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Dear Generous Person,

My name is Carol, and I live in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Science degree. I have struggled to find a job after graduation so I had to move back in with my parents. However, my parents live in a small rural town so the only jobs I could find were minimum wage with no room for growth. I took a risk and moved back to Philadelphia with the little money I had in hopes of finding more opportunities. I lived off of what I desperately scraped together and a tiny bit of accident settlement money. I finally found a great opportunity, but I just started and it is commission based, so I won't be getting a paycheck for a few weeks and my rent is due. I have nothing to my name and I have nothing left to sell. I want to stay here to see this wonderful position through. But I need to pay my rent in order to go to work. I would love to reciprocate someone's goodwill and help by paying it forward to someone else who needs help.

The front end of my car was damaged during some road work outside the parking lot to my apartment complex. A road crew worker waved me up onto a high and jagged unfinished roadway. It scraped my front fender and knocked it loose. An acquaintance was able to bolt it onto the frame. I'm constantly worried that it's going to come loose everytime I go over any kind of bump or brush a curb. I have no other means of transportation and am very stressed due to trying to find work and not being in very good health. Please do what you can to help alleviate this one worry so that I can have safe transportation for job hunting, driving to work (once I find a job), and getting to the laundromat and grocery store. If just 12 people can afford $100, that will get me to my goal. But any amount at all is fine, no matter how small or large. If more money is received than is needed for repairs, it will be used for gas, routine maintenance, and other transportation needs. My car should last several more years if I can get the body work done. Thank you for considering helping.

So here goes nothing. I'm currently a 22 year old woman who has dug herself a hole. I am a poster child for bad spending habits and self absorbed youth. I currently have racked up 40000$ in debt from student loans credit cards a car loan and one very expensive traffic fine. I used to work in construction and was able to afford all my bills but when I was 20 I decided to go to school so I quit my
Great paying Job and ventured into the academic
World. I did my
First year and HATED it. Afterwards there were no jobs available so I went back to hospitality. I work as a restaurant manager full time but barely make enough to pay my regular bills let alone my debt. I live paycheck to paycheck and constantly worry about money. It depresses me so bad to think at 22 I might have to file for bankruptcy. And on top of all that I got caught driving with no insurance (I lived in a small town and only drove to the store). It was a stupid choice but my insurance was so high that I mostly walked to where I needed to get except when it was too cold or late at night. Either way the judge slapped me with a 5700$ ticket for my
Stupidity. The ticket had a year for repayment. I was given the option to work it off but due to my regular Job I was unable to without losing my income. I scrolled and scraped for the year. Eating basically tuna and pb&j sandwiches and having no social life. I managed to pay only about 1400$. Sad I know but remember I barely make enough to pay my bills. After having the payment date delayed by another 3 months I knew it was hopeless. My
Credit is shot my debt ratio is too high and I have no one
To turn to for a loan. As of November 1st there Is a bench warrant for my arrest. I am quite terrified because this Is a stay or pay warrant so if I'm ever picked up I either need to pay the remaining 4300 or sit in jail for 3 months. I'm a young woman with no criminal record I never even got a suspension in high school. If this were to happen I would also lose my Job and ultimately my home and all my bills would fall 3 months behind. The fear of this keeps me
Awake at night because it's terrifying. This one mistake could cost me so much in the end. I have looked at every option as to getting a loan but to no avail. So now I turn to begging for help. Please help me pay this ticket off so I can try and get on with my life without the fear of going to jail for sometbing so silly. If ever I needed a miracle it is now. If anyone has it in tneir hearts to help me I would appreciate
It so much. I don't want to feel like a criminal any longer

I am currently a sophomore in college. My fiance and I live together in a two bedroom apartment. We have gone through three roommates in the past month. The first: hid our bills from us, stole from us, and to top it all off, lied to us about paying rent and disappeared leaving us to pay it on our own. After we scraped and scrounged for every penny, we got the rent money. The next room mate was my fiances good friend from Boston. He wanted to start fresh so we offered him a home on the account of paying for half the rent. We got him a job, and all he did was complain about working, called out, and couldn't make he whole rent. Essentially, it got so bad that we kicked him out. A man my fiance and I have both worked with got kicked out of his home around the same time, so we allowed him to move in. He cleaned, paid us, and was a fabulous room mate. A we days ago, he told us his daughter was diagnosed with diabetes so he was going to move back in with his mother to be closer to her. He took his things with him that night, but swore he would be coming back for my fiances birthday (which is today) and to pay rent (which is due Monday). He called my fiance the day after and said he was in some sort of trouble. We didn't get any details, but we are afraid he won't be able to pay us. Last week after getting m car repaired from a wreck, we now owe $2000 on that, multiple bills and rent adding up to be due next week. On top if this, I just found out I was pregnant yesterday. Neither of us have a good relationship with our families, and have no where else to go if we were to lose our home. I'm not asking for you to empty your wallets, but any help is much appreciated. Please help us keep our home.

Hello, We are a military veteran family, with an 8 yr old daughter, we have scraped and scraped, just to get by but we just can't make it, our forclosure date is Dec 6th, 2011. Any help will help greatly, we are not giving up, Thank you !

I am trying to raise $25,000. I am trying to gat back on my feet after a desasterous marriage. I lost a good job because of the marriage. The job I do have is only part time so I do not qualify for any kind of insurance and I need some dental work. I do not make enough to buy insurance do to bills. I just have more going out than comming in. I have exausted all my resorces trying to get back on my feet. $25,00 would get my debt to a manigable level. My exes failyer to pay my bills while I was on the road working sending money back to her runed my credit,The house I was buying was forclosed on, the vehical I was paying on was repoed, and I losed the trucking job do to stress leaving me with a loan for the schooling. My replacing things my ex caused me to lose including my vehical has me scraped for cash and I just need to get on my feet, I cn bairly affford the gass to get to and from work. Any help would be aprisiated.If it wern't for family I would be in worse shape than I am in. This is a last ditch effort to get help, I have no where else to turn.

I'm writing on behalf of my niece and her 3 small children. She needs $200.00 for her August rent. She is in need because she is newly separated from her husband. He agreed to give her a specific amount of money for bills but, he moved in with his new girlfriend and her kids this week and just let her know he wouldn't be giving her the money. My niece has a job but it's a low paying job and not full time. She is going to school to become a nurse, so she is trying. I've scraped together all I can. Her mother, my sister passed away when my niece was a child so she can't help. So please could some one help her out with $200.00? We can re-pay it over a couple of months. She is so afraid of getting evicted with the kids and also afraid if she was served her husband would use that against her in court. Please, please, please, she is trying so hard to do this and if there was more time she could do it but he waited until rent was due in a few days to spring this on her. Thank-you all and any help is greatly appreciated.

Hi, my name is April May Johnson, As I have located this site, I can validate all information that I am submitting here is true honest information, along with my lawyers contact name and info.I am a single mother of my son who is 11 years old for four years now, with a boyfirend I have had for 10 months now who is deployed here in the south for the oil spill serving his time to give us a cleaner gulf and make our waters cleaner and safer. Both of us chrisitans have big hearts and accepted people in our lifes that have done nothing but stole from us and even let there envy tear us apart. My nightmare started the day after my birthday when my sister and my babysitter changed my whole life and took everything from me. I was sleeping upstairs when the law came and arrested me and I was totally oblivious. My babysitter whom was downstairs on my computer messaging my sister, had woke me up crying saying we were going to jail I totally confused just waking up walked downstairs immediately to my open door and walked outside to five guns pointed at me and telling me I was under arrest. I had never been in trouble my entire life, I have and now had a perfect record, and never would hurt anyone, everyone in my community knows me and knows that i would give the shirt off my back. Well 'i was arrested and charged with distribution of drugs and put in jail with a 100000 bond, I still confused after six days of being in local jail had finally gotten bailed out and found out that when my babysitter, which had kept my son the night prior nat my apartment because it was my birthday and me and my boyfriend had rented a suite to have a nice relaxing night for my birthday, had been making drugs and had all this hidden in the attic of my home. Totallu unaware I walked out of my home with five guns half asleep when my 11 year old son watched these cops throw me around on the concrete like a rag doll, scraped my skin all up, and slammed me head first into the ground screaming and fighting these cops to quit hurting his mommy. Totally unaware of what this girl had in my attic I was telling hese cops to search my home I had nothing to hide while they were being cruel and jerking me all around in hang cuffs. It was trultuey the worst day of my life. Helpless and handcuffed, crying, hurting and wanting nothing more than to comfort my confused son, I laid there helpless trying to figure out what was going on. The babysitter soon had came out of my apartment behind me with her hands up stating that there was stuff in my attic and stating also to the cops it was all mine. I was flabbergasted, freaked out, and speechless. I didnt have a ground to stand on.The apartment was in my name and she blamed everything that was in my attic she had been doing the night before the arrest on myself. So hours later I am taking to jail when much to my knowledge I was notified in jail that they released the babysitter, which was a third time felon in drug court, and on parole which i was unaware of. So six days had past and i was stuck in jail crying, in vigorous pain from the freezing cold temperatures and from sleeping on the concrete cause there was no bed in the holding cell i was locked up in with 11 other girls. It was six days later my parents were finally able to bail me out and my father had to put up his week vacation and sale things to be able to do. I came home and was notified that the very next day after my arrest my apartment was broken into and robbed of everything me, my son, and my boyfriend had owned. Down to our clothes, we had lost everything. After a few days things started to surface, i was completely positive that I was clean, had passed the drug test and prayed that God would bring to the surface any proof to prove that I had been set up. Well my parents which are christians had had my son the day prior to me getting out of jail and they had questioned him about what the babysitter was doing while she babysat him the night before the arrest. He simply replied and without knowing that everything that was found in my apartment was in the attic, he had told my parents she was in the attic and when she was questioned by him she simply replied checking it out and told him to get to bed. Thats when things started to slowly make since. My boyfriend the day after my arrest had came to the apartment and had picked up a few things during the day before the aprtment had been robbed that night and had picked up my two laptops and his also. Much to my surprise he had brought them to my parents where i am now living and I signed on to it like normal and went to check my facebook where when I had typed in facebook.com it came up on the babysitters facebook still signed in and we were able to see the email and text messages prior to the day of my arrest when she was babysitting texting friends inviting them to my home and using code talk stating she had some candy and they should chill. I was again speechless. Now due to all this and the chrges I am facing I am looking at 2-5 years if I dont get a lawyer and fight for my future, and with the proof I have i can have justice served, I have been in college three years with one year left, my boyfriend whom is governement in the military has been ordered by his supervisor to stay away till my court dates are over and prove i am innocent cant even help me and my family have and know i am innocent. i have lost custody of my son, and live with him and my parents and my whole life due to this girl is in shambles. After several lawyer consultations, I have been billed 5000 for my lawyer and due to jail time I lost my job. I am in desperate need of financial help to protect my future and the future of my son. i am already in debt to my parents who are both diabetics, and both have high blood pressure for 2600.00 which they didnt have, and now they are hurting for money. I am a very honest hard working person and I have never been in a situation my whole life where I asked for help from anyone. I am not asking for anyone to give me this but I am asking that if you would read this, and again I can prove anything you need, to give me work, help me raise the money to protect my future cause i am truly innocent and without a job i do not have the funds to pay for this lawyer, I would even agree on terms of a loan. God knows I would be more than greatful and assure you that my 11 year old son would be the happiest kid in the world to keep his mother with him where she has always been and loving him like she should be. please help us....We would be more than greatful and God Bless You All

I can't believe I am begging for help but I never thought that things would get to this point. I have worked most of my life and have an education but I have been out of work for some time now and have a family to provide for like most people on here. Since my unemployment exhausted things have gotten worse financially. I've scraped the pavements for work everyday. My electric is due to be shut off tomorrow, I am extremely behind in my rent. My church had been helping me but they can do no more. I've been praying that God will get me through this. Through Christ I know I can do all things. Please help me if you can. Thank you

My husband is in need of dental work. He lost his medical benifits as a Merchant marine when they were taken away. He is on total ss disability and adult medicaid but neither will pay for dental. He has pulled most of his teeth himself but the last four need to be surgically removed and his gums scraped and then he would like so new teeth. He is 5'11" and his weight is 135. It is hard for him to eat to gain weight. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance for your support.

Over the past few months, I've had a huge fall out with my family. I no longer talk to my father, and my grandparents, whom I've been living with, are moving and are foreclosing this house in the next month or so.

I'm here to ask if anybody could spare anything--I need to raise about $800 as fast as I can. My friend and I have a goal of getting an apartment, but the initial security payment is holding us back, and time is running out. We're splitting it evenly. He's barely scraped up his half, and I'm struggling with mine. I have about $400 after selling what I have. I have about another $400 to go.

Any help or support is absolutely appreciated, even if it's just a cent or a smile with a 'it will be alright'. Thank you for taking the time to read this!

My current situation is this....
I work as a substitute teachers aide/daycare assistant but for the past 3weeks or so, ever since after spring break, i have barely been called into work. I've been living on my own since i was 17 and though i've been in tough situations before, i've always been good at pulling through. However, there is a notice pasted on my door in a horrible pastel shade notifying me of how i must pay my rent within 3 days. My rent is for $500, i already scraped together 100 so 400 is whats left. Any help is appreciated.

Hello all. I am a 31 year old woman who is in need of divine intervention. I have worked hard my whole life, worked full time since high school, and scraped by with no help or assistance. I put myself through college on my own dime, but had to stop after I received my associates degree because I ran out of money. I have always tried to do the right thing in life, but always seemed to have a rough time of it. Finally, my luck started to change a few years ago when I met the man who I thought was the one. I fell madly in love. I would do anything for him, and it seemed he would do the same for me. While he did not make a lot of money, with our finances combined life was much easier than I had ever experienced. We decided to move to Florida from up north because his family was here, and he wanted to be close to his aging parents. I had always wanted to live in warmer weather, and I would follow him anywhere, so we packed up our lives and moved south. Now, two years later, my world is upside down. My fiance had a child with another woman and has now dropped me like a bad habit. That alone, devastated me so badly that I didn't know if I wanted to live anymore. But I tried to pull myself together. I still wake up in the mornings and feel like someone died. Four days after the breakup, I lost my job because the office I worked for shut its doors. I have never had to accept unemployment, or any other kind of assistance in my life, but I had to file. I am still waiting to be approved for unemployment. And then, today I went to the dentist with the intention of taking care of a long-standing dental problem that I have been saving for about a year. I found out that another tooth is decaying under a crown and I need a total of $5,450 of dental work done. This is after I have already lost a tooth (a back one, thank God) because of another failed root canal and crown a past dentist had done. And I was unable to sue her because I found out two weeks after the dental malpractice statute of limitations had expired. I am just so sickened and saddened by the turn of events my life has taken. I know that everyone always says that what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger, and that may be true. But I can't help but feel so hopeless and helpless in my own life right now. I have already sold almost everything I own to try to put money together to move back to my home state. Because I am also getting kicked out by my ex fiance. He acts like he doesn't even care. It makes me feel stupid and used that I ever cared about someone who obviously never cared about me. I am begging for help. I know times are hard out there for everyone right now. But I have no one else to rely on. Any donation that you are able or willing to give would be immensely appreciated. I am a real person. This is my life right now. I know this may sound ridiculous to some, but anyone who has ever been in a situation like mine can identify with what I am going through. I have no one else to rely on. I have no pride left. Any amount would help, even a dollar. I will take the time to send a heartfelt thank you to every single person who finds it in their heart to help. Please. I'M BEGGING YOU! Thank you.

Hello all. I am a 31 year old woman who is in need of divine intervention. I have worked hard my whole life, worked full time since high school, and scraped by with no help or assistance. I put myself through college on my own dime, but had to stop after I received my associates degree because I ran out of money. I have always tried to do the right thing in life, but always seemed to have a rough time of it. Finally, my luck started to change a few years ago when I met the man who I thought was the one. I fell madly in love. I would do anything for him, and it seemed he would do the same for me. While he did not make a lot of money, with our finances combined life was much easier than I had ever experienced. We decided to move to Florida from up north because his family was here, and he wanted to be close to his aging parents. I had always wanted to live in warmer weather, and I would follow him anywhere, so we packed up our lives and moved south. Now, two years later, my world is upside down. My fiance had a child with another woman and has now dropped me like a bad habit. That alone, devastated me so badly that I didn't know if I wanted to live anymore. But I tried to pull myself together. I still wake up in the mornings and feel like someone died. Four days after the breakup, I lost my job because the office I worked for shut its doors. I have never had to accept unemployment, or any other kind of assistance in my life, but I had to file. I am still waiting to be approved for unemployment. And then, today I went to the dentist with the intention of taking care of a long-standing dental problem that I have been saving for about a year. I found out that another tooth is decaying under a crown and I need a total of $5,450 of dental work done. This is after I have already lost a tooth (a back one, thank God) because of another failed root canal and crown a past dentist had done. And I was unable to sue her because I found out two weeks after the dental malpractice statute of limitations had expired. I am just so sickened and saddened by the turn of events my life has taken. I know that everyone always says that what doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger, and that may be true. But I can't help but feel so hopeless and helpless in my own life right now. I have already sold almost everything I own to try to put money together to move back to my home state. Because I am also getting kicked out by my ex fiance. He acts like he doesn't even care. It makes me feel stupid and used that I ever cared about someone who obviously never cared about me. I am begging for help. I know times are hard out there for everyone right now. But I have no one else to rely on. Any donation that you are able or willing to give would be immensely appreciated. I am a real person. This is my life right now. I know this may sound ridiculous to some, but anyone who has ever been in a situation like mine can identify with what I am going through. I have no one else to rely on. I have no pride left. Any amount would help, even a dollar. I will take the time to send a heartfelt thank you to every single person who finds it in their heart to help. Please. I'M BEGGING YOU! Thank you. <3

My name is Robert. I live in South Florida. I had been working as a cook when I lost my Job. and my Girlfriend for an AC company when they downsized and laid her off. Well to make a long story short we have barely scraped by the last 2 years. But now her unemployment ran out about 3 months ago, and neither one of us after 2 years have been able to find work enough to pay the bills. Right now we are 2700 behind, but been told if we come up with 1000 we will not be evicted. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated

My girlfriend and I have been working hard for five years both as workers and as a couple. I moved from Los Angeles to the bay area to be closer to my family and because I had a shoe-in job with the energy sector in San Francisco as an electrician. The job fell through, then the economy collapsed. Now I barely make ends meet doing side jobs and labor. I have hustled for jobs and nothing has panned out. I sold anything that was worth money online and scraped together enough money to keep the lights and gas on. At this point I have exhausted all my money and resources. I have two possible jobs lined up for February, but I need a miracle to make it this month. My girlfriend wants to get married, she just needs me to prove I can provide for her. I need to come up with $1300 somehow...
Any help would be met with extreme appreciation.
Thank you.