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Help needed! Also- ideas and suggestions?
11 years ago
Hi there! If you're taking the time to read this, you already have my thanks.
I'd like to truly begin this journal by saying that all things taken into account, I feel that I am a fortunate person. When I think of the welcoming attitudes, the support, and the kindness I have received from those around me I can only be grateful. So thank you all for everything- it's been a marvelous experience being here, truly. And that makes this journal super hard to write... Worry not, this isn't one of those journals about complaints, and I have no intentions of leaving the fandom after all this time. This is instead a call for help.
To be frank, my current position has not been the best for some time now. Events in my life have been building towards a less than desirable outcome. I have had to relocate and support myself and my family on meager income for several months and well... The unexpected has occurred yet again. My income allowed me to live within limited means, but I have had no real issue with that. I've quit smoking, began cooking more regularly, stopped going to cons, and discovered many ways to stretch a dollar. Unfortunately it has not been enough to keep up with life's little events. I am now unemployed, facing unexpected veterinary bills and expenses, and unless things change in very short order I will be forced to disappear for some time. I cannot fully express the frustration that comes from trying so hard to keep things going and yet feeling as if I am failing at every turn. Even if I were to find a job tomorrow it would be too late to cover the upcoming rent for next month and I will be evicted with no money to find new accommodations. It sucks.
Why have I waited so long to ask for assistance? Simply because to do so shames me. Despite the fact that I have reimbursed every penny I've borrowed in the past I still feel like a leech to have to ask others to make up for my shortcomings. However at this point I simply do not have any other choice but to put my pride aside and ask before panic takes over and freezes me into inaction. So please... Help me in my time of need. Help me save my home. Help me feed my family. Help me give my dog the medical care he needs. If you cannot donate, then feel free to loan and I shall pay you back. Any amount helps. Even if you can only send a dollar, it would be one I did not have before.
Let me be clear, this is not your usual "gimme monies" journal. I would like to at least offer something in exchange, because to get something for nothing makes me feel all sorts of moral ambiguity even in such conditions. It has been suggested that I offer a raffle with tickets at five dollars and the winner(s) get a coloring job from me. I am more than willing to provide my services should anyone be interested! Other options have been weekly art slave auctions where I color a certain number of images for a single person so that I may focus my time and energy.
I am eager to listen to advice any others might have regarding methods of income in exchange for work and services as I intend to earn my way though as much as I can. So please if you have any suggestions, ideas on how such a thing may be possible, feel free to share with me. Though I cannot do this on my own, I hope that with the help of others I can find my way out of this position and back into a place where I can support myself once again.
Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you are not in a position to assist financially; just knowing that other people care has been a major source of support and has kept most of the fear and worry at bay even with my future so uncertain. If you feel spreading the word would help, then you have my gratitude. And if you do find yourself in a position to assist, please... Send what you can via paypal to Tymbre[at]gmail.com and note me so that I may keep track and discuss whatever conditions you wish to place on the donation. I'm gonna end this before I get all misty-eyed from such an emotional outpouring, and I'll be seeing you all soon. Be well, and stay awesome. <3
I'd like to truly begin this journal by saying that all things taken into account, I feel that I am a fortunate person. When I think of the welcoming attitudes, the support, and the kindness I have received from those around me I can only be grateful. So thank you all for everything- it's been a marvelous experience being here, truly. And that makes this journal super hard to write... Worry not, this isn't one of those journals about complaints, and I have no intentions of leaving the fandom after all this time. This is instead a call for help.
To be frank, my current position has not been the best for some time now. Events in my life have been building towards a less than desirable outcome. I have had to relocate and support myself and my family on meager income for several months and well... The unexpected has occurred yet again. My income allowed me to live within limited means, but I have had no real issue with that. I've quit smoking, began cooking more regularly, stopped going to cons, and discovered many ways to stretch a dollar. Unfortunately it has not been enough to keep up with life's little events. I am now unemployed, facing unexpected veterinary bills and expenses, and unless things change in very short order I will be forced to disappear for some time. I cannot fully express the frustration that comes from trying so hard to keep things going and yet feeling as if I am failing at every turn. Even if I were to find a job tomorrow it would be too late to cover the upcoming rent for next month and I will be evicted with no money to find new accommodations. It sucks.
Why have I waited so long to ask for assistance? Simply because to do so shames me. Despite the fact that I have reimbursed every penny I've borrowed in the past I still feel like a leech to have to ask others to make up for my shortcomings. However at this point I simply do not have any other choice but to put my pride aside and ask before panic takes over and freezes me into inaction. So please... Help me in my time of need. Help me save my home. Help me feed my family. Help me give my dog the medical care he needs. If you cannot donate, then feel free to loan and I shall pay you back. Any amount helps. Even if you can only send a dollar, it would be one I did not have before.
Let me be clear, this is not your usual "gimme monies" journal. I would like to at least offer something in exchange, because to get something for nothing makes me feel all sorts of moral ambiguity even in such conditions. It has been suggested that I offer a raffle with tickets at five dollars and the winner(s) get a coloring job from me. I am more than willing to provide my services should anyone be interested! Other options have been weekly art slave auctions where I color a certain number of images for a single person so that I may focus my time and energy.
I am eager to listen to advice any others might have regarding methods of income in exchange for work and services as I intend to earn my way though as much as I can. So please if you have any suggestions, ideas on how such a thing may be possible, feel free to share with me. Though I cannot do this on my own, I hope that with the help of others I can find my way out of this position and back into a place where I can support myself once again.
Thank you for taking the time to read this even if you are not in a position to assist financially; just knowing that other people care has been a major source of support and has kept most of the fear and worry at bay even with my future so uncertain. If you feel spreading the word would help, then you have my gratitude. And if you do find yourself in a position to assist, please... Send what you can via paypal to Tymbre[at]gmail.com and note me so that I may keep track and discuss whatever conditions you wish to place on the donation. I'm gonna end this before I get all misty-eyed from such an emotional outpouring, and I'll be seeing you all soon. Be well, and stay awesome. <3
I wish ya much luck and will try to come up with some kind of way to help.. I know for someone with time and no employment the turking thing on amazon can process some bits of cash, but it's a slow thing to start and it's awful tedious. http://reddit.com/r/HITsWorthTurkingFor - I'd never heard of it before, but that's a community that sifts through a bunch of tasks and kinda helps ferret out the decent-er ones. It's easy to dive into but, again, it's a slow start, boring, and definitely no fun. :| Besides that, though, it's tough in the real short term sometimes to hammer up some funds! I did pawn off a bunch of my old SNES/PSX/PS2/etc. games a year or so back for a very pretty penny - at $20-30 per for the usual good titles, it adds up fast, and all sold quite handily on ebay without issue. I even pawned off a broken (which I disclosed!) top-feed NES and a handful of games for about $125 in less than 24 hours! Lots of resellers and retro shops eat that stuff up, if you can part with your games. I had done it in hopes that people who want to experience those games would be able to get them with them being in circulation, but I think all my stuff was bought up by resellers and shops. Oh well. :|
Anyways.. Much luck, I'll holler if I think of anything else or figure out some way to help!