Snow Tags

Im a recently Divorced mother of three small boys. In DESPERATE need of help paying my rent. Im three months behind and now about to be evicted. My landlord has been patient but at this point he has grown tired. I fell victim to a lay off 6 months ago. I have cleaned toliets,mowed grass,shoveled snow all types of odd jobs just trying to keep food on the table. I currently owe $3,900. If anyone out there could find it in their heart to lend a hand a would be extremely grateful. Im trying to be strong for the kids but I feel like Im about to have a nervous break down. On this past Friday I was offered a job and I feel really blessed but it will take me three weeks to see a check and at this stage of desperation we will be evicted. Pleae help give me a fresh start by helping us out. If you want me to repay you I can but it will take me awhile sending a little at a time.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, I hope many blessing come your way.

Please I need some temporary financial assistance to get my business into spring. We have had only 2 plowable storms this winter here in Burlington Vermont.. I started this business 3 years ago when I got laid off and there were no jobs available. I have grown it to where I have 2 employees plus myself Due to lack of income because of no snow I am out of money. I have used my savings up. My employees depend on me to take care of their families also

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN just need to make it 5 more weeks. Have plenty of work lined up after that. THANK YOU

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99%? What about the 49%?

I do not believe I have any dedicated followers to this blog that I started about a week ago. I have added to the end of my blogs a donate button and I feel I need to justify the decision to do so. That is what this blog is about, and it probably should have been my first post.

It seems like there are three groups of people in America.

There is the rich. They get tax breaks simply for being rich. The philosophy is that if they spend less on taxes then they will invest it into production and buying stuff and it will “trickle down.” I am all for it if it works. But it doesn’t. They have had their tax breaks for about ten years and there isn’t anything trickling down my way.

Then there is the very poor. They claim to be incapable of working 40 hours a week because of mental or physical issues. They don’t get up very early in the morning, they don’t worry about the way they look. They collect social security, food stamps, unemployment and whatever else they can get for free. I know there are some people that legitimately can not work but I think there are a great deal of people that can and choose not to.

Instead of the 99% movement lets start a 49% movement.1% is uber-wealthy. About 50% pay no taxes and/or are a drain on our society. So that leaves 49%. I am the 49 percent and that fucking sucks! We can’t get ahead and we can’t get a hand.

Let me tell you a little more about myself. I work 60+ hours as a salesperson, which is non-commission based position. There are some things we can sell and if we sell it at a certain margin we can get a “spiff.” Unfortunately I sell building materials and not a lot of people are building right now. Also the the things that you can get a spiff on are high-end items that are difficult to sell in a good economy. I still try like hell though. In the interest of getting as many hours as possible there is no job I will not do or that is too menial. I will sell, I will work out in the yard and drive a forklift, do deliveries, stack lumber, shovel snow, sweep, empty trash, stock shelves, answer the phone,work the register or anything else that will keep me from getting sent home or laid off.

I started this blog about a week ago. I was looking for another way to make money doing something I enjoyed in my “spare” time. As well as working 60 hours a week I am also a divorced dad that takes his kids every weekend. So there isn’t a whole lot of time for a second job. I looked into the Ebay thing and realized I really don’t have anything left to sell.

Also looked into doing surveys. On average you can get a dollar for each 45-60 minute survey you take. I still do this occasionally. If I have time and can find a few that I feel are worth my time. Any little amount helps.

I thought I might eventually be able to monetize this blog by putting up enough content to get advertisers interested. It will probably take several months and a lot of writing before this might be possible. Until then I will keep the donate button on here.

My point here is that I started looking for a way to get my head back above water a week ago and things have gotten far worse since then. I went to the grocery store yesterday and in my estimation prices have gone up close to 25% on most of the things I buy. In a week!

And the price of gas....

My job is about a 25 minute commute from where I live. There is no public transportation where I live and I do not think a 25 minute commute is unreasonable. But even with a car that gets 28 miles to the gallon and gas prices being what they are it is a huge strain on the wallet. They are talking about the price of gas going up twenty cents over one weekend! I topped off yesterday in the hopes of saving two bucks.


I don’t have the answers but it seems like this system of government and politics doesn’t work. We elect a Republican for 4-8 years and when they fail to fix everything we elect a Democrat. They don’t make our problems go away either and in another 4-8 years we try another Republican and so on. Its like having two cartons of milk in the refrigerator. You take a sip of one carton and its sour, you take a sip from the other carton and it is sour too. So you try the first carton again. What? It’s still sour? Weird. Maybe we should try the second carton again....

Come on people! Can’t we get together? We need to throw out the rotten fucking milk, get off our dead asses and get down to the store and buy some fresh fucking milk!

I was already falling behind. Then it only took one small medical emergency and one car repair to put me even further in the hole. Between money I had to put up for office visits, medical procedures that had to be done, car repairs, and lost time at work it cost me over a thousand dollars that I did not have to spend. Now I am possibly facing eviction.

And I know there are people out there that need the money far more than I do. I don’t have cancer, my kids do not need a life-saving medical procedure and I am not living on the streets yet. All I am asking is that if you understand where I am coming from and you like what I have to say help me out and donate a couple of bucks. I am not asking you to “give until it hurts,” and if you don’t have it to give then I don’t want it.

If you can’t help me out by donating money, then help me out by sounding off in the comments and telling me how I can make this blog better or what I should do different. I openly welcome harsh criticism and all opposing viewpoints.

I am not looking for millions of dollars, thousands of dollars or even hundreds of dollars. I would be very happy with tens of dollars. Ten bucks accumulated over a week from several people would be a huge shot in the arm right now. If I made an extra ten bucks from donations it would buy me enough gas to get back and forth to work for two days. Or it would cover the rising cost of my grocery bill. Right now that would be huge.

Give what you can. Every penny counts. Or offer your suggestions or both. Donate some obscure amount and put that same amount in the comments or send me an email telling me the obscure amount you donated and I will reply personally to those comments and emails. I will probably respond whether you donate or not.

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I thank you for any support you can

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My daughter needs a car to go to school, work and take her 1 year old son to day care. IT hurts to see her trying so hard, all alone, taking baby out in the cold and walking in the snow. She has no choice. Her father refuses to help her. He hates my children and I. So I seek help from the kindness of strangers.

My daughter is a single mother who is struggling to make something of her life. She walks to and fro to Career Link trying to stay positive, complete the program, and hopefully find a job. Her faith, hope and dreams are dwindling. She's wants to give up. I'm support her as much as possible but my abusive husband (her father) keeps me from doing anything for her or my grandson. I don't have much to offer except my love and attention. What little I have I give. We battle not against Flesh & Blood, but against Principalities, Powers of Darkness & Spiritual Wickedness in High Places. It is a constant battle with Satan and his fallen demonic angels. I pray everyday for GOD's guidance. I've taught my children to love the LORD. Unfortunately int his EVIL CRUEL AND WICKED WORLD it's not enough. I really don't believe we'll ever get the help we seek. But it won't hurt to try. Oh I forgot, I would really love for her to be blessed with a car so we could both escape from My Nemisis and Enemy, once and for all. Our goal is flee this state, to go so far away from our Heart ache and pain, to start a new life and be happy again.

I really racked my brain about coming to a website like this I guess I had to much pride for it but im really desperate. I live in wisconsin during the winter it has been really difficult because our car is now broken and beyond repair and although i have been working veryhard to find a job we cant afford another one so im stuck my wife has to walk 2 miles in the freezing snow and my daughter needs medicine so im asking and begging for anyone to help me to be able to buy another car for my wife because i feel so bad for her. Thank you

Hello. I am newly (8 weeks ago) single mother of 2 boys (ages 3, 6) and I have recently left my abusive husband. I remained in the relationship for 7 years and am have just now gotten the courage and willpower to leave. The relationship and the last beating before I left (by far the worst) left me 75 percent unable to see in my right eye.This has resulted in us being homeless with no financial help or backing.
I no longer qualify for TANF (WELFARE) and all I get is food stamps once a month. We are currently residing in a homeless shelter in downtown St. Louis where we have to leave every morning at 6 am (rain, snow, or shine). I go to the library with my children daily and we read together just to get out of the cold. I am happy to be free from years of abuse, but at the same time I am severely depressed because of my living and financial situation.
My wish is to get funds for one month at a studio extended stay hotel, funds for interview clothes (I have gotten several interviews and then when I go, they HR reps are immediately turned off by my unkempt, worn and inappropriate so called interview attire), funds for a bus pass to get to more interviews (I walk for now), and funds for minor toiletries. I know that with my resume and decent interview attire that I can get a decent full time job within one month's time.
It would help so much toward my short term goal, which is to attain full time stable employment and provide a stable and healthy living situation for my two boys. Thanks so much in advance and I appreciate all help and donations, no matter how big or small. Feel free to send all donations to paypal account name charlyfran2008@hotmail.com

Hi my name's Jay,
I started life as a homeless child. Watching my mother struggle with me receiving no help. I'm a bit older now and her health is deteriating bad. I take care of her. It's hard trying to take care of her and work and go to school all the while taking a bus or walking.
I'm in a desperate time. I need help. I need a car. My mom needs to go to her doctor appointments and I need to go to school and work. Plus, I have to walk to the grocery store. It's difficult in this snow. Winter is the hardest months for us. Bills are piling up and the shut offs are happening. Do you what it like calling the utility company crying to turn the electricity back on so your moms medicine can stay refrigerated? Even still they won't turn it back on until I pay something.
It's a very difficult time right now.
I'm trying. I really am. Please, help.
I'm desperately trying to save for a car. Any donations is greatly appreciated!!!!
You'll change our world for the better.
Thank you!

HI, Last Aug my wife and son were coming home from local county fair and laughing and talking about the things that happened when i was hit by a drunk driver. Had serious injury to my left arm and was just back to work after being unemployed for year and half because my company closed its doors. i was 9 days shy of my 90 days and my work let me go because of missed days of work due to this accident. I cant tell you how hard this has been for my self and family. while on serious pain meds my wife was left to make desions for us and ended up pawning our wedding rings to get money.We have had a black cloud over us since last june since our home was broke in then my son broke his ankle,i was hit by drunk driver, wife fell down stairs in september surgry in november my truck took transimision leak, then recently took another leak in another location then trying to make 75.00 to help pay for the leak i was helping a friend get their snow blower when my truck slide on their ice in their driveway and i was thrown into a tree. I am reaching out to anyone who willing to help.. I would really like to replace my wifes wedding ring, shes been threw alot. please help

My name is Christopher and I live in Northern Michigan The economy is struggling, and thus far I’ve been pulled down with it.

Money is very tight, and prospects of employment are even more scarce. As we move into the winter months, it has yet to snow here, which is damaging an economy that depends on winter tourism. If there’s no snow, there are no tourists. If there are no tourists, there are no jobs.

In the wake of all this, I just turned 24 and have been given the opportunity to leave this area and try to better my situation. A couple of weeks ago, I was notified that I had received the role of “Pharoah” in the Manatee Players production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida” in Bradenton, Florida. I am so excited to have the chance to move to Florida and begin again. Unfortunately, it has been difficult to put any money away to be able to move. Without any regular work, I have barely been able to pay my bills, let alone save any money.

I have been doing everything I can think of to raise funds including trying (with little success) to pick up odd jobs and even selling personal possessions. So far, this has not gone as I had hoped, and I have not been able to save much of anything.

Rehearsals begin just after New Years Day. Ideally, I would like to be in Florida and settled by the first of the year.

I need help. I don’t like asking for it. But I need it.

I love to sing and I want to act more than anything. Where I live, the chances to do that are just so small. If there is anyone out there who is an enthusiast and patron of the arts and loves them, as I always have…. PLEASE help me get to Bradenton and get settled. I’m a jack of all trades and master of none, and should be able to find work relatively soon. That is, if I don’t find a job in the area before I leave Michigan.

Any donations received will be directed solely toward transportation to Florida, securing a place to live, rent and food while I’m in the process of relocating. The link below is connected to my paypal account for donations. For my security and yours, I’d like to do this via paypal only.

I’m hoping to leave Traverse City the day after Christmas, but right now, I don’t think it’s possible. This is the holiday season, and with your help, I want to make this one I’ll never forget.

Thank you for your help from the bottom of my heart.


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I have never online begged before and I am trying it out as one of several
last resorts. I am a stay at home father of 4 children. A two year old, 3
year old, 5 year old and 12 year old. My wife works and I have to stay home
because someone needs to watch the kids. (if I worked I would make less then
the amount I would pay out in daycare) I would ask our family but they are
taped out and have already been giving us money for years now.


We make to much money for food stamps so if it was not for the Food Pantry
we would be starving right now. We barley make our bills (rent, phone,
electric, heat, etc.)


I have No idea what we are going to do for Christmas. We dont even have a
tree. And presents for the kids are out of the question.

Winter is starting and our vehicle has a problem with the 4 wheel drive. It
was working all summer but now that we need it for snow and ice the 4 wheel
drive is out.

Its hard to make due with only one vehicle when the kids have to go to
doctors appointments and such. My wife works 1 hour commute away and I have
to drive her with the kids back and forth if there is an appointment. This
spends the whole day and lots of gas just for one appointment.

We have a second vehicle with good 4 wheel drive but the front end needs
work at least $1000.00 in work. Because of this I am house bound with all
the kids most days. Life is starting to drive me crazy without wheels to at
least take the kids some place and have some adult conversation.

I find myself going stir crazy being house bound. Even to go to the food
pantry my wife had to take time off work so we had wheels and then make up
the time later in the week.

We used to live in 600 square feet. Small but cheap to heat. Luckily we are
in a village with a large house now. My mother just put the down payment on
the house and we pay the mortgage. She is now taped out.


The added expense of more room to heat is adding up. Luckily the government
and family has helped with some of the added expense for fuel oil ($3.95 per
gal) and wood ($60 per face cord). But I don't know what we are going to
do to make it through winter with all this snow falling right now.

I feel better just talking about it. Just knowing someone is listing makes
me feel at ease. Thank you for your time and your donations.

I have never online begged before and I am trying it out as one of several last resorts. I am a stay at home father of 4 children. My wife works and I have to stay home because someone needs to watch the kids. (if I worked I would make less then the amount I would pay out in daycare) I would ask our family but they are taped out and have already been giving us money for years now.


We make to much money for food stamps so if it wasn’t for the Food Pantry we would be starving right now. We barley make our bills (rent, phone, electric, heat, etc.)


I have No idea what we are going to do for Christmas. We don’t even have a tree. And presents for the kids are out of the question.

Winter is starting and our vehicle has a problem with the 4 wheel drive. It was working all summer but now that we need it for snow and ice the 4 wheel drive is out.

Its hard to make due with only one vehicle when the kids have to go to doctors appointments and such. My wife works 1 hour commute away and I have to drive her with the kids back and forth if there is an appointment. This spends the whole day and lots of gas just for one appointment.

We have a second vehicle with good 4 wheel drive but the front end needs work at least $1000.00 in work. Because of this I am house bound with all the kids most days. Life is starting to drive me crazy without wheels to at least take the kids some place and have some adult conversation.

I find myself going stir crazy being house bound. Even to go to the food pantry my wife had to take time off work so we had wheels and then make up the time later in the week.

I feel better just talking about it. Just knowing someone is listing makes me feel at ease. Thank you for your time.

Winter is starting and our vehicle has a problem with the 4 wheel drive. It was working all summer but now that we need it for snow and ice the 4 wheel drive is out.

Its hard to make due with only one vehicle when the four kids have to go to doctors appointments and such. My wife works 1 hour commute away and I have to drive her with the kids back and forth if there is an appointment. This spends the whole day and lots of gas just for one appointment.

We have a second vehicle with good 4 wheel drive but the front end needs work at least $1000.00 in work. It was my wife’s commute vehicle until we got screwed by a tow truck company. Only the rich can afford lawyers to get our money back.

So we are looking at two older vehicles that need work. One out of commission the other getting us by, but for how long.

Because of this I am house bound with all four kids most days. Life is starting to drive me crazy without wheels to at least take the kids some place and have some adult conversation.

I find myself going stir crazy being house bound. Even to go to the food pantry my wife had to take time off work so we had wheels and then make up the time later in the week.

I feel better just talking about it. Just knowing someone is listing makes me feel at ease. Thank you for your time.

I have never online begged before and I am trying it out as one of several last resorts. I am a stay at home father of 4 children. My wife works and I have to stay home because someone needs to watch the kids. (if I worked I would make less then the amount I would pay out in daycare) I would ask our family but they are taped out and have already been giving us money for years now.


We make to much money for food stamps so if it was not for the Food Pantry we would be starving right now. We barley make our bills (rent, phone, electric, heat, etc.)


I have No idea what we are going to do for Christmas. We don't even have a tree. And presents for the kids are out of the question.

Winter is starting and our vehicle has a problem with the 4 wheel drive. It was working all summer but now that we need it for snow and ice the 4 wheel drive is out.

Its hard to make due with only one vehicle when the kids have to go to doctors appointments and such. My wife works 1 hour commute away and I have to drive her with the kids back and forth if there is an appointment. This spends the whole day and lots of gas just for one appointment.

We have a second vehicle with good 4 wheel drive but the front end needs work at least $1000.00 in work. Because of this I am house bound with all the kids most days. Life is starting to drive me crazy without wheels to at least take the kids some place and have some adult conversation.

I find myself going stir crazy being house bound. Even to go to the food pantry my wife had to take time off work so we had wheels and then make up the time later in the week.

I feel better just talking about it. Just knowing someone is listing makes me feel at ease. Thank you for your time.

I have 4 kids and a wife who works. I stay at home with the kids, saves money on daycare but has long days.


We used to live in 600 square feet. Small but cheap to heat. Luckily we are in a village with a large house now. My mother just put the down payment on the house and we pay the mortgage. She is now taped out.


The added expense of more room to heat is adding up. Luckily the government and family has helped with some of the added expense for fuel oil ($3.95 per gal) and wood ($60 per face cord). But I don’t know what we are going to do to make it through winter with all this snow falling right now.

Thank you for your time. And your donations.

I am a divorced single mom of 3 beautiful daughters. I work full time as the manager of an ice cream shop and rent my home without any financial support from their father. I opened my home to a family member and her children when they had no place to live. After 2 years they have put me so far in debt that I now have no heat this winter. I was struggling to pay all the bills, rent, food etc with no help from my family member, eventually I had to ask them to leave. It is now November, I am 2 months behind in my rent and am risking eviction, my gas has been shut off and have no hot water. I am in the process of a debt consolidation as a result of my divorce to repair my credit, therefore, I can not get a loan anywhere. I am desperate for help before the snow comes and the temperature gets below freezing. I would appreciate any help at all that could be given. God Bless.

First off,let me start off by saying i hate doing this. I dont like asking family for money,much less complete strangers,but i have reached my breaking point and i feel as if there is no where else to turn. Me and my husband have always finacially struggled. He is a logger, its what he has always known,but between the rain and the snow and the broke down equipment,he doesnt get to work very much. Up until about 4 months ago,we were living with my parents,including thier home we have lived in 11 different homes and 3 different states in the last 3 years. We always have to follow the work. We have finally found a decent home in our home state,and finally felt as if we were going to be alright. Unfortuantly,that is not the case,as it never is. In the past few month,he has had to miss a ton of work due to weather and crappy equipment,getting us behind on bills we had just recently caught up on. This includes the rent,and his child support. He has always tried to do right by his children,but when he gets behind,his childrens mother throws the book at him. She has had him served for another court date and is threating to not let him see his children anymore,as if she lets him see them regulary anyways. She has money and had no problem with hiring a attorney. We desperatly need money to hire our own. Everytime we have had to go to court he has been ordered to pay amounts that there is no way he could afford. We just need help right now,and i know that there are plenty more deserving people than us out there. And if their is no one willing,i completly understand. But if their is someone,you would be helping us out so much because my husband wants to see and care for his children. Thank you for taking the time to read this and God bless.

please i am in need of a roof on my house my family cant go on much longer the ceiling is caving in i'm behind on some already tough to manage bills. i have tried getting a new mortgage on my home to pay for a roof but my credit isn't fair enough right now. I feel ashamed to have to beg but i have no other choice please help my family and me get the roof we need for the winter lord knows the weight of the snow will probably bring whats left of the roof down. i have a tarp on it now but with the wind the don,t last. that's all i can think of to say just please find it in your hearts to help me and my family will be gracious.

Me and my four young children have lost our home in Vermont to the flooding of Irene in August. We where able to save 90% of our belongings, but the mobile home we lived in is deamed unliveable. We have been moving from hotel to hotel for 3 weeks now. It is putting a large strain on my wallet and my mind. I got laid off 3 days before the flood, making matters worse. I need to find a place to live before snow flies and funds are very limited right now. I am a responsible mother who has always worked looking for a hand-up not a hand-out. Am I desperate? At this point yes! I have four children who need desperately to be back in a stable home, not wondering which hotel we will be in next. Please please help! Thanks so much.

It all started 5 years ago on June 17, 2006. . .a day I will remember for the rest of my life. It was the day before Fathers Day and we were driving with our 14 month old son to his grandmothers house when and SUV ran a stop sign slamming into us causing our vehicle to roll landing upside down. They say my fiance (my sons father) was partially ejected and killed instantly.

He didn't have life insurance, and since we were only engaged, there were no survivors benefits and so it was just me, my 14 month old, two dogs, and an old house built in 1927 and a laundry list of repairs that needed to be done.

After my fiance died, I think a part of me just shut down. There was so much to deal with. . .working full time, being a single parent with no support. All my family lives 6 hours away, and my fiances family never wanted anything to do with us and after the accident all communication stopped and I was alone.

So, I shut the doors to the upstairs of our two bedroom Cape Cod, and made my bed on the Living Room couch so that I could rock my son in his bouncy chair everytime he woke at night. . .on average 4 times a night.

I did the best I could over the years. During all this my Dad was a huge emotional support for me. We talked every day, he encouraged me to stay strong and I did the same for him (he was diagnosed with milodisplastic syndrome in 2005)his blood transfusions really took a toll on him and his physical weakness really depressed him. I know he worried about me alot because I would always call him for advise on how to fix things or ask him questions about car stuff. He was my rock and he died October 4, 2008 from complications with pneumonia. He was buried on his birthday October 8 when he would have been 56.

His death is still hard to handle. My rock my best friend and advisor was gone and now I realized I was truly alone. Not only did I not have anyone to help me with my son, or with the house or the car, but now I didn't have anyone I could really talk to that could just listen and be my guide.

All this happened so suddenly. My now 3 year old son and I stayed up North for a week after my Fathers death. There was a lot of planning and funeral arrangements to be made that during the midst of all this, 6 hours away in my little Cape Cod were the two dogs. . .Joe, a shepard and chow mix, and Rex, a shepard and Rotti mix left to their own devices. All I could do was pray that the damage wouldn't be too terrible.

I tried calling a neighbor to check on the dogs, but in our unexplained absence the dogs became extremely protective of the house and wouldn't let anyone it.

When we finally came home, there was definately a mess. I had to rip up all the carpet by myself the stench was horrible and the dust and dirt under the padding from 10 year old carpet caused more than one sinus infection. After a month I had all the carpet ripped up and have not been able to replace it.

After working and saving and with help from my Mom, in 2009 I was able to hire a Contractor that had been highly recommended to me by a friend of mine. He raved about how great they were and what a good job they did for him. We had a contract for about $19,000. This was to replace all the windows, replace the kitchen cabinets, new countertop, appliances, paint, everything the house needed after being neglected for over 10 years. So they came and painted and left. Six months later they came back with 5 of the 13 windows, installed the windows, but left the casements on the inside open and torn leaving exposed the Lead Paint and the original wood framing. Then in August 2009, they had the kitchen cabinets delivered to my house and they were stored outside on the porch. I called and called to find out when they would be put in, and no response. They stayed outside through the Fall and through the winter when we got three feet of snow and I called and begged and sent text messages and one day their phone number was disconnected. Then in June 2010 they called me!! They would come install the cabinets. So they came and tore out the stove and the kitchen sink and installed the cabinets and put a slab on granite down so I could have a work area and said they would be back with the stove and dishwasher and sink. They never came back. So I had kitchen cabinets and no stove, no sink, no dishwasher. Then in July, Rex, the Rotti Shepard mix got really sick. The vet said he was starting kidney failure. They kept him and did IV treatment and got his kidneys functioning and they said he need a bland diet of boiled chicken and rice. I had no stove. I tried calling the contractors I yelled, I begged, I sent text messages and finally out of desparation I went and bought the cheapest stove I could just to be able to boil water for my dog.

The dog survived, but his survival was short lived. In October 2010 on the anniversary of my Fathers death, I had to put the dog to sleep. He was suffering from the samething my father had. He couldn't produce red blood cells anymore and would have to live off of blood transfusions. One of the hardest choices I've ever made.

Now here we are in 2011. Memorial Day I almost lost my now 6 year old son in a near drowning incident at a friends pool. Thank God the husband knew CPR and was able to revive him. He stayed overnight in ICU for monitoring but he is now a happy healthy 1st grader.

Me. . .I'm barely keeping it together. I can't afford to take care of my home. The carpet was never replaced and there is a horrible draft in the Winter and the Lead Paint is still exposed. The upstairs windows are leaking and there are water spots on the ceiling. There is a 4" crack in the basement foundation wall that goes all the way down the wall and across the basement floor to the other side of the house. I was told that the footing is slipping and that it was only a matter of time before the house caved. The gutters are falling off the house from age and the deck rails are falling off. I fear for our safety, but mostly, I'm afraid for my son. I want to give him a safe and healthy environment, but I need help.

Please, if there is anyone out there that can help us, I would be eternally grateful. In the meantime, I will keep praying and belive that everything happens for a reason.

I had trouble picking a category, because my plea falls into multiple ones. Help pay bills, save our home, family crisis, money for travel... My husband and I live and work in RV parks full time. Our home is a 1964 Airstream travel trailer. In December, in a fit of horrendous lack-of-judgement, I accepted a job in the north-east. We had weathered semi-cold winters before, and I thought that with a little preparation we would be ok. We weren't. It got so cold and the snow got so deep we finally had to leave for a warmer location. Unfortunately our trailer, our home, was so deep in snow we couldn't get it out, we had to leave it behind.

To make matters worse, we drained our accounts with the driving back and forth. We are currently living in a camper van in SC. We have food, and just started a part-time job, so we are mostly ok, but the grim reality is: we are facing over $1000 in fuel alone just to go retrieve our home, plus a nearly $300 electric bill we left behind that we need to pay before we can pick it up, plus whatever cold damage may have been done because everything froze before we could winterize properly. (frozen and cracked water lines, faucets, and maybe even the brand new hot water tank are all possibilities). If we don't pick it up soon, there will also be a $60 a month storage fee tacked on top of everything else. PLUS we borrowed around $1000 from family that needs to be repaid.

We could save up enough, but it would take most of the summer, spent living in the van, and then we would be completely tapped out again come fall/winter. It's been very depressing. Any little bit would really help.

A little about ourselves, We are a recently engaged couple, and we have lost nearly everything. We are living on friends couches, under bridges, and when it gets really cold, we sometimes get assistance from the local police to place us in a Motel room for the night. We have been through alot, let me get started.

When we met 3 years ago, we never believed that we would be in the situation that we are in now. I was working a well paying job, so was my lovely girl. In a moment though, everything changed. I had to move to Montana for a family emergency, and I was forced to leave work for this. Needless to say, that was my last day of stable employment. After moving to Montana, I watched as my uncle struggled with cancer, and as the economy crashed. My uncle passed away due to the complications, and I was able to return back to Colorado. A job that I had interviewed for and was promised was given to someone else, and the 6 months that I spent in Montana, well, it took nearly all of my savings. On a whim, I took all that I had left and moved back with my girlfriend.

Living in Boulder, CO, we were able to make ends meet, working for Labor Ready, and getting daily work, shoveling snow, and other tasks. We were doing good, but thats when family started to get involved. Our lease was ending, and we did not have the desire to continue paying for a place that cost us so much. We moved in with family to get on our feet. Her mother is a nice person, but has everything messed up. She is the most vengeful person that I have ever met. We did move into her house in Parker, CO, and about a month later, I was able to get a job. Things were going well again, we bought a car, and were slowing saving for the day we moved out. It never happened. Her mom was irritated at the hours that I was working, saying that I needed a better job, and after that I stood my ground on my opinion that my job was perfectly fine, and I really didn't care if I was working graveyards, I was making really good money for the time. She was not happy about this, and asked me to leave. Well, I just started the job, and I had to have a place to stay, so I payed for a local motel, and proceeded to make that work.

I found out the car I bought was a lemon, and after paying $1500 for it, the rod bearings in the motor went horrible. I was slowly finding out that paying for a motel and trying to save money for rent was nearly impossible, and I was unable to keep going like this. I lost my job after showing up 5 minutes late during the 90 day probationary period, due to the above mentioned car. Needless to say, I was given a check for the two weeks that I had worked, and another for 2 weeks, as a severance pay. I jumped on the opportunity that I was given, and got an apartment, payed everything up for a couple of months, and sat down to get another job. It never happened.

We ended up starting our own business, using our friends car, whom was living with us to help with costs, with the last $50 that we had to our name. One call to a local radio station was all that was needed, our computer repair business was taking off like crazy. We had the bills paid, and could actually have a little fun again. Then again, family issues prevailed, and our friend had to leave, taking the car, and thus the business. We were stuck, not wanting people to drop computers off to someone living in an apartment in a colorful part of town. We ran out of funding again, and we made ends meet, but barely.

Now, we are in a real predicament. With no job, no house, no car, and nowhere to live, we can't do anything. We are stuck in between a rock and a hard place. We have applied to every local motel, trying to get room and board in exchange for the work, etc.. Trying to get a job as a server, to make those daily tips, so that we can afford a motel to get back on our feet. This is a really bad situation, but things are looking out, just really far off into the future. I was accepted to college, and I can get assistance with living expenses, but not until nearly September, and until then, we are stuck being homeless. Its not all that bad, just when it gets cold it really sucks. We need help with anything, be it getting a motel room for a while, to buying a van/rv to live in for this time, anything helps, and I appreciate those that have stuck to reading this so far.

Thanks,

Steve and Brittany

Hey, I'm David.

Recently, I married the girl of my dreams, the only problem is we've been having trouble finding a stable living establishment. Over the last 5 months, we have lived in 6 different homes. Each time, getting kicked out for different reasons. None geared towards us, but all personal reasons that effected us negatively. Luck is not on our side. We need money to help pay rent and keep us from getting kicked to the curb (literally.) The weather outside is dangerous and not a place I would wish upon anyone to live in. Though, if we don't receive any payments in the next two weeks, we will be sleeping in the snow...so please help if you can, Thanks.

I'm a college student who has sadly fallen a bit behind on his rent money. Due to losing my job back in December and then not having quite enough money in the bank in order to cover my essentials I am now in desperate need of a little financial assistance. I would really prefer not to get evicted in the cold of winter right before a possible snow storm so I'm hoping to find a kind hearted person willing to help me.

Hi, I am new to this, and have no idea what to say. I am an older lady, living in Canada with arthritis, and I have found myself no longer working, and was living pay to pay and not much money, but it paid the bills.
I have been trying to get together money to get my teeth and gums seen to, after an injury to my gums about four years ago now.
I am a person everyone always said would never lose their teeth, due to my brushing and flossing four times per day, but the last few years,
going on four years this year, I have had serious non stop infection in my gums and the dentists say to come back once I have lots more money.
It will be costing a mint now as more wrong with the infection causing more problems. I find it getting very scary for me as the Medical Dr.
says the infection has to be going through my body, and will at some point go to the heart or brain and kill me. I feel so helpless, and no way to help myself.
I am sick and dizzy on occasion, maybe from all this, but no way to change it. I need to reach out and ask others, so I have decided to try this.
I have no one that can help me, and I was told I must also live in an area with cleaner air and not the smog. I moved to cleaner air, but cannot get out and about in
all the snow, due to arthritis and would like to live closer to family out west if possible as well, but means getting enough to retire with in the future, and I will not have that. My retirement would never cover rent and expenses in the future.
I am seeking work now as recently unemployed due to the language laws here and I speak only English. I can get work out west but not afford rent in the area it is offered.
I really am scared of getting worse off with all the infection and I have two loving cats I want to keep in my life.
My story is long, so no room for all of it, but I chose what I feel is important, my teeth, gums, roof over my head with my two cats. I have had them since they were born. They really keep me responsible, and feel needed by them as well. I Love the cats and they love me.
I do not take drugs, rarely, if ever have a drink, as not into alcohol, and do not smoke.
I am just a person that had something happen in my life to set me back, and at my age, yes I am an older woman, and it is not as easy to get work as I get older and My teeth are just not helping the situation at all. My two front teeth are missing and a third one very loose.
I hope someone is out that that cares and can understand how I am feeling and can see I am actually desperate as worry my health will get worse though I have always taken care to eat right, brush my teeth, floss etc.
Getting older and no money to survive on.
I am not very good at seeking help, and really have no idea what to say, but thought I should at least try and see if anyone can help me. I would appreciate it greatly. If I get more than I ever felt I would, then I will also help others that are in need. I believe that is what life is all about. People coming together and helping one another.
I thank you for taking the time to read this. It is my last hope.

This is probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do but my circumstances dictate that I must do something. I find myself in a horrible bind and short of panhandling on the street I thought I’d give this a try.

So here is my story, on February 16, 2010 I suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow in my driveway. This was truly a traumatic experience because my son and daughter were with me when this happened. As a result of the heart attack I was forced to take a leave of absence from my job. I thought I would be off for a short time but that is not what happened.

I had the angioplasty procedure and then developed an infection at the site of the procedure which required some additional surgery to drain the infected area. This required another stay in the hospital for three days in May, Which in turn required more time off from work. Then, In June i developed a problem with my blood pressure which required another stay in the hospital.

After that stay my company fired me saying that they could no longer hold my position. As if that wasn’t bad enough they then refused to give me any unemployment stating that I had quit, because I had failed to submit a form. I realize that it was my responsibility to submit the form but in my defense I was dealing with some serious health issue and it just slipped through the cracks.

I was still under doctor’s care but I did not prevail in the attempt to get any benefits. So I began to live off my savings and going to my cardiac rehab. Then in October just after being released from doctor’s care I suffered a mild stroke. Which left me not only physically down but mentally depressed I spent 27 days in the hospital and have exhausted all of my savings.

I have now lost my home and the engine in my car blew out. Fortunately I have been able to receive VA benefits for my health issues which has been a huge help. But now I find myself in need of funds to get back on my feet. I need $5,000.00 to get my car fixed and to tide me over while I look for a job. I now live in the basement of my mother home and am desperate to get back on my feet.

I have donated plasma in order to give my kids some sibilance of Christmas, but I need help to move forward. This so embracing but I am at the end of my rope and don’t know what else to do, so anything you could donate I would be ever so grateful.

Thank you,

Wayne D. Shemwell, Sr.
502.632.1742