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Charity
7 years ago
Okay, so . . .
I'm gonna vent about something here, since it does involve some furries I've known.
I'm not ever, ever ever ever EVER gonna give away more than say 40 dollars to any individual for their own benefit ever again.
Why? well, you see, I was swindled of 520 dollars - it was to help this guy and his friends stay off the street and to reserve my place at a certain apartment . . . he changed apartment plans and his friends were doing well by then, and also were kinda dangerous and one was psychotic, and I wasn't doing that well-off by the time he decided to just kinda do this . . . so I asked for it back, he said, several times, sure sure, next pay day, sure, tax season, sure this, sure that for a few years and NADA. I am an utter fool for having thought this could go well any way whatsoever. This guy also got art of my character, and even if it was the artist's mistake to make it my character, he posted it and only corrected it after I got after him . . . *sigh* and I gave someone else 200 bucks, dunno what happened to that . . . gave someone else 100 , dunno with that, either. I'm done being naive. I've gone through a lot of emotional abuse and neglect in my life and shit like this is the last thing I need . . I just wanted to help some people out, I wanna think I'm a nice person, but yeah . . if I'm asked to just give you money no matter what excuse you give or how bad I feel, I'm not doing it : / It's been proven it's not worth doing. If I had that 520 back I'd use it for therapy 'cus I really need it.
/END drama.
Thanks for reading.
I'm gonna vent about something here, since it does involve some furries I've known.
I'm not ever, ever ever ever EVER gonna give away more than say 40 dollars to any individual for their own benefit ever again.
Why? well, you see, I was swindled of 520 dollars - it was to help this guy and his friends stay off the street and to reserve my place at a certain apartment . . . he changed apartment plans and his friends were doing well by then, and also were kinda dangerous and one was psychotic, and I wasn't doing that well-off by the time he decided to just kinda do this . . . so I asked for it back, he said, several times, sure sure, next pay day, sure, tax season, sure this, sure that for a few years and NADA. I am an utter fool for having thought this could go well any way whatsoever. This guy also got art of my character, and even if it was the artist's mistake to make it my character, he posted it and only corrected it after I got after him . . . *sigh* and I gave someone else 200 bucks, dunno what happened to that . . . gave someone else 100 , dunno with that, either. I'm done being naive. I've gone through a lot of emotional abuse and neglect in my life and shit like this is the last thing I need . . I just wanted to help some people out, I wanna think I'm a nice person, but yeah . . if I'm asked to just give you money no matter what excuse you give or how bad I feel, I'm not doing it : / It's been proven it's not worth doing. If I had that 520 back I'd use it for therapy 'cus I really need it.
/END drama.
Thanks for reading.
GentlemanJaguar
~gentlemanjaguar
It always sucks being taken advantage of; Some people don't have any shame. Your heart was in the right place and that counts for something, I guess you just have to set boundaries now and you're doing that. Sometimes it is best to help people help themselves or let them figure it out on their own. I suppose if you feel the need to help someone in the future, instead of giving them cash outright, you could send them something they can use to dig them selves out of their hole. A personal finance book is a thoughtful gift to anyone who would appreciate it, or maybe a bus ticket or etc. At least you learned something from this right? Gotta look out for yourself. I wonder if I owe anyone any money...Hmm...
Mister_Adonis
~misteradonis
I learned a long time ago that most people who are broke are broke because they're scumbags who aren't worth shit. You just gotta look after yourself first and foremost.
Zia_Dog
~ziadog
OP
I don't think that's true or fair, there are a lot of things that could contribute to being broke, and I can't just say someone is a scumbag because they ran out of money. This guy, though, often made promises he couldn't keep and I was unwise to give anyone that much money on vague circumstances, I know better now, I was just very frustrated with the situation and how he might've duped me.
