Purse Tags

Hi, I am a 30 year old single mother of 2 young children, ages 6 years and 20 months. I recently had my purse stolen with over $800 in it that was to be used to pay our rent, utilities, and buy much needed items such as diapers. I have filed a police report but the young man nor my money has ever been found. I received a shutoff notice from my utility company today and am afraid we will soon face eviction. I have tried local charities but live in a small town and have had no luck finding funding. I receive no support from my childrens fathers and barely enough food stamps to get us by. I was recently laid off and receive $444 a month in unemployment. If anyone out there is willing or able to help, any amount would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God Bless!

I was laid off over 2 years ago and cannot seem to get hired by anyone. I fill out applications and never hear from anyone. I go on interviews and see that I am the oldest one there and never hear back . My church has cut me off from further help because their contributions are way down and my friends are getting tired of helping me. I just turned 60 and so am too young to retire. I am not eligable for unemployment pay and have no savings. I now have to turn to strangers for help if possible. As I type this I have a little over %37 in my bank account and $5 in my purse. If there is anyone who would help just on a one time basis it would be such a blessing. Any amount would help. I need $300 by first of jan. for rent. Please help if you can. See my paypal account below. THANK YOU!!!

Have you ever been so overloaded with the stresses and challenges of life that you just want to kill your self? Well that was me a couple of years ago, I walkedinto my local ER and indicated I wanted to kill my self. After 3 days in the hospital, I left there feeling there was a reason for me to be here. Still today, I'm still a struggling widow, at 54, lost home ownership, overextended in cascading bills, and don't have more than 2.00 in my purse right now. The good news is, I'm not giving up, I mailed my grandaughters Christmas box, God loves me, I gave next to my last in Church on Sunday, I searched all the bad ways to make money on the internet, now I'm trying the good way. I could use 1000.00 for bills and groceries, or whatever the right hand wants to give without the left hand knowing. God Bless you.

My car is about to be repossessed, my husband needs oxygen and running our of food for my kitties people tell me i have to get rid of them but they are my family.
I lost my I am qualified by getting to be too old I keep getting denied. I do not know what to do only have $50.00 left in my purse.
Please help me I am asking for $1.00 donation.

Hi everyone. If you're reading this, thank you. Let me say upfront, I'm not asking specifically for money. I'm just going to spill my guts about this hand I was dealt.

I've had a hard life. My mother passed away when I was 12, and my father passed away at 20. He left me a lot of debt and a house to maintain.

The stress of all this has given me problems. I started having panic attacks and was hospitalized for a cardiac arrhythmia. Recently, I developed optic neuritis. I'm working on getting Medicaid to cover some of my costs but right now I'm in debt about #1000.

There is one blessing in my life, a relative who pays my internet and utilities. He also helps me with food. But that's all he can do. He goes without to provide me with that. Otherwise I'd be homeless, hungry, and who knows where.

So I'm blessed to have the basics in life. But there's so many things that I need that I have to beg other people for. My family is...not so supportive. All I have left are aunts and uncles, all except one on my mom's side. My mom's side of the family pretty much abandoned me when she died. They put me though shame and humiliation when I ask for help.

I want a job, but I live in a very rural area. I've applied s o many places up to an hour away but I don't hear anything back. Recently I applied for some state jobs which I'm hoping might come through.

These are the things I need and things I want, so you know what my intentions are.

Need:
Toilet paper.... :( The way I've been getting it now is to go into public restrooms and putting some in my purse. I feel wrong about this. But what can I say, it's a necessity?

Personal items...I won't go into detail but I'm talking about um, feminine ones. I get the Dollar Store brand kind, but even then it's too much. I've had to go without it which is very hard.

Hygiene items...I stopped using soap and shampoo conditioner. I would love to...I feel dirty honestly. But I can't afford anything. I only use deodorant every few days because the bottle is running low and I'm trying to make it last.

House items...I need dish washing soap. I can't afford paper plates and am just washing dishes with hot water now. Sometimes I cant' clean it all the way through that way, but I just have to forget it. I also need laundry detergent. I'm almost out of a huge bottle that I have made last over a year. It was Sun brand from the dollar store, and I loved it. I'm all about generic.

Gas money...My car is an old SUV, and it takes a fair amount of gas. I try to limit when I drive. But it's a necessity since I live alone and in a rural area. I have to drive to run errands, go see the doctor, go to job interviews. I usually beg for this the most cause this is one of the things I can't do without.

Medication...I'm on two heart medications because of my arrhythmia. It's important I take them. I tried taking them twice per day instead of three, and I had horrible palpitations. So this is kind of my priority. As I'm still uninsured, both medications cost about 12 dollars a month.

Okay those are all things that I feel I need. Now, what I "want".

Clothes...I haven't bought new clothes since 2007. That's when my dad got diagnosed with cancer. My shirts have holes in them, so do my jeans. I got them from Goodwill originally most likely, I like to be frugal. The only person I have is made of linen and has a hole so things fall out of it! I've lost weight and I have had my jeans fall down in public. It's bad. I only have one bra and it's way past it's prime. I would love a little money to buy some basic things. Jeans that fit, some cotton T-shirts, a purse. Maybe even something for job interviews? I think part of the reason I get denied is because I show up in jeans and a T and flip flips. But that's all I have.

Beauty stuff...Okay, this stuff is totally not worth your money, I get it. But I just thought I'd list everything. It sucks being a young woman who can't feel pretty. I'm unwashed, my clothes make me feel like a hobo. I see other girls my age in class (I attend college part time thanks to financial aid) looking and smelling beautiful. I mean...

I just want a hair cut. Recently, I hacked about 6 inches off myself with scissors. It's not pretty. I just want a little powder and some lip gloss to not feel so plain. I just want a spritz of perfume so that there's something beautiful in my senses. I daydream about when I used to wear cute clothes, go to a salon. Wear mascara and paint my names. Ahh...But this is just a dream. I don't expect anyone to help me with things like that.

A new laptop/tablet...The one I have now is really old and really slow. Don't expect anyone to get me one. If it happened, I would probably assume I'm dead and in some sort of heavenly afterlife. Then I might pass out from shock.

So this my friends, is my general beg for help. I'm a 23 year old girl without much family. My basics are covered, but that leaves a lot for someone who is broke. I'm actively searching for employment. I've applied from Dr.'s offices to bars. I'm part time in college, and I'm not sure what I want to study yet.

I don't drink, if I had the money for beer I'd buy TP instead. I don't smoke or do any illegal drugs. I'm not a criminal.

I am not someone who wants to just take money. If you are down on your luck too, please don't send me anything. Put it in savings. Give it to some of these people who are about to lose their homes if you must. They're deserving.

If you're apprehensive about giving money but still want to help, you totally can. A package filled with toilet paper, tampons, shampoo...that would be like Christmas morning to me, I swear.

I'm not sure what I'm going to get out of this. Writing this was therapeutic though. If you're on this site, you're already a nice person. I bet 90 percent of the traffic is people who want something, like me. People who go on here to help someone is probably such a rare thing.

Thanks for reading.

dear santa,

ive been very good,

or at least i tried to be.

but this year my christmas wish

is not even for me.

my wish this year.

is for my kids, angels all three

well actually sometimes they werent,

but that between you and me.

i wish for them to have a wonderful

merry christmas day!

with an actual dinner on the table

and toys for them to play.

unfortunately, i need some help,

the cupboards and my purse are bare.

so i need either you santa, a reindeer or an elf

to show us that you care.

somebody, anybody, i dont care which

to get them at least one thing from their christmas list.

so please santa, send some help

so i wont have to cry

and i promise i'll be good next year.

or at least i'll try!!

The rent is Overdue, I don't have a dime in my purse, 2 kids clinging to me for every ounce of want and need. No child support checks, no family to help, or who would care to help. Old credit card , medical bills, and other misc. charges that I've incurred over the past 10 years remain unpaid. Sought government assistance and they only give you enough to do one or the other, so it's either pay my bills or pay the rent. I no longer have a cell phone, besides the free govt phone they give you with 70 minutes a month on it. I have a car, but it needs work, hundreds of dollars of work. 35 years and I'm still striving for a destination spot. a place of rest, stability, and contentedness. Wondering when and how my load will lighten. Thinking about running away, then I look at my babies and know that they would find a way to keep me here with them, their smiles, playing, hugs, and the like. I often wonder how I ended up in this place of not knowing, confusion, heartache, toil, lack, despair, and think why me, then again, why not me? Is God trying to show/tell me something? What, I'm all ears, and eyes, you've got my attention, and have had it held there for about 5 years. Everything changed when my mom left us, everything changed when she passed. You must understand my mother was a paragon, well I guess every decent kid would say that about their mom, but mine really was. If I were to tell you about her, you would feel what I felt and others felt about her even in a moment, a fragment of a second, you would get a sense of her spirit, humor, nuture, kindness, humility, charity, etc. I could go on and on about her. but you don't want to hear about that you want to know why I am writing this, and like so many other countless stories, what makes my struggle any more worthy than the next man or womans. I am in no position to tell you that my trial is far worse, or more deserving than anothers, I am not asking for a certain amount, or for one particular thing. Anything you send would be beneficial to any and all areas of my life and that of my children. I can only say that for someone who has dreams and aspirations of someday coming out of this fog, permanately, your donations would put me in a position of independence.

About a week ago my son's father was arrested. It seems his family has turned their back on him. He needs $1250 to get bonded out. Someone stole my money from my purse on Sunday and now all I have left is $10. I'm starting a new job and i won't have anymoney until next week, and that's supposed to go to the rent and other bills that are piling up on me. I just want to bring him home because our son is only 1 1/2 and i don't want him to forget his daddy. Plus he's been looking for him. It's breaking my heart. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless.

I knew the day would come. I would turn the key to the lock of my apartment and the lights wouldn't turn on. I would drop my purse on the counter and open the refrigerator to get a cold drink and it wouldn't be there. For months I stressed about it; feeling powerless to do anything about it. After five years at my job, I still couldn't afford to pay my bills.

A few of my family members know that I don't have electricity; and one trusted co-worker at my job. But it's the secret shame I'm only allowed to grieve about when I walk out the doors of my job every day. The extra daylight of Summer delays the depression that sets in inside a dark apartment. I sit in my recliner next the the window in my living room, in front of a television I can't turn on. My radio and my cell phone is my only connection to what's going on on the outside. As the heat index creeps into the 90's, it's harder and harder for me to get the rest I need to be ready for work the next day. It's hard to keep my motivation up to keep getting out of bed to go to a job that won't get this $6,000.00 monkey off my back.

In my lowest moments I think about how this all came to be. I was trying to do a good deed. PECO Energy turned off my cousin's electric. So I turned it on in my name. I was so naive... so trusting... I was paying rent. I thought she was paying the bill. I never once questioned it. Isn't that what people do? They pay bills right? I never once questioned it. I never imagined that I could be burned this way by the people I trusted the most; my family.

PECO Energy had every reason why they couldn't work with me. with a rent of $700.00 a month and an income of $21,000 a year, I was told by every public assistance program that I make too much money. It's expensive to eat out, so most of my income is absorbed with rent and food. I will be starting college in August and I have no electricity to do my homework.

To say that I need help is an understatement. This is a heartfelt plea to anyone out there who has ever wanted more for their life; and for anyone who was ever drowning and someone grabbed their hand to pull them up. I really need some help. My bill is $6,000.00. Whatever you can donate, no matter how small will be the miracle I need to turn this thing around. Opening up this dialog has been one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do. I want to thank all of you who read this and decide to be the difference.

I am 24 and im in debt. I realize every person in debt has occurred their debt from some unwise choice or from many. I dont claim to be perfect but i am trying.

Back in 2007 my credit card debt was : $0.00. i didnt believe in keeping a balance on credit cards and never have like the idea. I had a great credit score as well. I had a few student loans from classes i was taking.

Throughout my life ive always had 1-3 jobs when possible or been in school.

Things changed when i made the decision to get married at 20. I got married to a man who was decietful and didnt treat me very well. He didnt work, played nintendo all day while i worked, went to school, and paid for both our tuitions ( which he attended none of his classes). I divorced him 8 months later when he refused to change and i had found out he had been cheating on me and was addicted to pornography. About a year after my divorce i found out that a credit card that was in both our names which he had claimed he had paid off and cancelled after our divorce was still open and showing on my credit report. He had taken my money i gave him for the credit card, paid it off and was about to close it when the bank USAA informed him that if he closed the card he would not qualify for another. He ended up paying it to no balance but not closing it ( so my name was unknowingly by me still on it) he throughout the next year racked up over $10,000 in debt, then filed bankruptcy leaving the debt completely in my name when i had not spent a penny to incur it.

2 years later, i met a man, who seemed to be handsome, rich, and treated me much better than my husband did. we dated for a few months before i started to notice he acted differently from day to day. After about 7 months of dating one day an officer showed up to my home asking for him. I found out that day that my boyfriend had been dealing and using heroin, he was arrested at my place the day after valentines day... the kicker... he was taking my debit and credit cards from my purse, figured out my easy to guess pin and was withdrawing hundreds of dollars from my accounts to pay for his habit. over the span of a few months he had racked my card up $5500. I called the bank to report this and they said since he had my pin there was nothing they could do. ( i still don't understand how that's right) later this same man promised to pay me back everything and signed a notarized document saying so. its been a year since then and i haven't received a dime and only excuses from him. On top of that im trying to live, go to an expensive school to finally get a degree and feel like im drowning in debt. all of which i had no luxury in enjoying any benefit from.

In in the process of trying to find a lawyer i probably wont be able to afford to somehow rectify this. And if i do win, neither of these scoundrels will have a job or anything i can sue them for.

I understand i should have been more smart about who i trust and date. i feel very naive and stupid and i know now i have to be wary of who i trust. I just want a clean slate and some sort of LIGHT at the end of my tunnel to work towards. Im against a wall and asking for help. I HATE to beg. Any donation... no matter how small would help.

really cant believe im doing this, but am desperate i had my purse picked yesterday it had my rent money in it if my husband finds out he will go into a rage im relly frightened please if anyone can help i would really appreciate it dont think any one will but i have to try i have no familly to go to for help please my rent is 550 a month which is what i had in my purse thanks in advan you really will b saving me from a beating

(I might have accidentally posted duplicate(ish) posts)

Keeping it simple:

I need to get up-to-date on my rent first and foremost and I need another job. There are other things too: I'd love to make a Grocery Outlet/ CostCo run to stock up food and sundries... I need new glasses to replace ones lost in a purloined purse over the summer... it'd be terrific to pay down some medical bills or even just go to the dentist (it's been several years)to make sure I still don't have any cavities.

About me:
I'm an adult student, doing well academically. I enjoy the track I'm on and believe I'm on the right one to boot. I carry a full-time course-load and intend to maintain this momentum. I dropped out years ago and am glad to be back (I'm in my 3rd Quarter back) and it's good for my morale.
I'm unwilling to do any Adult work or anything like that. I've tried that route (again, years back) and for my personality it's no good- I just become sad and resentful and wasted (and I'm in love with someone who'd leave if I did something like that and I don't want to lie and he's good for morale too).
I do occasionally pick up odd jobs (housekeeping, catering, landscaping, babysitting, whatever) and that helps with kibble.

How did I get here?:
When I enrolled in school I was just employed enough to make ends meet and have a little slush fund too. One job from that time has had to cut my hours by 75% and the tips during my remaining shifts are also down. The other regular job I was working ended after my then boss became particularly inappropriate and abusive while late in paying me (I'm still waiting on that check which I believe will come in about two weeks- long story but that's probably within all rights).

So that's me. My friends would help more if they could (and they cheer me on and cover my movies and the like) and so would my family (older parents, teacher siblings) but they can't. And my problems are causing problems to others when I can't pay my bills and so even more I want this all solved. My landlord is the opposite of a jerk and I am supposed to be a regular, reliable source of income.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for helping. I will send out a God Bless request and continue to pray- however, if you don't believe in God that's fine too. Have a great day.

In the interest of keeping things simple I'm going to leave out a lot of particulars but here's the overall situation.

I am a full-time adult student who is enjoying being back in school, feels like the right track is being taken and is doing pretty well scholastically.
When I enrolled last Spring I was just employed enough to cover my bills and have a little slush fund to boot. Since then, my hours at one job have been slashed from 10 shifts per month down to two and that is from the restaurant itself being so slow- so the tips per shift are also down. My other job recently ended when my then-employer became actively abusive and said some things that were just going too far- especially when I hadn't yet received my paycheck and am still waiting.
I refuse to do anything sketchy to help out even though this doggy-paddling has me getting tired and nearer to drowning. I've been a working girl in the past and am relishing my nowadays legitimacy (for lack of a better term), my partner and my self-respect. Adult stuff isn't a match for my personality. I here and there do odd jobs- housecleaning, babysitting, whatever really- but with a full plate academically, no car, the economy being shinola that's not remotely enough except for to keep me and the critter in kibble. I currently am behind several hundred dollars on my immediate bills. There are other bills (medical, old student loans, etc)but that's not why I'm here. I need to pay up my rent ($1025) so that I'm back on an on-time cycle (falling behind a couple of months ago has landed me in a constant deficit), I need to do a Big, cheap Grocery Outlet/ CostCo run so as to stock up on food and sundries and I need a new pair of glasses (my purse was stolen last quarter and though I've been able to replace most of what was in my wallet I can't afford an eye-exam/ glasses. And I NEED A JOB. The bills and the job are paramount.
I'm a good person, if a little bit scatterbrained. I don't see the point of not maintaining the momentum I have in school- I've dropped out before and it took over a decade to get back to it- and so I'm sticking with it; morale's high in that regard and I'll be better protected from similar situations in the future. I have friends from nearly 30 years ago and others more recently made. If any of them could they'd help (they do help with the occasional outing or just company and as a cheering squad they're extraordinary).
I need to fix this asap. And not just for me. My landlord is also a good person (probably a better person at the end of the day, really) and this hole I'm in is messing up them as well. Thank you.

I am a 51 year old disabled woman, with no clothes thanks to my selfish Son and daughter who wanted to turn the room I was staying in in their house into a studio apartment, They threw me out into the street, without any warning. Due to part of my disability, I could not carry any clothing or much other than my purse, ( I need a cane to aid me to walk)
I desperately need help with clothes. I wear a size 22 pants, and top, and I need panties and bras and socks and panty hose and shoes. In otherwords I need everything.

Please help me, I am very desperate.

Hi everyone my name is Jessicca, I have 3 boys one of which has adhd and mild cp. My family and I are trying to get enough money to purchase a new home that will meet our needs. We have found the home we feel will be perfect for us, and have asked the people to lower the price, which they agreed to do, but we still don't have enough money to purchase it. Please take the time out of your day to search in the bottom of your purse for a few pennies, or dimes, or in your wallet for a dollar or two. No donation is too small every penny will help us and we will forever be thankful to all that help. If you can't spare a penny then please just send us prayers and positive thoughts. The cost for the home is $140,000 please help us reach this goal and make our dreams come true. Send any and all donations to 515 North 4th Ave, Durant, Oklahoma 74701.

Sincerely,

The St.Clair/Ervin Family

Hi everyone my name is Jessicca, I have 3 boys one of which has adhd and mild cp. My family and I are trying to get enough money to purchase a new home that will meet our needs. We have found the home we feel will be perfect for us, and have asked the people to lower the price, which they agreed to do, but we still don't have enough money to purchase it. Please take the time out of your day to search in the bottom of your purse for a few pennies, or dimes, or in your wallet for a dollar or two. No donation is too small every penny will help us and we will forever be thankful to all that help. If you can't spare a penny then please just send us prayers and positive thoughts. The cost for the home is $140,000 please help us reach this goal and make our dreams come true. Send any and all donations to 515 North 4th Ave, Durant, Oklahoma 74701.

Sincerely,

The St.Clair/Ervin Family