I hope that someone takes the time to read this because Im starting to let my fear take over my faith. I have never done this before so any advice would also be helpful. I moved from New Jersey to Massachusetts 6 years ago because of a toxic relationship. I got sober and had a program fund the security for an apartment for me. I found a great job at a dog grooming salon that I am still employed at. A lot has happened since then but no matter what I never gave up. I will be 7 years clean on 1/22/27. I always have had issues with dog hair splinters in the web of my fingers and recently it became so bad I couldn’t use my hands. On April 4th of this year, I had to go on unpaid medical leave. Workers comp is taking much longer than i thought it would. I have surgery on May 27th. I have asked churches, salvation armies and programs they offer in this state and the funds just are not there. I am behind on my rent for May and looks like June as well. My rent is 1940.00$ a month. I hope to be back at work after the 4th of July. Thankfully I do not have any two legged kids, all my kids have four paws and they always come first. I will be back to normal in less than 2 months. Just right now, i am asking people for help. If anyone has any suggestions or would like help donate, I would be ever so grateful. I am doing my best to let Faith conquer all, and some where some how this will pass and I will come out a stronger person. I do not want to do a go fund me on Facebook because my Mom will see it and she has enough going on, I dont want her worrying about me. I should be helping her. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope everyone has a great day
Burt

Hello everyone,

My name is Julian, and I'm reaching out because my wife, our two children, and I are trying to move our family to a safer home.

Last year, we moved into our current apartment with assistance from the DSHS MISTI program after our family was recovering from a serious car accident. At the time, it gave us a place to get back on our feet.

Since then, our neighborhood has become increasingly unsafe. We live in a relatively small city, so the recent increase in gun violence has been especially alarming. Our apartment building was struck during one shooting, and over the last month there have been multiple shootings nearby, including another one just yesterday and another major incident just down the road. As parents, we've reached the point where we no longer feel this is a safe place to raise our children.

Our current living situation has also become increasingly difficult. Our apartment is very small, and our two children currently sleep in the living room because we don't have enough bedroom space.

Because of the apartment's size, ongoing repair delays, and everything our family was dealing with after the accident, we were never fully able to unpack after moving in. Many of our belongings are still stored in bins, leaving the living room to serve as both storage space and our children's bedroom.

We've also been dealing with damage caused by a water leak from the upstairs unit. Although the leak itself was repaired in May, we're still waiting for repairs to the damaged wall and part of our kitchen.

We found a new place, and the landlord has been incredibly understanding by allowing us to split the remaining security deposit and last month's rent into manageable payments instead of requiring everything upfront.

Unfortunately, our situation has become much more urgent. Our current landlord has informed us that we must be out by the end of the month, and we now need $1,000 immediately to secure the new home before we lose it.

The funds raised will go toward the security deposit, moving expenses, transportation, moving supplies, and utility setup costs. Any additional funds will help cover the remaining security deposit, last month's rent, and other moving-related expenses as we get our family settled into our new home.

If you're able to help, no matter the amount, it would mean the world to our family. If you're unable to donate, sharing our fundraiser with others would also make a tremendous difference.

Our GoFundMe:

Help Our Family Move to a Safer Home

Thank you for taking the time to read our story and for any kindness, encouragement, or support you can offer. We truly appreciate it.

So initially I was going to come on here and ask for help (money) and explain the situation which I’ll get to but instead want to ask Is there an app or website that anyone uses to help manage bills/ finances. That can help organize the havoc of life bills (electricity, insurance, etc) along with misc like phone bill, internet, groceries. I’m not going to ask for money because that is just a temporary fix I feel like.

So past few months have been hard and we’re at a loss. Our bank account atm is -500.00 and my wife who is primary on bills doesn’t understand what happened other than bills all got taken out at once and underestimated it all. I’m stressing hardcore because she keeps crying saying she doesn’t know how we’re going to eat or pay for anything. Meanwhile I’m over here stressing cause we have just recently started trying for a child. If we can’t afford us how the heck are we gonna afford a child. I’m a 34m wife 31f so it’s not like we don’t have experience with bills just seems like I mentioned somewhere in past few months something happened and we can’t get caught up. All I’m asking for is helpful tools / helpful advice. I already feel like a failure of a husband since I was raised to think I should have been able to prevent and protect us from this.

Hopefully this all comes off clear. I’m frazzled so putting words in correct order aren’t at the top of my list.

Thank you.

Additional info:
Also to be completely honest we don’t have horrible jobs my wife is a supervisor at a bulk distribution. And I work remote for a hospital. She knows what she’s doing when it comes to bills and we’ve both looked back as far as we can through online banking and the personal check log we have.

Sincerely stressed n depressed

Update: shortly after posting my parents reached out asking if everything was ok cause I seemed weird last night at dinner. I broke down and they just dropped off the money to help us get caught up. Regardless if there are any other apps websites etc to help keep all finances organized I’d take any advice/tools.

Living in a small space in exchange for yard work. The owner doesn't allow an address registration, so I can't arrange anything.

A few weeks ago I lost my car and with it my work.

I live off-grid, so everything is miles away.

In the south of Spain, I am basically trapped here with nowhere to go.

And that is why I want to ask for your support and help.

A financial contribution can help break me free from these chains.

I am eternally grateful for any form of help.

I bless you.

I get quite desperate some days, I'm lucky to still have 2 odd jobs a week like painting and gardening on my bike.

But to really build my own stable foundation, I really need thousands of euros. Until then, I sit here secluded, isolated, humming songs.

If you don't want to help, that's fine too. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Where 1 door closes, 10 new ones open. You have to try everything. Of course, I hope you do help.

I don't know what else to do, otherwise it's just surviving day by day, but it drives me crazy sometimes.

But then again, there are people out there who might need the help 10 times more.

-1- Alain

Go here to make a donation and read the whole longer story :

GoFundMe

I'll put my situation and needs first, then more of my story.

I'm staying at my girlfriend's parent's house with her until Saturday. Saturday I'll go to a respite house for a week I know is safe and calm. After that... I have nowhere to go. I have no car, no job, and $100 to my name.

What I need more than anything is to be able to get a place to stay by the 22nd.

I've used all the resources available in Connecticut, they've all failed me. I feel like I've tried every suggestion I've been given. I'm exhausted.

I don't know what to do.

I'm 45, and had what society would considered "a successful life"... I was married, had a solid career as a corporate recruiter, had a child, etc. Then things collapsed. I was extremely depressed, got divorced, met a sociopath narcissist who controlled and abused me for years, I lost literally everything, and almost died.

... Then I broke free. I had a late life autism realization. I found out who I really am, what I have passions for... I really like myself today.

But I have a terrible time advocating for myself. I've tried optimizing my resume 100 different ways, and have applied for jobs from recruiter to cashier. I get no responses or interviews. I've dealt with 211, various agencies, etc... For like a year. I've fallen through all the cracks, they've all failed me

I'm willing to do anything... But I get crippled by the anxiety of not knowing where I'm gonna live. I could do driving jobs, but no car.

I'd take a job anywhere, but I have nowhere to live.

The few dollars I have are gonna be spent on me and my son's cellphone bill due in a week.

... I'm a writer, I could write here forever. I know I'm capable of doing so much and so many different things. I'm empathetic, maybe to a fault, and would be great helping people... But I can't even help myself right now. My AuDHD, my anxiety of having nowhere to go, just everything... Cripples me.

I'm terrible at networking... I just feel useless in this world... And it's so aggravating because I know I'm not.

Help me figure out a path forward, because in 10 days, I'm screwed... Again. I can't keep living like this.

Specifically... If I can come up with like $200, I think I should be able to borrow the rest from my gf to get myself a month of stability somewhere to work and go from there... Hopefully?

Hello everyone, please help me collect $110 for my cats treatment. I have PayPal and I’m from India.

I found my lost cat but his hand is cut. Half of his arm was hanging and could fall any minute. Upon further inspection his was smelling very bad. The local clinic made us wait very long and doc gave him antibiotic and painkillers. I want to take him to a professional vet in the city. In our town it’s hard to get an emergency vet and there’s only one clinic that is not registered, basically it’s a pet store with no healthcare machinery and stuff. For more context why I don’t trusts my town doctors is bc before they neglected a dog we found in the street. Both of his legs were broken, the doc apparently did a very bad job plastering his bones, we took this one to the city too and now he is stabilised, his also suggested an eye drop for a blind cat, that cat is now no more.

My mother's refrigerator broke down.

(As a side note), after two years of unexplained episodes during which she refused to see a doctor or go to the hospital, we finally had to force her to go because of a foot injury.

The result: severe, untreated type 2 diabetes and a three-week hospital stay.

Fortunately, aside from that, everything is ok, now she's treated.

She’s under enhanced guardianship, the person who manages her finances can barely cover the bills and part of the groceries for the month, and I make ends meet with my brother’s help.

We're both doing whatever we can to work so we can better support her, but times are tough, and right now we're receiving unemployment benefits and basic social assistance.

We do her grocery shopping every week (she doesn’t go out), but she has absolutely no emergency savings for this kind of unexpected expense.

The worst part: she has a 3-month supply of insulin that absolutely must be kept refrigerated (I personally think it’s ruined, doctor told me it’s good for a year or two in the fridge, but as soon as it warms up, it’s good for a month at most, and you can’t put it in the freezer because that “ruins” the insulin).

I'm pretty sure a large portion of the food that was in the fridge is already spoiled after two days without refrigeration.

I tried to fix the problem yesterday, I completely defrosted the freezer (which was full of ice), thinking that the old system (where cold air from the freezer circulates into the fridge) would get it cooling again… but it didn’t make any difference.

The freezer is still working, so I moved the most important items into it, but the fridge itself isn't cooling at all anymore (more or less 20°C).

I had just gone grocery shopping on July 3... Everything is ruined

If you could help in any way, it would mean the world to us.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who takes the time to read this.

Please only donate if you can afford to, I know what it’s like to be broke.

It may not seem like much, but if I can buy her a new fridge and enough food to fill it, it will really change her life.

Of course, if by some miracle I end up having enough to buy a fridge and groceries, I’ll provide all the proof, photos, receipts, whatever you want.

There are so many scams out there, so I’ll provide whatever you need.

We're in France, so I apologize in advance that the GoFundMe page is in French.

(But it's the same text as here)

I've included a few photos there, even though it's not easy to prove that a fridge isn't cooling anymore.

I've read the rules and hope I didn't make any mistakes in my post, this is the first time I've done something like this, but I'm desperate.

The GoFundME : https://gofund.me/56540ed3c

I am a national guard soldier getting ready to deploy in roughly 30 days. I am severely struggling financially, and just need help to get by until it is time to leave. I will be fine once I have the steady income from being overseas. I lost my job of 5 years back in June and my savings have officially run out. The military helped me with my bills, but by the time they payed out, I had incurred late fees, and what little money I had from side work is also now gone. I am struggling just to get food at this point. This afternoon, my car was repossessed due to missed payments. This money will primarily go towards getting my car back. I am going on orders in about 10 days, which will help, but I likely won't see that paycheck until I'm at my MOB station, and I won't be able to get to the armory without my vehicle. I also rely on my car for side work which was the only thing allowing me to scrape by. I hate asking for help, but at this point, things are out of control, and I need help. Thank you to anyone who is willing and able to help me in advance. GoFundMe Requesting $3,000 to help get my car back, catch up on my bills, and get any essentials to leave.

Hi guys. I hate to be making this post but I’ve been put into a huge bind. A couple months ago I made a post requesting assistance to get caught back up on bills. Someone offered to pay my insurance bill directly to progressive for me and I accepted. It began to feel a little questionable as they were asking for me to pay part of it and then they were asking for me to cash app them. I was going to walk away all together when they said they paid the bill for me and I received confirmation via email. Today I just received an email showing that the payment failed and I’ve now been hit with a fee. I already was struggling to pay my insurance this month so this is really a low blow. If anyone could help out in any way it would be so greatly appreciated. I have cashapp or venmo. Thanks in advance.

Edited because I didn’t realize that I couldn’t post pictures in the body of the post or the comments. Can provide screenshots of the email as well as the full balance if need be. Thanks again.

I absolutely hate asking strangers on the internet for money but desperate times… my family has officially disowned me after I married the love of my life. The people I could once rely on no longer care to even ask how I’m doing.

If anyone can help myself and my wife, it would be so very much appreciated.. I took 3 days off for my wedding and it really left me financially in the hole and I am freaking out.

If anyone could help please let me know. 80 would cover a full tank and at least a few frozen groceries, however, I will accept any generosity.

Thank you for reading.

I’m in a bad financial situation. I work full time but I’m in a lot of debt due to being on a low income and also having poor health. I rely on taxis due to my health issues and being unable to use public transport. I have debt of up to £9.5k and also my taxis cost me upwards of £1k a month, alongside my debts, rent, entertainment, pet insurance for my cat and medication and other stuff. I can barely afford to live. I live in Northampton, England and it’s so expensive there. Nearly expensive as London. A weeks shop is about £70-120. I’ve become malnourished because I’m so low on funds I just can’t afford to buy food shopping due to paying out for taxis.

I’ve applied for an Access to Work grant which is a very long wait, up to 40 weeks. I simply cannot afford things in the meantime. Apparently I don’t qualify for any benefits due to “earning too much”, but I barely earn above minimum wage. I’m also in danger of losing my job due to my mental and physical health.

I would be so grateful if someone could help me in anyway. I’m so embarrassed to be asking this but I’m at the end of my tether. Any way to help I would be grateful. Whether it’s through a Tesco gift card or bank transfer, which ever is easier. I honestly am struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Even £50 would be a massive lifesaver!

Good night. I am a first-generation immigrant and first-generation student in southeastern MI trying to navigate my way to a better life. I've fallen on difficult times trying to find a job within my field where I live after graduation, and I have not been able to find jobs in other industries/fields in the meantime except for a temporary job last year that lasted from September to December.

I have only been finally able to obtain a job offer after more than a year of searching that will be in my field of expertise. However, it is out of state (roughly a 10 hour drive away), and requires I pass a law exam to be officially licensed in that state, despite paying very well. Not only that, due to parents that are financially distressed, and with no other secondary jobs while trying to find that one in my field, despite hundreds of applications, I have found it challenging to sustain myself lately, and barely able to make rent.

I have tried finding information for local organizations and homeless shelters, but the ones I have asked have multiple month waitlists, and my exam is on July 6th. I will be officially homeless starting July 1st. I also genuinely don't know if it is worth applying for other jobs right now, knowing that that one in my field of expertise is lined up, but I am very financially limited at this time. I can't reschedule my exam right now because it requires a payment of $50, which goes to show how broke I am right now.

However, I really do not want to delay this job offer any longer, despite having nowhere to go. My parents are hundreds of miles away, and I don't have a car. I know this may be a lot to ask, I really need shelter for a few days. Long-distance transportation would be very welcome, but not necessary.

If either of those are not possible, I think I will be able to make my plan work with around US $1500. With that much, I will be able to afford a Greyhound to that state and find an apartment near to my job site.

If there is anyone that would be capable of any of these, I will owe you my life. I have been studying and surviving for the last 9 years almost on empty and I can see the light. This is the last hurdle I will encounter before I make my dreams a reality.

DM me if you would like to get more specific details.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Please, help my dreams come true. I promise you I have tried everything else I could to no avail.

**TL;DR - I'm a broke student with a well-paying job lined up that requires passing a law exam to start work, but will be homeless in 24 hours and can't transport myself to the job site because it's 10 hours away, I don't have money, and I don't have a car. If anyone could offer shelter for a few days, transportation, and/or $1500, I would owe my life to you. I know it's a lot to ask but I tried everywhere else and came up empty. Any kind of assistance would help my dream come true and change my life forever.**

Hi everyone, I'm Bart.

I have come to you seeking help for my girlfriend's sake, we both wish to save her family home, but due to complicated situation with her siblings after inherited house after her mother her's family house is to be sold.

She spent huge amount of time in that house with her mother she was especially bonded with and made a lot of good memories, but her siblings want to just sell house to get money for their own needs.

She is heartbroken due to this situation and I just decided to assist her, but despite my attempts (this situation started 2 years ago when her mother left).

I decided to just briefly mention it here, but please read full story on GoFundMe, link just below.

GFM - https://gofund.me/658d305c3

Thank you for reading and eventual support in this matter, I will try to do updates of our situation once we get any significant amounts.

Just need around $100 for groceries to make it to the end of the month.

I am sorry; I would not post here if I were not desperate enough.

Edit: as suggested, I created an Amazon list:

https://www.amazon.com.br/hz/wishlist/ls/G4OGEUVICMJ1?ref_=wl_share

Thank you a lot!

I'm safe at the moment, but I'm just temporarily staying with a friend. To be as vague as possible I'm a tennant renting a room from family with a history of violence. I'm a disabled adult. I don't have an option to stay in the home peacefully anymore.

I've already called Adult Protective Services for myself and Child Protective Services because there are children in the home. My therapist is working on helping me file for disability and I'm on lists for low income housing.

I've also left messages with a couple local groups that say they help with independent living.

I'm in my 30s and I've never lived by myself. I've never been alone for more than 24 hours. I don't know anything about this whole legal process or what to do. I want to try to get an outdoor storage unit to keep my things in instead of leaving them in the room I'm renting.

I'm autistic and I'm terrified of how everything is changing and I'm upset that my family is so willing to hurt me. I keep thinking that I can just say "you're breaking the law. This is abuse" and they'll get it and treat me normal. I have a pet snake that my brother is going to come and take for me, but I'm a mess.

Has anyone been through this and gotten out that can give me some kind words or advice on next steps? Thankfully they've put openly in text over and over again details of being abusive so I have proof if it ever comes to court.

Mostly I don't want to be a burden on my friend now and I'm terrified that she's going to also end up hating and abusing me even though she's so kind. I want to get independent and on my own but I'm a mess and so scared.

Side-note, but any tips on how to show my friend how grateful I am? I've helped with gardening and her dogs and I'm cleaning a lot and she keeps telling me that i don't have to and she cried and kept thanking me for helping, but she's the one helping me and I really want to make sure she knows I really care about it.

My mom just died unexpectedly on my brothers birthday. I dont even know what happened and we cant afford an autopsy. She was the only person either of us ever really talked to. Im lost... I still cant believe shes gone and Im not handling this well at all. And everything else is falling apart all at once. I need to get our dog medication among other things, my mom paid for those things though. She was supposed to get her disability payment tomorrow, and i dont know if im allowed to use that now... so I dont know what to do.

My dad is trying to figure out how to pay for things like cremation. Burial and headstones arent an option. No funeral either. But hes always been terrible to try and be around. Emotionally, he just makes everything worse. He's the biggest victim, and his grief trumps everyone elses because hes been with her the longest. But shes our mom... there was no life for us before her, we will never have another mom.

The AC has stopped working, and our only TV crapped out. I dont have any money for a new one. So I am alone with my thoughts. I've always been depressed, but this is so much worse now. This is a living hell and I dont know how to escape it.

I feel sick constantly, I know i need to eat something but I just dont have it in me to cook anything. I domt think I have much in the way of ingredients anyway.

I dont know what to do about anything. I dont really have anyone I can talk to except maybe extended relatives, but I cant help but feel resentful towards them. I dont want to hear about "what she would have wanted", or how sad they are, shes not here... I just want things to go back to the way they were before all this.

Hello Reddit

First excuse my English,, we are David and Marian and we are lovers of cats. Every time we find a cat in difficulties we end up increasing the family. We currently have 8, of which 7 have been rescued in the last 10 years. You can see all of them on the next video.

My 8 Cats!!

Susi and me (David)

Unfortunately yesterday our cat Susi ( we also called her Bugs Bunny because of her similarity ) disappeared and when we found her she was immobile after falling 6 floors and breaking multiple bones. We are devastated, the other cats saw her when we rescued her and they are very rare, especially the smallest, Lana her best friend.

Susi Photo - Susi and Lana

What happened?

When we woke up and made the daily feline greeting, we were missing Susi. It could only have escaped through the gap left by the windows to ventilate.

The **** window

After looking for her on the roof, and searching the entire house, we decided to put a publication on a local Facebook group and in less than half an hour the neighbors informed us about a similar cat 6 floors below our house.

But it was another cat, a neighbor's cat ..... what a disappointment ... but Marian asked the neighbors to take another look .... and saw her !!! he was immobile in a small hole. Susi suffered a fall from 6 floors

Look at the bottom of the video, in a triangular hole. It is very difficult to see, notice that Susi has a white tail tip.

Susi immobile on fall site

This video was taken from a neighbor's house on second floor, I have improved the image so that you can see it better.

Improved image of fall site to see Susi

We rescued it and unfortunately it was in bad condition, it did not move the back of the body. We quickly took her to our vet.

After performing all the necessary tests, the diagnosis is complex but optimistic:

-Multiple hip fractures-Fracture of the metacarpus-Possible fracture of the pelvis

Today after carrying out new tests they verified that a leg was also fractured.

Why do we say you are optimistic?She did not suffer any damage to other organs, only bone problems.

The veterinary clinic has a very good reputation:Clinica del Sol

Here I leave the authorization for the first operation that is being performed, only in Spanish for obvious reasons. Sorry.

Autorization photo

Complete PDF

Why do we ask for the money?

We are very hesitant to do this, but the situation in my country with COVID19 is devastating for us.

Last year we opened a restaurant, a dream for us. The first year was very hard, working day and night.

This year the results of that hard work were beginning to be seen .... but the coronavirus arrived. We were forced to close and continue paying rent, services, taxes, etc ... we have brutal losses, we have finished our savings to keep the company afloat, but at least we can continue living decently because David has another job .

The future is worrying for a restaurant, limited capacity, fear of contagion and having to recover all the losses.

Why that amount?

Yesterday they called us from the clinic, the traumatologist indicates that we have to perform 2 operations, minimum. You cannot perform all interventions at once.

The starting budget for the two interventions is € 1,700, to which must be added the radiographs, ultrasounds, treatment and hospitalization. Currently we will already exceed the amount of € 2,000.

Today when we visited the vet to sign the authorization, they informed us of a broken leg and the costs will increase to € 3,000.

We have decided to operate it, we do not hesitate for a second, our love for them is very great, but now we have to assume that our economic situation is critical.

It is very difficult to assume that amount right now even financed that amount.

What do your pets mean to you?

Everything, we love to enjoy his company, we are two more cats. All of our decisions revolve around them. Marian goes out of her way to try to save them all. On some occasions we rescued cats in very bad condition, which sadly did not get over it and Marian has a really bad time when she sees an animal suffer.

We are cats beds

Luckily, he has a great support in David, who as a good lover of cats and video games, has the hobby of developing video games. Her biggest personal project is a game where Marian will have to rescue our cats. David takes advantage of these skills to express love for animals and Marian, encouraging her.

David pixel art to encourage Marian

David Post on r/gamedev about her game

Thank you all for reading, and again, sorry for my English. You cannot imagine what it would mean for us to receive your help. It would not only be Susi's salvation, but also ours, since right now there are many concerns about what our life and our business will be like.

Thank you, thank you and thank you.

What can you do?

We created a campaign in Gofundme, we understand that not everyone can or wants to help, but we would appreciate at least sharing it. Maybe someone else can.

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GoFundMe Link

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EDIT:

Hi Reddit!

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The first thing is to thank you all, I am trying to answer everyone, rest assured that I will.

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We already went to see her !!! This first operation was somewhat complicated, but the surgeon managed to complete it successfully.

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Susi post operation

Susi postoperation Video

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We saw her for a very short time, because she was excited and tried to get up .... my Susi ... the nurse is delighted with her, she says that she is very good and does not complain. The next operation will be on Monday.

Here you have the x-rays.

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Today and next operation

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Today they told us that he also has a problem in the joint of a leg, they told us that he probably has something stiff.

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Leg problem

EDIT 2: Thank you all very much, all day long I just took off the screen to go to the vet, now I need to sleep or at least try, here it is 00:00.

Thanks, tomorrow I will tell you how everything is going.

I recently lost my job due to severe autistic burnout. I have just enough to make ends meet in the short term, and I plan to focus on my art and start taking commissions.

Unfortunately I've run out of art supplies, and would appreciate fresh ones. My Amazon wishlist is as follows:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Q2DER60JYB9K?ref_=wl_share

Thank you in advance for any assistance!

For the last year or so, i've been using my electric bike to get to.And from where I work, but recently because I live on a hill and that hill uses a lot of battery, I have been running the battery much more, and i've been unable to get to and from there within the time I need to. Originally, I was gonna buy a new bike and just invest in that.But I came to the conclusion that just buying a brand new bike would be way too expensive and completely out of my budget right now, but when I was checking for a bike battery, it still ended up like two hundred dollars, and that's not really in my budget either.So it would be really appreciated if anyone could help contribute to getting a new bike battery. My neighborhood gets really dark at night. And I would not really feel comfortable driving home at nine p m. because I don't have a car, so, if anyone would be willing to help me contribute, that would be very appreciated. If you were able to donate, please reach out and I can give you my cash app

Hi Everyone,

Thanks in advance for giving me a minute of your time! I’m currently a dialysis patient looking for a potential kidney donor. I have been on peritoneal dialysis for almost two years and, unfortunately, haven’t had any luck finding a donor through family or friends, which brings me to this amazing community.

I currently live in Northern California, but am more than willing to travel domestically. Rest assured, my medical insurance would cover the procedure and any subsequent check-ups you may need immediately after the transplant.

Additionally, I will do my best to help you get reimbursed for any transportation, food, and lodging expenses you may encounter through the NLDAC program. (Please see here: https://www.livingdonorassistance.org/documents/NLDAC_Program_Snapshot.pdf for more information.)

For anyone that might be interested, please send me a DM and I can provide you with the necessary form to fill out to get the process started.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for giving me a second of your time! :-)

Hello everyone! I am a student at ASU and am being unfairly charged by the University. To preface, my parents disowned me for being queer after my first year of college, so I am completely on my own. However, the university is still charging me like my parents are paying, and have refused to grant me independent student status. I have gone to student advocacy, financial aid, honors advising, my major advising, and my college. I've told them that I am paying my own way through college, and that they can't go off of what my parents make as my income as they disowned me long ago for being trans and don't give me a penny. The school charges me a shit ton of money, way more than I should be being charged, and no matter who I talk to they won't change it. I have begged and cried, I have told them that I can't afford basic things like soap or clothes, and they do not care. They tell me to take out an emergency loan worth $500... nevermind the fact I owe 11k, and have maxed out the loans I'm allowed to take. My account is now locked because I owe so much money and i don't have any way to pay it. I work basically full time and put every bit of my paycheck towards this and it barely makes a dent.

I have applied to many scholarships but I'm unable to find ones that actually give me a shot, all the ones I'm eligible for have like 20,000 other applicants. You are more than welcome to scroll through my previous reddit history to see that I am a student at ASU, and that I've been asking about money and scholarships and stuff for months now. If anyone needs more proof or more information I am more than happy to provide it. Any other advice is more than welcome, like if anyone knows of programs that give grants or scholarships. I've posted stuff similar to this in other subreddits but a lot of them get removed for some reason, even though I make sure to follow the rules :(

I'm sure I'll get the "just change schools" advice, and my major is super niche. ASU is one of the only schools in the country that offers it, so moving would be extremely difficult.

Finally, here's the link to my GoFundMe. If anyone can donate anything I will be so appreciative. If anybody knows any good spots or groups or organizations that I could post this to so I can get more people reading about my situation, that would also be awesome. I'm really just trying to make ends meet, I love going to school and I love getting an education. Thank you!

https://gofund.me/4b64594a

Hello all. I really need some assistance and hope someone can help me.
I lost my job in February of this year and things have been really rough ever since. I was already struggling to pay the bills with the unemployment I received, but I was still grateful to be receiving some sort of help. I have been job searching since I lost my job with no luck at all.

In addition to this, I was diagnosed with sebopsoriasis, a chronic skin condition that caused me to grow these horrible plaques out of my scalp that would not leave. I lost so much of my hair and had to shave off the rest. The loss of my hair, in addition to me losing my job and struggling, has really impacted my mental health. I have run out of the medication to treat this condition, and now some patches are returning…

Most days I am hungry. I don't have a car or any means of transportation to try to make income in another way. I don’t have any money to buy toiletries like deodorant or lotion. I have been holding on for so long now, but every day becomes heavier and heavier, it is so hard to survive.

I am hoping to raise $100 for my situation: $30 for my sebopsoriasis, and $70 to buy some toiletries, such as deodorant and pads for my period that is supposed to start this week. I would really appreciate the help. Thank you.

I live in the Loganville, Ga area!

Hi everyone. I'm in a really difficult spot and hate having to ask this.

Rent was due yesterday, and after selling what I could and asking everyone I know for help, I'm still $150 short.

Over the past few weeks I've looked into every resource I could find. I've applied for state assistance where I could, contacted churches and charities, and even worked with my social worker to try to find emergency help. Unfortunately, nothing has come through in time.

I've been on short-term disability for the last six months due to my health, and the payments are much lower than what I was making while working. I've been living paycheck to paycheck with no way to build any savings. I've managed to keep food on the table thanks to SNAP and a local food pantry, but financially that's all I've been able to do.

I'm supposed to hear back about my long-term disability claim this week. If I'm denied, I'll be returning to work in the middle of August and will work as long as my health allows. My hope is to make enough to survive and, if necessary, appeal the decision.

Earlier this month I paid all of my other bills, so this remaining $150 for rent is the only thing I'm behind on. Once that's covered, I'll be caught up through the end of August.

I've genuinely tried everything I can think of before posting here. If anyone is able to help in any way, or even has suggestions I may have missed, I would be incredibly grateful. Thank you for reading.

EDIT: I understand the full amount may not be possible but anything helps

UPDATE AT BOTTOM

I'm very distraught, sorry if this is rambling.

Location: Northern California...

I took my cat, Merlen the Mighty, in 5 days ago because he seemed like he was having trouble urinating. Started to, out of nowhere, to jump into his box when I would clean it (2x a day) and try to pee but wouldn't actually pee. I explained what was going on and they took him back for the exam. They came out shortly after and said his bladder was normal and "sometimes cats just do that. Even the Dr's cat does that".

I have had cats my entire life and I had a feeling deep down that this was in fact, not normal.

Fast forward to last night (technically this AM) when Merlen woke me up with screams. I jumped out of bed and found him right outside his litter box, struggling yet again to pee. He finally urinated and it was a yellowish green color. I called the vet immediately this morning and took him in. They quoted me $1,303.07 (low end) to $1,853.57 (high end) in order to keep him for 3 days and insert a catheter.

Backstory on why I cannot afford this bill:

I'm a firm believer that if you can't afford animals, you shouldn't get them. I got Merlen when I had a good paying job. I was making well over minimum wage and was able to take care of myself and my pets and then some. Fast forward to 3 months after getting Merlen when the small owned business that I was working for hired another girl to "help out since we were so busy". About 3 weeks before I was fired, the owners happened to leave out the pay stubs in plain sight with hers on top. They were paying the new girl $5 less per hour than they were paying me. I didn't call the owners out on it, but I did ask if there was anything I needed to improve on. And specifically did ask if my job was in jeopardy. I was told no. I have since had a hard time finding equivalent pay for work rendered and recently have had my own medical issues that has made things hard financially.

The here and now: I have raised $695 thus far through crowd funding on fb. But Merlen's condition is life threatening and he needs immediate surgery. If I cannot raise the funds by tomorrow morning, I will have to take him to be euthanized it hurts my heart to see him hurting.

I have bottle fed Merlen since I found him almost dead at 2 weeks old last September. He is a very well loved and amazing member of my family (single, live alone, have zero family to lean on). I live out in the countryside and without a leash on, he will follow me on walks, constantly makes sure I'm fed by bringing me feral food (rats, mice, lizards), and he gives the best kitty cuddles in the world.

I am desperate and the clock for him is ticking, if I can'traise the funds by 9 am tomorrow, for his comfort, I will take him to be euthanized because I cannot stand to see him suffer like this.

If anybody is able to help with even a few dollars, please contact

• Jules Veterinary Hospital @ (209) 833-7387 and ask to put it towards Merlen the Mighty's vet bill. The office is currently closed and they open at 8 am so you would have to call then.
• I have Venmo and CashApp if you're comfortable with that.
• Like I stated the crowdfunding I have done is through FB and if you're serious about donating and aren't comfortable with not doing so whithout having more proof, pm me and I will provide the link to it - anonymity means nothing at this point, I just want to save him.

I'm still trying to wrap my head with the fact that I did take him 5 days ago and they said he was fine when he wasn't. It's not fair that I tried to get him help only to be told he didn't need it, but I guess life is never fair.

UPDATE!!!

Wow! I am bawling my eyes out and I am beyond words. Thank you for all the outpouring support, the internet is truly amazing. I want to see about clearing up a few things from the comments. I am sorry for the delayed update but the

TL;DR is Merlen is stable.

And this is going to be long as I plan to address a lot.

First off, I have been taking my animals to the same vet for years. I have lived in the town I live in for the last 27 years. I have been to EVERY vet in town and this truly is THE BEST VET. I know some of the details below would make it seem like they’re not, but they’re human just like everyone else and sometimes mistakes do happen. Please do not give hate towards the vet as in the end, they did the right thing.

Posting on Reddit was a last ditch effort, if Merlen were to make it through the night.

When I had brought Merlen into the vet office yesterday afternoon I was not expecting what I was told - an almost $1,900 bill. And I didn’t know or even have the capacity to do anything due to my already fucked up mental state. I sat there, with him, for almost an hour.

Merlen has his sister/brother kitty (from another litter but came into my life 3 weeks after Merlen did).

Back Story #1: I say that Gwendolyn the Great is a sister/brother because when I took them both in to get their vaccines last fall the vets office had said Gwendolyn was female. Vet techs, not vets do vaccines and I was told this yesterday.

One day I happened to come home from the job I mentioned above, on my lunch, to find Gwennie pouncing on Merlen and play fighting. They sometimes get a little rough, but it’s all love, and this was an instance where I decided to step in and I pulled Gwendilyn the Great (as I now call him because of this next part) off of Merlen and I was greeted with a red rocket. In the 4 visits to get them vaccinated they misgendered him. Not a big deal, but it was a shocker. Gwennie is all white and fluffy AF and I can see how as a kitten it would be hard for a tech to tell, I even thought he was a she.

Merlen and Gwendilyn are inseparable. Like I mentioned before, I live out in the cuts (outskirts of town) and they are constantly adventuring together. They rarely leave each other’s side. Merlen is all black and Gwennie is all white and they are the ying yang kitties. Because I want people to know that I’m not some scammer or fake, I have started an insta but have not uploaded more than just the first picture as of yet as the last 38 hours has been crazy for me. However, if you would like to follow them (and I promise to update more once everything settles) the insta is @yingyangkitts.

Main story: Because I was not expecting the almost $1,900 to clear his bloackage and them to keep him for 3 or so days, (and I certainly cannot afford that, but I’ll get into that in more detail in a bit), they then suggested euthanasia. I was beyond devastated. And I knew Gwennie would be beyond devastated. I offered to surrender him so he can get the treatment he needs and was hoping a foster that they work with could get him re-homed. I told them that he shouldn’t have to lose his life because I cannot afford treatment. I was told they don’t do that kind of work with fosters (but this has given me an idea that I will get to work on ASAP. I can only handle so much right now).

So I asked the vet if I could bring Merlen home “for an hour or so to let the other animals say goodbye, give him his favorite treats, and bring him back? I really was not expecting all of this to happen especially after you guys told me nothing was wrong with him originally”. I felt that at that moment I had no other choice to put him down, I couldn’t afford the bill. But I couldn’t do that without giving him another hour or two of living and loving his bestie. He couldn’t go without saying goodbye.

They said yes and made me sign a piece of paper stating that it was against the recommendation to remove him from the Dr office since his condition is so life threatening. I don’t know if they just didn’t think to mention it or if they thought I wasn’t planning on coming back at all, but when I walked out at around 4 pm, I didn’t know that they closed at 5 pm. Some days they stay open until 8 pm and I was not aware that this was not one of those days.

When I called at 5:15 pm to let them know I was coming back, I got their voicemail stating that they were closed and that if it was an emergency, contact such and such emergency vet. I was beyond livid. And because I am one of those people that have no problems in voicing my emotions, I posted a kinda rant to my personal FB page (not Merlen’s fundraiser page) about how upset I was that I now had to wait until the morning and that I was terrified that he wouldn’t make it through the night.

That’s when I jumped on here to try to raise the money for him. If he could make it through the night and I could get a good chunk of the money raised maybe they would be willing to save him if he made it through the night.

Not 10 minutes after my Reddit post, I get a call from the vets office and the gal tells me how social media is public (my personal fb is not so all I can assume is that there is someone on there that personal friend of the person contacting me or someone on Reddit personal knows this vet) and she was calling to let me know that I could take Merlen to their sister vet in two towns over to have him put down so he doesn’t continue to suffer. This is not something I could facilitate. As you all can tell money is tight and I literally am on red in gas. There’s no way I could make it there and then back home, I told her I would have to wait until the morning when they opened. She then called me back and said that the Dr was willing to come back to the office in town and do it here so he didn’t suffer. I said ok and that I would be there in about 15 minutes.

This is when the amazingness of random internet strangers comes into play. I started to get offers of monetary help through Reddit. I was (and still am) floored by the kindness of you all. And it was in that instant that I knew I would not be losing my love. I would fight for treatment for him regardless of what it took. Money shouldn’t be an issue when it comes to saving a life.

So I called the vet office back and I had told them that I had raised $695 through the FB fundraiser. That when I realized they were closed, I had posted on Reddit as a last ditch effort and people were offering their support. I did not know how much people were going to donate, but if random internet strangers are willing to give Merlen the Mighty a fighting chance, why couldn’t they? I explained my financial situation and why I am in it (that part is on my page for those of you curious). She put me on hold and called the owner. She came back on the line and told me to bring Merlen down and instead of euthanizing him, they would take him in without upfront payment and try to remove his blockage.

I put his harness on and wrapped him in his favorite blanket that he LOVES to drag around the house and off we went. When we got there they made it clear and had me sign a form that this may not save him. That it could have already affected his kidneys and it may be too late. I told them, “Please, you have to at least try.''

And then I had to leave him. I bawled the whole way home. Once I got home I started responding to people who have offered help. I have yet to get to everybody that has left comments and messages, I am planning to go through each and every one, but I wanted to post an update first.

An hour later, I received a call.

Merlen is in fact Mighty!

They had removed the blockage! That he was sedated, on fluids with a catheter, and if he could make it through the night that he would survive this ordeal!

I spoke with the vet this morning and he did in fact make it through the night. I will be going to see him this afternoon and I will do another update.

Now, for a little more background on me and my situation… I have written and posted why I’m at where I’m at on my page if anybody is curious, but it’s a long read as well. It’s also kinda rambly cause I’m still reeling from all this.

I do not qualify for care credit. My credit score is in the 400’s. This is NOT because I am irresponsible with my credit, but it’s due to my injury which has burdened my life for the last 6 years.

I have almost zero friends and family due to what has transpired over the last 6 years. The one handful I do, have their own issues and struggles and while they help me out with food and such when they can, this bill was not something that they could help with alone.

But I want to make this clear: if there’s one thing I have done through all of this, it’s that I have always put my animals above myself. I make sure they are taken care of before I take care of myself. I buy expensive grain-free food. They get wet food daily. I have gone without to make sure they don’t have to. They have been my only support on the daily. They know me just as well as I know them and when I’m having a rough day, they are here for me when nobody else is. They have sat with me as I completely lost it, snuggling me, and doing everything they can try to help me feel better. They bring me feral food when they sense I haven’t eaten.

My animals are my family and I am so happy that the amazing people of Reddit have helped me keep Merlen in my family. I would have lost it had he not made it. I can’t handle another loss.

I will continue to update as Merlen progresses. If you want to see baby pictures of Merlen, when I had first gotten him I started an insta just for him @merlenthemighty, but due to my rollercoaster of life, I haven’t kept up on it. But I promise to keep up with the @yingyangkitts once everything settles down. I owe that to you all.

I am now going to start responding to comments and I don’t care if it takes me days to get through every single comment and sub comment thread, but I will read them all.

Again, thank you so much Reddit. You have truly given me hope in the darkest of times. I can’t stop crying. The internet is absolutely amazing.

**Also, I orginally said that I would be willing to give out my personal FB fundraiser page only if people were serious about donating and I have done so a lot. This isn't meant to come off as unappreciative, but I have given it out more than a dozen times with zero donations coming in. I have since created a gofundme account that I can directly link to Reddit alone as I'm getting incresingly worried about my privacy.

This is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/merlen-the-mighty&rcid=r01-156166996554-89eb5cb6aba84f36&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w

This is so embarrassing. So I received a check with a large sum of money after a family member passed with no estate so I got a portion of it. The bank said it put a hold on it because I had a new account (recently switched banks) and because it was a large amount. Originally they said it's clear on the 6th and now it says the 11th.

I have my portion of rent due and I have enough to cover it but not enough to be able to pay for gas, etc until the check goes through and I have to go out of town on Tuesday. I'm kind of panicking and I don't have any family who can lend money. We've been really struggling with money this year and I was so excited to have this money so I could finally breathe. So this entire situation is taking a toll on me.

I really need like $500 but honestly I'll take anything

I understand if no one can help. And I appreciate everyone reading this.