Good day. My name is Ludwig. I am 36 years old and I am married to a fantastic wife and have a 4 year old daughter and a 15 year old son. Funny story, this is the second time I am typing this, because I accidentally deleted the first draft. Some background on me, I lost my Dad at the age of four. We grew up in an extremely poor household. Water and Electricity was shut off due to non-payment for months on end where we had to go to the local garage to fill 5L water containers to wash clothing in the tub, drinking water, dishwater, wash ourselves in bathroom basins etc. Food choices were bread and onions (both cheap) and I can show you ten different methods to eat bread, onions and combined. For an entire month in my matric high school year, I lived on the streets. I had to further my education and started my adulthood with debt. Shortly after, I got employed into an entry level position and grew in my career within a few years to Operations Manager. I attracted another employer who offered me employment and there I grew even quicker to the role of National Procurement Manager. My employer came under fire by our government for their racial ratio employment and left my race in the line of fire for retrenchment and/or forced exits. I personally was accused of theft for outrageous items life an entire lounge suite and a laptop. I showed them the lounge suite was transferred to a different division and called IT that confirmed the laptop is in their possession. This however left a clear message and I was lucky (unlucky) to receive a job offer from a new start-up company, which turned out to be fraudulent and left me unemployed from November 2019. I frantically applied for new employment and received two interviews in February 2020, but then Covid lockdown happened March 2020 and left me unemployed and with no income for the entire lockdown period. I have applied relentlessly for employment, but all jobs in South Africa has a racial requirement stipulated with all job adverts, leaving my race entirely excluded from any employment. As for government assistance.....it excludes my race entirely. I have subsequently found a way to generate my own income through selling products that I make, but this is only a fraction of my former income and with the months and months of living without an income has put us in a serious debt situation, including prior debt. My current debt is roughly R1 million ($75000 USD) and even when I was at the peak of my career I earned R28000 ($2000 USD). Now I am lucky if I bring in R15000 ($1100 USD). I can carry my current living expenses, but unfortunately cannot continue carrying this debt along with it. I am out of options and have sold nearly everything I own to stay afloat, but there is nothing left. I am on the verge of living on the streets with my family and I cannot have that happen. I feel worthless, useless and like a failure. I had to stick my pride in my pocket to write this and ask for help online, but I am truly out of any other options. My wife suffers from Bipolar and Depression, My son is ADHD and Dyslexia and medication is unaffordable. I can't afford to put my daughter into a pre-school and I am ashamed that my 75 year old Mom has to help me with money for groceries every month. At her age, I should be taking care of her. I am tired of telling my family to eat bread, nothing or "something cheap". I don't want to be rich or live a life of luxury, I just want to live a better life and look after my family so that they can have a better life as well. I pray for help every single day. Please help if you can! I appreciate the time you took to read this. Kind Regards Ludwig
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My name is Bronwyn Williams. I live in Cape Town, South Africa. My life has been blessed with 2 beautiful children. Everything is do, I do for my children...
Ever since Covid happened, my children have both been suffering.... I was retrenched last year, when Covid started. As a mom of 2 beautiful blessings from God, it hasn't been easy at all. I was to work from home, but was never allowed to fetch my things from the office once lockdown started, leaving me in a dire situation. With no financial help, from anyone. Inever received my "TERS" money or any money at all from my employer. And being the only and sole breadwinner for my children it was as if I'm slowly suffocating, while watching my children in pain & I feel I been failing as a mom.
No money for food, necessities or anything, etc. My rent is so far behind, My landlord has threatenef to put my children and myself out on the street, unless I can get help finding a new income. I could feel myself slip into a dark and deep depression, not knowing which way to turn to or how to survive and keep my children care doing for. My children have both been through a really hard and difficult time, and I would like to give them the "normal" life that they know.... I've lost so much, my car, phone, laptop, iPad, amongst many other things, including my childrens appiness.... which is more important to me.
I have been given an opportunity to work from home, but I'm in need of a Laptop, desk and some minor items. For me to be able to reach this goal, so I can provide for my children oncemore, a Helping hand is needed.... I need any amount of donations to help me, my goal is
R6 800 (this would cover the laptop, desk, utilities, etc all of which I had but was stolen recently, when our place was broken into. Amongst my children's belongings of which was also stolen....). Any amount will be greatly appreciated as I would again be able to give my children what they need, And be able to take care of them, as they only have me and nobody else.
My daughter is to start high school next year and my son is finishing his last year on high school this year, and would love to study next year. With any help, I could help my children achieve or reach their dreams... Thanking one and all. I am prepared to repay the contributions back, in due time.
I'm just a mother, who only wants to give her children the opportunity to succeed and be the best that they can be, and in doing so, find happiness....
Hey there,
I'm writing this because i'm lost. A couple years ago I bought a house for my current girlfriend, and her daughter. I honestly tried everything I could to take care of them. She wouldn't work but i thought as a man that's what i needed to do take care of my family. Well as she didn't work everything was piling up, I was working 60 hours a week trying to maintain this middle class lifestyle. I bit off more than I could chew. I probably took out 4 personal loans, to try to pay for things, and make sure they never had to worry about a thing. But sad thing is she ended up cheating on me and leaving me for another man. Now today things have gotten so bad. Gone job to job because of COVID. My car got repoed and I'm at the point where i'm so in debt i can see in front of me. I'm not sure anyone will see this but it's worth a shot. I forgot what it's like to feel normal or enjoy every moment of everyday. Just asking for support to get my back on my feet. Have a blessed day.
Hi, My name is Lloyd and I need your help. I'm 20 years old and currently studying in college. My field is Multimedia and development, ever since I've been dreaming to enter this course because this is what I love to do, I love learning about multimedia editing and game designing. but because of my unstable financial status, I'm not able to keep up with my school dues and bills. I hope that you'll consider my request, again any amount is needed. I'm desperate that's why I'm here.
Any amount that you send is already a big thank you to me, I'm a student with a dream .
I have never used any kind of sites like this, I have never known what it was like to be in this kind of need.
I'm a Venezuelan girl in Spain, I'm 30 years old, and I have worked my way to be here to get myself better opportunities and to be able to help out my family in Venezuela financially. But recently, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have found myself without a steady job, and thanks to that my work permit here in Spain was denied, therefore I can't work here legally, everything that I can find is under the table, and nothing stable.
I have reached a debt (rent and bills) of €2000, and my heart and my brain aches. I feel completely hopeless because I'm my only safety net, and I can't make ends meet, I can't even help myself and as much as I'm fighting and trying to find ways, and jobs and a way to have some sense of security + get my bills paid, I just can't. This might be my anxiety talking, but I feel as "I can't reach the coast" and I'm drowning. I will be kicked out of my home by the end of this month if I can't pay my bills, I will become homeless, and I don't know what else to do. I think I'm hopeless.
If anybody reads this and can help me out... Please, here's my paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mbnh
whatever you can help me with will be greatly appreciated.
Please, help me, I don't know what else to do.
I will really appreciate any kind of help, and most of all I'm sure that would restore my hope.
My real name is Brandi and I'm in desperate need of help. I'm afraid of going into too much detail but I'm in 7 months pregnant and in hiding from my abusive ex husband with my other 2 children. This pregnancy was a result of rape. I'm scared and trying to get to my family in California. I'm desperate and have no one else to turn to. I found a plane ticket for me and my kids for $438. I'm not asking for that much. If anyone can help me get close to that or at least some food to eat on I'd be grateful. And I will find a way to pay back anyone who helps me. Please help me. anyone who wants to help please venmo me @Brandi-7215. Its all I have because my ex has access to my PayPal and cashapp. If you can't help, please just pray for us. Thank you.
Hi I’m a single mom just trying to find help to pay my bills.I’m desperate and I have no one else to turn to any thing will help. I’m in dept and I don’t know what else to do.
Please help
Thanks
My name is Erik, and I'm here to ask for a bit of help. I've never really had to ask for help before, so this is a bit new for me.
Last Saturday, June 12th my roommate David and I had a fire in our apartment unit. From what the fire inspector told us, our bathroom fan shorted out and burst into flames. The entire bathroom ceiling got torched, along with some other parts of the bathroom. Fortunately, the fire was contained to the bathroom, however water got in the adjacent rooms since they had to tear the ceiling out to pur out the fire.
Fortunately, not a lot of our stuff got burnt, but a lot of things did get wet. The biggest problem, though, is smoke damage. The ceiling went up so quick that within a minute or so the entire apartment was filled with smoke everywhere but maybe a foot from the floor. The smoke was so thick you couldnt see even an inch in front of you.
Neither of us got hurt, and the firefighters managed to get our 3 cats out of the unit, so that's what is really important.
Unfortunately, the fire has made our unit unlivable. We were displaced for around a week before we could get into a new apartment. We stayed in a hotel for that week. Many of the things we own, especially our beds and furniture and clothes have been considered to be unsalvagble, so we have really nothing in our new apartment. We bought a couple air mattress, blankets, necessities etc ap we could get by.
I do have renters insurance, however they will not cover any of my roommates items, and will only reimburse the cost of my items minus depreciation. This means I likely wont even be able to replace what was lost. In the meantime, we are burning through all the money we have saved very quickly as we are having to eat our a lot, try to replace needed items etc. The insurance process is a slow one, unfortunately.
I'll admit that this could have been a lot worse, but even so, we are in need of some help to try to recover from this and get back on our feet and regain some sense of normalcy.
Any help that can be given would be very appreciated by us both. I tried to attach pictures of the bathroom and some other damage but apparently the file sizes are too large.
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