Even funnier that criticism came from a guy who's here selling stolen gift cards.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/starbucks-egifts-for-sale-100-gift-card-for-50-in-btc-555141
Topic: What are some good donation for BTC sites, legit ones and what not? (Read 514 times)
June 21, 2014, 12:42:34 AM
Forums can always be counted on, if you're looking for tough-talking dickbags.
Have you seen http://www.gofundme.com/ ?
Best wishes and sorry for your troubles.
Have you seen http://www.gofundme.com/ ?
Best wishes and sorry for your troubles.
June 20, 2014, 11:51:59 PM
Wow such positivity!
I'm only asking for asking sakes, I'm not planning on running some ponzi scheme or whatever and yeah I realize there are people worse off than me, but human shouldn't be about who's suffering *more* just what you can do to help someone. It's kind of sad that people are this critical in this day in age.
Anyways it was just a question, but I take it I'm not going to get any good answers out of this, so maybe I'll take my chances with lending.
I'm only asking for asking sakes, I'm not planning on running some ponzi scheme or whatever and yeah I realize there are people worse off than me, but human shouldn't be about who's suffering *more* just what you can do to help someone. It's kind of sad that people are this critical in this day in age.
Anyways it was just a question, but I take it I'm not going to get any good answers out of this, so maybe I'll take my chances with lending.
June 20, 2014, 09:35:39 PM
That's life. Get over it. There are plenty of people in your position and even worse that don't turn to others and receive donations and you are no exception.
June 20, 2014, 09:04:20 PM
I really do hate asking this question, and I've asked it several times. I'm currently running a sig campaign which brings in some BTC every week, and that's nice but I really need some help right now. And was wondering if there was any legit donation sites that I could sign up for that people could help out with btc or even real money.
This isn't a veiled attempt at begging I promise you, this is a legitimate question that I have that I would like to have answered because I've tried the indiegogo route in the past and it's landed me nowhere, I don't have enough online friends or IRL friends to ask for donations and I hate asking complete strangers for everything. I've always believed in the power of doing things myself, and if I didn't have the money to do something, or buy something then that was it. But this is a desperate time, and it calls for desperate measures.
As you are aware, my father has melanoma, my grandmother is dying from TCC (cancer of the kidney) and my mother has stage 3b breast cancer. I'm unable to work, I was legally declared disabled by my PCP in 2011 but I have fought with disability and SSI/SSD to get a check or any kind of comp out of them because in their eyes the work that I have previously done could still be done by me despite being disabled.
I have degenerative muscle disease called http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotonia while it doesn't seem like much to many people, and there are cases where people grow out of it, it basically means that I have no tone in my muscles and with age it gets worse. The amount of effort and concentration it takes for me to do one task that many people can do without thinking is well, a lot. There aren't many long term studies on the whole subject that I've seen, and I fear that I could end up within the next 5-10 years in a wheelchair unable to take care of myself.
I was involved in a car accident in 2007, when I was working for a major phone company. I was in HR and doing pretty well, I had my own small house a car, a job, and somewhat of a life. I was busy all the time and I didn't notice the warning signs of the growing anxiety and depression and panic that were looming. I've had anxiety about social situations for most of my life, but never to the extreme that I have been dealing with since 2008. On one particular trip, in September of 2007, I was on my way home from a meet and greet type function where I interview and round up particular candidates in Ohio. On the way home two cars, apparently in a race to get somewhere came up from behind me forcing me off the road. I wasn't injured or anything but run off, I got out of the car to assess the damage and didn't see anything particular wrong but that's where it began.
I started having problems getting into cars and going long distances. I could only describe it as agorophobia, and constantly would work from home to avoid having to go anywhere. I started having people shop for me claiming I didn't have "time to shop" and was boarded up in my house for months. In January of 2008, I discovered that I needed my gallbladder out after being extremely sick for a month. I had lost about 30 pounds, and could only eat soup.
In March of 2008, I had the final nervous breakdown on a simple trip to a local grocery store and couldn't drive home. The anxiety had gotten to me that much that I had to have someone come pick me up and take me home.
The point of this is, I need to get home, right now I'm living with my mother in the deep south. I finally worked up enough courage to do so, to drive 1000 miles. But now that I'm here, there are no options for jobs, I have a car but I have nothing else. All I need is some kind souls to help, that's it. I would ask for a lend but I'm not sure when I'd be able to get the money back. I am transplanted from the east, that's where my family all lives aside from my mother. I would like to be able to visit with my gram before she dies, the doctors give her 3-6 months.
So you can see, I need to find a way somehow to come up with money so I can secure some kind of future and find a job. I live in a very small town in Arkansas that has a Walmart and not very much else. And the Walmart isn't hiring. I don't have many online skills that are profitable, and I don't know what else to do. I can't wait much longer on going to see my grandmother as we aren't sure specifically how much time she has, just 3-6 months at best. Every day I talk to her and her health seems to get worse and worse.
I know I'm going to hear a lot of "get a job" or "this is a scam" comments, and that's fine you don't have to believe me. I just want to know of some kind of site that will help, whether it pay in BTC or money.
Thank you for reading and your time.
This isn't a veiled attempt at begging I promise you, this is a legitimate question that I have that I would like to have answered because I've tried the indiegogo route in the past and it's landed me nowhere, I don't have enough online friends or IRL friends to ask for donations and I hate asking complete strangers for everything. I've always believed in the power of doing things myself, and if I didn't have the money to do something, or buy something then that was it. But this is a desperate time, and it calls for desperate measures.
As you are aware, my father has melanoma, my grandmother is dying from TCC (cancer of the kidney) and my mother has stage 3b breast cancer. I'm unable to work, I was legally declared disabled by my PCP in 2011 but I have fought with disability and SSI/SSD to get a check or any kind of comp out of them because in their eyes the work that I have previously done could still be done by me despite being disabled.
I have degenerative muscle disease called http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypotonia while it doesn't seem like much to many people, and there are cases where people grow out of it, it basically means that I have no tone in my muscles and with age it gets worse. The amount of effort and concentration it takes for me to do one task that many people can do without thinking is well, a lot. There aren't many long term studies on the whole subject that I've seen, and I fear that I could end up within the next 5-10 years in a wheelchair unable to take care of myself.
I was involved in a car accident in 2007, when I was working for a major phone company. I was in HR and doing pretty well, I had my own small house a car, a job, and somewhat of a life. I was busy all the time and I didn't notice the warning signs of the growing anxiety and depression and panic that were looming. I've had anxiety about social situations for most of my life, but never to the extreme that I have been dealing with since 2008. On one particular trip, in September of 2007, I was on my way home from a meet and greet type function where I interview and round up particular candidates in Ohio. On the way home two cars, apparently in a race to get somewhere came up from behind me forcing me off the road. I wasn't injured or anything but run off, I got out of the car to assess the damage and didn't see anything particular wrong but that's where it began.
I started having problems getting into cars and going long distances. I could only describe it as agorophobia, and constantly would work from home to avoid having to go anywhere. I started having people shop for me claiming I didn't have "time to shop" and was boarded up in my house for months. In January of 2008, I discovered that I needed my gallbladder out after being extremely sick for a month. I had lost about 30 pounds, and could only eat soup.
In March of 2008, I had the final nervous breakdown on a simple trip to a local grocery store and couldn't drive home. The anxiety had gotten to me that much that I had to have someone come pick me up and take me home.
The point of this is, I need to get home, right now I'm living with my mother in the deep south. I finally worked up enough courage to do so, to drive 1000 miles. But now that I'm here, there are no options for jobs, I have a car but I have nothing else. All I need is some kind souls to help, that's it. I would ask for a lend but I'm not sure when I'd be able to get the money back. I am transplanted from the east, that's where my family all lives aside from my mother. I would like to be able to visit with my gram before she dies, the doctors give her 3-6 months.
So you can see, I need to find a way somehow to come up with money so I can secure some kind of future and find a job. I live in a very small town in Arkansas that has a Walmart and not very much else. And the Walmart isn't hiring. I don't have many online skills that are profitable, and I don't know what else to do. I can't wait much longer on going to see my grandmother as we aren't sure specifically how much time she has, just 3-6 months at best. Every day I talk to her and her health seems to get worse and worse.
I know I'm going to hear a lot of "get a job" or "this is a scam" comments, and that's fine you don't have to believe me. I just want to know of some kind of site that will help, whether it pay in BTC or money.
Thank you for reading and your time.
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