I am a 65 year old widow. Thank God I am in good health. I live alone in Egypt, since moving here from England with my husband 11 years ago. He died suddenly 2 years after we arrived. I managed ok for 3 years, [there was no insurance money] invested well and wisely to provide an income until the financial crash which hurt me as badly as many others. I sold all my stocks and invested in a house here intending to fix it up a little and then sell it after a year or so [intending to reinvest the money in the market and get back on track financially]. In this venture I was helped by an Egyptian friend of my late husband, he drove me in my car, translated, helped me find a lawyer and I relied on him implicitly for years. He and his wife and family were my only real friends here. Expats were few and transient of course, even before the revolution.I paid him well, helped with his household expenses, gave his wife many gifts etc, they were not a rich family. When it became apparent that the stock markets were not recovering any time soon I advertised the house on line as my living funds were getting low - and when it was time to meet prospective buyers I was informed that this man had conspired with the lawyer [to who I had given POA - as is required here in Egypt] to have both the house and my new car registered in his name. Furthermore he had sold the house about two months earlier. He was still driving my car [garaged in his home] and still accepting wages as my 'chauffeur'! Of course I contacted the police, [but by then the revolution was in full swing, no-one trusted foreigners, courts were closed, police stations were being attacked...] Finally I was advised to take out a civil case which has now dragged on, for the above reasons, and ongoing bureaucratic problems, for 3 years. By now my lawyer is working for nothing, hoping I can pay when I win the case. My losses were around 30,000GBP and have left me penniless because with no investments, no income. I have a small UK government pension [a pitiful 144GBP per month] I live in a terrible flat, have no money to leave the country,.After I pay my rent, I am left with 10GBP a week to live on, I pretty much eat every other day, If I get sick, or have an injury, I simply cannot afford to visit a doctor here. I have borrowed over the past year or so, a total of 3000GBP from friends who simply can't offer any more, and I feel uncomfortable that I cannot repay this yet. Because of political changes I could not try to find work here. I am afraid of literally dying of malnutrition, people comment on how thin I am, it is so very shaming.I have family in England who I have obviously asked for help, but they like many these days, are struggling financially, credit card debts etc, and I frankly do not think they fully grasp how dire my situation is. Even I am stunned when I think of it. I swear, I did nothing to deserve this. I have always been honest and charitable. I am not stupid, I simply trusted a person I had known for over 7 years who gave not one single hint that he had been planning this for years. I can provide proof of this awful mess, and would gladly do my best to repay as much as possible when I am back on my feet. By the way, if it were at all possible to get help from my Embassy here I certainly would, but I tried asking and that is 'not what embassies are for' apparently. Any help would be gratefully received. But thanks for reading this anyway.

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Hello, friends, family, and kind-hearted strangers,

I’m reaching out today because I find myself in an incredibly challenging situation and in desperate need of your support. Life has thrown unexpected hurdles my way, and I am struggling to make ends meet. I lost my job due to process ramp down by the client.
Struggling to arrange fund to buy foods for my pets and me.

Every little bit helps, and I’m humbly asking for your help to get back on my feet. Your donation will go directly towards for rent, medical bills, food. Even if you can’t contribute financially, sharing this page with your network would mean the world to me.

I understand times are tough for everyone, but if you’re able to offer any amount, it will make an incredible difference in my life right now. I am deeply grateful for your support, whether it’s through a donation or simply your kindness and encouragement.
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Thank you so much for your time, care, and generosity.

Sincerely,
Vinod Marley

Hello and thank you so much for reading. I am here asking for help to catch up on my rent. I am 42 yr old mom of five great kids ages 11,8,7(twins) and my youngest is 2. My partner, their father has been unable to work due to an injury. I have been the sole provider for years now and it caught up with me when my job fired me last August. I normally work in payroll but since then I have taken any odd job available and adding delivery driving to the mix. I have never been unemployed for this long and it has weighed on me how will I keep us off the streets. I have asked for help through county programs but I've been turned away, even when I tell them what is at risk is my five kids being homeless. Some have even suggested I give up my kids and that is not remotely an option. I have however been offered a full time position as an administrative assistant, which I've accepted but the job doesn't start until the middle of May. I've told my landlord this, hoping they would give me an extension or hold on the eviction. Anything to keep us in our apartment until my paychecks start coming. But they won't budge and I need $3000 to stop the eviction. If I gave them even a portion of that amount they would be more open to working with me on a payment plan. So here I am asking you good people for help keeping my kids in their home. Thank you again for reading. And I appreciate anything that you're willing to do. PayPal Link: https://paypal.me/RichelleOliver83?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

I am 28 yrs old Married with 2 children , I am in debt together with my husband in the amount of $17,000.00. We accumualted debt because of school debt, some medical debt , but mostly , car repair, acts of god, situations. My husband and my combined income barely makes 30k a year. I have went to school but cannot find a job, in my field of study, i work parttime, for barely above minumum wage. he works full time for about 15$ a hour. Right now we are paying our debt off and are up to date on our payments but, we are trying to go back to school and grants only cover so much . I cannot do school and work as my children dont have a daycare I can afford. We have cut down on alot of uneeded things so that we can make these payments on time and not have to open another card just to make rent car payment.We have 2 cars one 2001 sport trac, we bought used payed it off but now it doesnt work after we already put almost 6k into fixing it. The other is a chevy traverse but now its acting up 2009 got it used as well but its not payed off. I am also trying to get our own home, we rent right now from my mother in law. I am applying to jobs left and right and have not found any in my area that will fit my husbands schedule and help us make ends meet. Really down on our luck here I am asking for , $19,000.00 this money will be used to pay off all of our debt and to fix the sport trac so I can use the vehicle to find a better job. with the monthly payments gone I will be able to afford daycare to , have my children safe so I can go to work full time. that is my goal right now. if i can find a better job we may have enough credit to , get a fha loan or at least be able to save money and get our own home. Please if anyone can help in anyway i would appreciate it. I dont have cancer I am not dying but i will say i cannot even afford medical insurance for my husband and I, I made sure my children have insurance but that is costly we really need help.