… for help with my house payment. I’d really rather be making stuff, but as long as my income remains limited (note — more people joining my Patreon page would solve that problem!), I’ll need to periodically reach out for help. I am coming up short on the funds to make my house payment for February. As of Monday late evening, I’m at $400 $320 $255 $205 $200 $0 needed for the house plus $50 for LuvLee’s medicine (now covered!) — for a total of $450 $370 $255 $200 $0 — it’s done! And it all came in on time to avoid the late fees.
* * * Many many thanks from me & LuvLee for everyone who helped! This community rocks ;)
Before I go on the whys & wherefores of what I do & how to help me, I want to digress a little bit:
In my last few diaries, there’s been a “trend” of individuals coming into the comments and questioning the very existence of fundraiser diaries. Some of it may be genuine wanting to know, which is fine, but some, like the one in my previous diary got really nasty (and also got a lot of flags and hiddens). So, I want to address upfront what’s going on. This is my take in my words, but I think a lot of the team here will agree:
- Fundraiser diaries are long-standing tradition on DKos, and it is the project of several groups and many individuals to support them. For more information about how the process works, see under the Community Links posts in the Friday morning diaries of The Village group.
- All participation in the fundraiser diaries and all contributions or donations are completely voluntary. No one is coerced to give or asked to give beyond what they are comfortable with.
- As for why we do it — well this is my take, but simply put: We’re not Republicans. We have empathy and compassion, and we aren’t going to let anyone sit out in the cold while giving lectures about “bootstraps” or whatever.
- Finally, we know there are people who don’t want to read this kind of thing. Fine, no one is making you do so. If this type of activity is not to your liking, you are kindly invited to leave the diary. There are plenty of other diaries out there, so there’s no need to waste your time and ours with futile complaints.
Okay, back to my particular situation:
As many of you know, I run an arts & crafts business that provides most of my earned income. I have other facets of my creative business that provide a boost when they happen, but it’s usually very few and far between. But … the sales often don’t stretch far enough to keep the roof over my head. Here are the immediate ways to help, along with the long-term solution I would really love to see manifest:
PayPal is burchjan atgmail dotcom (friends and family, please); purchases using PayPal from my Zibbet shop and "coffee" through Ko-Fi will also help.
… and to help solve the long-term problem, please consider supporting my Patreon page — Patreon is like “Act Blue” for artists, and is really the best way of helping now and in the months to come!
Also, fyi my Zibbet shop is where I sell my arts & crafts. My tag line is “I make beautiful things that make people happy” and your support helps me keep on doing that! Using PayPal when you check out with your order will get the funds to me immediately so I can count them towards this goal; other methods can take as long as a week or more. Here’s a sample of my items:
Fyi, for those who want to know How I Got Here: Let me refer you to this diary, wherein I detail the backstory about my precarious financial situation. But the short answer is, I outlived my money… which is not a good feeling. It’s just weird.
As always, my thanks to those who’ve helped and continue to help — even with tips, recs, shares, and good wishes. I know I’ve probably made bad choices in the past, but since I can’t go back and change it, I can only go forward. And I need a lot of help to do that :)
Last word goes to LuvLee ~
Monday, Feb 11, 2019 · 9:15:43 PM +00:00 · jan4insight
Monday 2:15 pm mountain time: With the helps that came in today, I’m down to $320 needed for the house and $50 for LuvLee’s Rx refill, so the total needed is $370. That’s a big step! Many thanks to all who’ve helped…
And, fyi, I’ll be heading out shortly to go to the post office, get cat food (most important) and other necessary items … Don’t particularly want to go out in the cold & wind, but duty! Especially cat food duty … lol. Will be back later this afternoon.
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019 · 7:48:43 AM +00:00 · jan4insight
Tues. 12:30 am: As I head off to my nightowl’s bedtime, here’s the latest: $205 needed for the house plus $50 for LuvLee’s medicine — for a total of $255. It’s so close now … just the goal to go!
As always, many thanks to all who’ve helped <3
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019 · 5:28:35 PM +00:00 · jan4insight
A donation came in for LuvLee’s medicine, so that is covered! And after checking through everything, I’ve brought the total for the house down to $200. Hopefully today’s the day … and always, thank you for all your help!
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019 · 8:29:17 PM +00:00
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Tues. 1 pm Mountain time: It’s done! The last bet has been covered, and it’s in good time to make the transfers and avoid the late fee. Now I can get back to making stuff (and LuvLee can resume her napping schedule ;)
My sincere thanks to everyone who helped, in whatever way they could ♥♥♥