I've never considering asking for money online like this, and to be honest, it makes me feel like less of a man. But, I don't care right now. This is not about ME, it's about the love of my life and her amazing children. Her name is Kathie. She works 10 hours a day, 5 days a week and barely makes enough to support herself and her three children. She lives about 90 miles away from me right now and we see each other weekly. We can't live together until I save up enough money to move, but moving isn't our concern right now either. Money has been worse than usual lately and she got a short check last week. The rent is past due, and the landlord is taking her to court on Tuesday. Unless she can pay the rent by then, she and her kids will be homeless. I'd do ANYTHING to keep her out of the homeless shelter. I can't stand the thought of such an amazing, caring and loving person having to do such a thing simply because she's underpaid and overworked. There's nothing else I can do, I'm broke. I've asked every family member and every friend to borrow money and she has as well. We've got about half the rent so far through loans and some small donations from friends and family, but it's not enough yet. Every little bit helps. Please, help me to help her. I'd drive there and pick them up myself and let them stay here if I owned a car, but since I don't, this is what I can do to help. Again, please help if at all possible. Thank you all!

So I'm lying in bed. It's about 4 in the morning here. I'm feeling rather sleepy, and lonely too. I have had just over 800 views to my site so far over the last week. I'm surprised to say the least. Although, my attempt to get people to help me out is very unsuccessful as I have earned nothing whatsoever so far. The problem? I'm just a sad boy and I don't know the "right way" to get people to help me out. Plus... If I were you my "alarm bells" would be going off saying "who does he think he is". Anyway I had a feeling it wouldn't really be successful. I was thinking someone might donate at least a dollar but in this economy I'd be lucky to get fifty cents. Who would donate to a stranger for no reason. Here's my proposal... I'm desperate... I need lots of help. And probably some of the help I need is psychological to deal with my smoking and spending. I've stopped spending and haven't for a while so that's good. I propose you give me a dollar. For every dollar I will smile and be happy for a day. If you give me fifty dollars I smile for fifty days. If you give me two dollars I smile for two days. I see you get the drift. I have at least thirty thousand smiles to go until my "sad face" phase is completely broken and the world is fixed. Please find it in your hearts to help me. I would be forever grateful to you. ** Arkadian **

Hey guys, I absolutely HAVE to go see my boyfriend ASAP. When my parents found out I was saving money to help see him after his suicide attempt they cut off all the help they were giving me to survive on my near non-existent pay. Thanks to that I now have only $35 extra to my name after bills and don't know what to do. I have no car, and no steady job. I really really really need help to go see him. I've been so worried since I heard I haven't been able to eat or sleep and I honestly considered stripping in order to help pay for my plane ticket. I just don't know what else to do...I'm really really begging here. Please Help! I'll be eternally grateful!

Hi, I am new to this, and have no idea what to say. I am an older lady, living in Canada with arthritis, and I have found myself no longer working, and was living pay to pay and not much money, but it paid the bills. I have been trying to get together money to get my teeth and gums seen to, after an injury to my gums about four years ago now. I am a person everyone always said would never lose their teeth, due to my brushing and flossing four times per day, but the last few years, going on four years this year, I have had serious non stop infection in my gums and the dentists say to come back once I have lots more money. It will be costing a mint now as more wrong with the infection causing more problems. I find it getting very scary for me as the Medical Dr. says the infection has to be going through my body, and will at some point go to the heart or brain and kill me. I feel so helpless, and no way to help myself. I am sick and dizzy on occasion, maybe from all this, but no way to change it. I need to reach out and ask others, so I have decided to try this. I have no one that can help me, and I was told I must also live in an area with cleaner air and not the smog. I moved to cleaner air, but cannot get out and about in all the snow, due to arthritis and would like to live closer to family out west if possible as well, but means getting enough to retire with in the future, and I will not have that. My retirement would never cover rent and expenses in the future. I am seeking work now as recently unemployed due to the language laws here and I speak only English. I can get work out west but not afford rent in the area it is offered. I really am scared of getting worse off with all the infection and I have two loving cats I want to keep in my life. My story is long, so no room for all of it, but I chose what I feel is important, my teeth, gums, roof over my head with my two cats. I have had them since they were born. They really keep me responsible, and feel needed by them as well. I Love the cats and they love me. I do not take drugs, rarely, if ever have a drink, as not into alcohol, and do not smoke. I am just a person that had something happen in my life to set me back, and at my age, yes I am an older woman, and it is not as easy to get work as I get older and My teeth are just not helping the situation at all. My two front teeth are missing and a third one very loose. I hope someone is out that that cares and can understand how I am feeling and can see I am actually desperate as worry my health will get worse though I have always taken care to eat right, brush my teeth, floss etc. Getting older and no money to survive on. I am not very good at seeking help, and really have no idea what to say, but thought I should at least try and see if anyone can help me. I would appreciate it greatly. If I get more than I ever felt I would, then I will also help others that are in need. I believe that is what life is all about. People coming together and helping one another. I thank you for taking the time to read this. It is my last hope.

I find myself in a tough spot in life. In April 2010 I found my biological family and spent everything I had to get my younger sister out of a bad situation in FL. A few months later I spent the money i saved for only a few months to visit the rest of the family in Oregon where my sister is now living. Since then I have been playing catch up and not doing a very good job of it. I'm a substitute aid in special education and have been for 4 years. I have a great reputation with the school district, but they won't contract me because of budget cuts. Yet I see others getting contracted (which means full time work plus benefits) without working as long or as hard as I do. I feel I've wasted 4 years with them. The job is highly rewarding but I'm 23 and can't wait 4 more years without benefits or full time pay. They knew I'd keep working even without a contract so I suppose their thinking was, "Why waste the money when he'll still work?" Now the situation that is making my life difficult right now is my truck. It has broken down. Alternator is bad or there is a power leak somewhere, plus a bad radiator and master cylinder. I got another job and I'm not sure how I can keep going without the money to fix my truck. I had to drop my classes for this spring semester because with no ride, I wont be able to make it to class and work. I'm having a really hard time and have a heavy lack of funds. This is weird for me to do but if anyone can spare anything, I'd greatly appreciate it.