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In reply to the discussion: This is very difficult to admit, but I'm facing homelessness, and I need your help. [View all]tblue37
(65,550 posts)was hoping you were OK. I don't know you, but I deeply admire your efforts to help DUers who have fallen on hard times, and I always contribute *something* to each Wishadoo request posted on DU, even if I often can't manage more than $10 at a time.
I don't make all that much, and I have only about $150/month in income from the second week of June to the second week of September (and my first check in September is only a half check!). During the summer I live on what I can save during the 9 1/2 months that I get my regular checks from the university. That is why my contributions during the summer months are only $10 at a time. But during the school year, when I get regular checks, I always try to donate $25-$30 to each funding drive, unless several occur at once, which forces me to limit each contribution to $10.
Still, I know that even small contributions can add up fast. I think some people want to contribute but worry that their $5 or $10 donation would be too small to help, but they do add up.
Even those whose financial circumstances are too precarious to allow them to donate are doing their part by keeping such threads kicked, and even more important, by offering words of encouragement and compassion to the person involved.
A recent OP worried that we could get scammed, but I think that is unlikely when the individual is a long time member with thousands of posts. We can get a sense of who the person is by reading years' and years' worth of posts. I can't imagine someone would run a "long con" for such a measly payout.
Anyway, once again I want to thank you for all the good work you have done with Wishadoo.
Oh, and I am also kicking this thread for more visibilty.