams to life.

I have been considering opening a night club and basing it around my own dance music. I am a home producer. The problem with that is finding a good location, and it will be at least $100,000 to start up a decent night club, and that's only covering the start up and the first 2-3 months of costs.

I think my best bet is to go with my game concepts. I have a cousin that does programming that I could hire, or possibly find someone at the local college. Best of all the start up is much lower. Space, 2 or 3 new computers, taking care of starting an LLC, security installation, etc.

All in I could run a 2 person gaming start up a whole year on around $65,000. 3 person for about $80,000, and there are no risks involved because I have complete confidence in my game concepts.

Even as a casual gamer I have seen games with less going for them than what I have planned making money.

I have it in me to start up an entertainment empire. I have a lot of the ye olde tavern keep in me and there is nothing I like more than seeing people have fun.

So what do you say, would you help me bring some fun to the world?

I'm a brand new realtor who just finished university. While struggling to pay off student loans, brokerage fees and marketing costs with odd jobs while working in real estate, everything hit rock bottom when my car stopped working. It's an older car so the repairs would cost more than the car itself. Now I'm just starting to get my business off the ground and am beginning to see some action, however, because I don't have a car I can't even follow up on those leads. To make matters worse, the bills are starting to pile up and I can't even get to my jobs (which are at night) or interviews because I don't have transportation. Please, please help me in any way you can, it would greatly be appreciated!

Hello.

I'm feeling quite lost at the moment. I just got out of a long-term relationship and have lost my job. I've had to let the bills pile up to a point that I can't let them go anymore. I'm on the brink of homelessness and deep depression.

To catch up on bills, I need roughly $3000. This isn't including what I'll need in August for bills. I know it's a lot of money, but I just don't know what else to do. I currently have $230 in my hands but can't put it in the bank because I'm over $200 in the red.

As I sit here crying, I pray that someone will be kind enough to help. If you do, I thank you with all my being and wish to return the favor. If you can't donate, please send a wish my way to find a job.

Thank you.

Hello there. I graduated from University with a solid 4.0 gpa. I am now left with a huge pile of debt and no job (but I am a volunterr tutor). I don't know where to turn! I don't want my debt to ruin my life, not to mention my credit. I need a miracle. I am in $100,000 deep. Please. Anything you can give will help.