Hi. My name is Daniel Bogdanov. Im 15 and live in Melbourne, Australia. Really, im only begging this money for some sick ass shoes. I dont really expect anyone to donate, but I would love it if someone did. cheers guys. oh and the shoes i wanna get, i have raised about 100 dollars, i need like another 900 :/ (Air Jordan 1 OG's) Thanks everyone. :)

Okay, here is the deal. Short and sweet. Yes, I am an Editor, but we all have money issues from time to time. I make a modest income, as does my husband. But we are house poor and live paycheck to paycheck. Right now, I have to work from home because I got too far behind on my kid's tuition. They have been out of school for over a month now. We are also behind on our mortgage and credit card bills. Most creditors have greatly reduced our credit limits, causing us to have to send in higher payments or risk a higher APR. We work hard everyday and we only want the best for our children. We have drained our savings and all our resources. Our family has helped all they can because they too have their own money issues with job loss. We only need a little help. Once we have our head above water, then we will be able to help someone else. Whatever you can give will be greatly appreciated. Whether its $1 or $100... we will thank you all the same. I will update this post as we reach our goal of $5000.

My name is Sherri. I am 26 years old and until recently had worked for a wonderful company since I was 20. Due to the economy I was laid off. Soon after my boyfriend also lost his job. We are not making enough money to pay rent let alone utilities and food. We have been trying everything we can think of to find a job. I was offered a job at Mcdonalds but only made 40 dollars in two weeks. We need to get out of florida and move close to family in Pittsburgh. We need this so we can eat, live, and so our dog will have food and a place to live. If we can't get the money together to move within a week we will be homeless and I don't want to do that to my dog or us for that matter. I hate asking anyone for help but I am beyond what I like or don't like. Please help us. Everything helps. Thank you very much.

I am not going to spew my sob story. ...What? It would be too long. Just this - Hardworking all my life, facing doing it until the day I die, which will probably be expedited from working so hard. I simply wish to retire. I deserve it, I have earned it. If I keep going at this rate, with the stress , and the pressure, I will have a stroke and become a burden to my only child. This I wish to avoid at all costs. I wish to live simply and freely for just a bit , before I am too old to do so! How can it be in this country you can be educated and a dedicated worker for decade after decade, and still find retirement an impossibility? Must we feed this poisonous system until the day we die? It is time to break free, and live a little before we die. Please help me out of this trap. Please.

I guess I just wasted my life and a promising career. After my family broke apart, I recovered over the years, staying with my father and, after some time, with a kind foster family. Life turned around and it became great again. I had a family, a good perspective and very nice education. Then I fell apart. It all started with me not getting a grip on my personal finance, so I found myself stranded in Atlanta, GA. I made my way back to Germany and got a job in Asia with a comfortable salary. That salary gave me the illusion that I could afford almost anything and I not only bought a lot of stuff that I realized I never needed, but it also made me finance a friend who turned out to be nothing but a cheat. She has left me and took a great deal of money with her, leaving no evidence but my memories of this cheating. But I recovered. At least I thought I did. I was naive and bought a car, rented an apartment and led a quiet life. Friends were my anchor, just like my father was. He passed away in December and I wasted everything since then. I started drinking, which I quit now, but some people out there might imagine the vicious circle it drags you into. Now I sit here with debts that are through the roof and when I tried to buy some groceries today, my card was rejected. I don't know what to do. I would love so much to get my life back on track. I know I can do it, but I need a little push. Unfortunately, the one single person who keeps my in line and who is the kindest person I have ever met, cannot support me and she shouldn't, as she needs to focus on her ambitions and her dreams first. I don't want to slow her down, so I don't even ask her - also, because I know she simply couldn't. So, this is my life, spread out in front of you. Now it's up to you. My arms are outstretched and I can only wait for a warm breeze to lift me up instead of the cold, biting wind in my face beating me down.