#financial help needed

[xray-vex]

queer artist in need of help asap

unfortunately, i am in need of help again. progress since i've moved has been one step forward, two steps back in trying to escape the povery trap and have any sort of independence and agency over my own life. my minivan is running, but is in desperate need of a timing belt & other maintenance repairs. if the timing belt breaks, she's totaled and i no longer have a vehicle nor any real chance of getting a new one any time soon. i've had a couple of small design gigs but no steady work and i am drowning in debt. i've been job-hunting and applying but no luck yet. i cannot get a job without a reliable vehicle.

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i got an estimate for repair costs and was quoted about $1300. i've kept driving to a minimum but unfortunately today the check engine light came on. i can't risk driving her until the repairs are done. i thought i had time to postpone the repairs but i do not. unfortunately i've also had to reschedule doctor's appointments til i get my vehicle back to driving condition.

another complication is that i have an art show coming up and i was counting on having my own vehicle so i could actually be in the show. i have to get my artwork out of storage & bring it to the venue by May 6th and was really hoping to attend the opening night on May 10th, too. i had planned to offer my piece for sale and was really hoping to find a buyer since i am desperately in need of income. it seems likely at this point that i will have to drop out of the show.

i'm so weary and ashamed that i keep needing to ask for help. i am trying as hard as i can to unfuck my life. if you're willing to pitch in a few bucks and/or share this, i'd be really grateful. thank you for all of your support over time. it has been an excruciating couple of years trying to move on from my ex relationship and move across the country to try & start over. i've made it pretty far but still have a ways to go. i appreciate the support i've gotten. thank you for your patience with me. i want to believe i can get past all of this and make a better life for myself.

[mushruummancer-main]

I'm opening my services for emergency commissions! I will do any kind of artwork or writing! NSFW and SFW including gore and horror! Will write:

short stories 500-1000 words [10$]

medium length stories 1000-2000 words [15$]

Any thing longer is up for discussion!

Will do original works and fanfiction!

I also do ART!

original characters and fanart!

headshots 5$

shoulder up 7$

waist up 10$

knees up 12$

full body 15$

chibi 5$

OC [fan character or original character] Bundle!~ Character design + artwork + lore + short story bundle! 50$ [Character Design, Shoulder up, full body, chibi, short story length lore, and a medium length story about the character!]

DND [5th edition or 3.5 edition] Character Bundle!~ Character Sheet + Spell List, Character Design, Shoulder up, Full Body, Chibi, Short Story length Lore! 50$

All prices in USD! Payment through PayPal or Cashapp!

Additionally I accept tips and donations through my Cashapp if you just wanna help!

my cashtag is $mushruummancer

Literally anything helps at this point!

I DO NOT USE AI FOR MY WORKS! DO NOT ASK ME TO DO SO! THAT'S MY ONLY HARD RULE!

[kuchisabishiigwa]

Hey, has anybody done a GoFundMe before?

I really need help, badly.

About me:

Hi! I'm a 27 year old Trans femme native, with a limited community to ask for support. I have been working since 15 years old and had been self supporting for a half a decade. I was expecting to be kept on family insurance thru an extension program when I turned 26, but because of a billing error from a mis-input of information, my family decided not to enroll in the extension. Because of that, and my company's dishonesty, I was left in an insurance gap for most of 2024.

Medical Debt Situation:

I went to a sliding scale clinic to get a physical and labs, choosing this location because of the aforementioned lack of insurance. I had figured that the visitation and services bill i received was meant to cover the entirety of the experience. It was not disclosed to me that I would be billed out of pocket for the blood labs done towards the end of my visit, for several thousands of dollars, that I've confirmed will not be re-billed or re-considered by either the lab or my new and current insurance provider.

I now have Medicaid, but I applied in Fall of 2024 because I did not come from a background that was educated or supportive in what insurance was available to me, it took a friend's guidance to apply for medicaid and finally be enrolled for 2025. I have spoken with a broker since to try and save any funds.

With my current rate, I need to work 46 hours a week with overtime kicking in (after 40 hours) to go positive on monthly bills. This rate was only achieved after two years. Meaning any standard or slow week, now, and any sort of week prior, was unsustainable in the long run. (If laws change with overtime, It'll once again be impossible to make enough)

A car accident last year was another major hit to my bills, as I had to find a new car and refinance, as well as miss a week of work.

I am trying so hard to find a better situation with better logistics, but this has been the best I can find in the time that's passed. Yes I have been ENTHUSIASTICALLY looking for new work, for the past year.... but the time I've been working has been to push my resume past entry level, and be eligible for a position with benefits to begin with.

This has been the slow burn that has eroded my safety net. There isn't anything left except the debt I built trying to subsidize my unsustainable income and rainy days.

I have been trying for a year, and I am so burnt out. I'm eating packet ramen and Mac and cheese off of tap water. It feels like I was forced to play at a casino until I ran out of money. Gambling for my wellbeing.

My family's only support is telling me it's my fault to have not found better employment faster, and suggest I just drain what little money I have left to slow down the collection of my debts. Despite working since 15, and successfully accumulating a meaningful savings and a good credit score even thru covid, this situation has been a complete reversal and sinkhole of energy and funds.

I really don't want to take anything for free but all of my financial conditions are suffocating me in the "wealthiest nation in the world," and the people that promised to protect me in life support this system for how it works, and think I'm some brand of brainwashed when I express frustration towards it.

I urgently need some sort of community, or at least a safety net.

$3000 would get me through the next month.

$5000 would change the course of my life

....

If you know anyone, or anything. Please help. I am eager and able to work, I just haven't found the right situation.

Thank you for reading.

[christina-sonikkukokoro3]

I'm very concerned about my sibling, Renny... They had to be taken to urgent care for chronic pain recently and they're having a hard time keeping it together... Please, if anyone has funds to burn, consider donating to Renny's Venmo. I would just hate to lose them... 😢💔

[novelcsanchez]

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[translightyagami]

I’m off by like 20 bucks for rent this month, so would anyone be kind enough to drop me a few dollars to help? You can request a fic as repayment if you’d like! My venmo is @JScott17 or you can drop a tip thru my kofi linked in my bio. Thank you so much for your help!

[worginarts]

Hahah, I have $5 in my bank account.

I’m sick, so I can’t offer anything extensive, but I can do

$3 KoFi [link] donation pencil sketches.

(Can be cleaned up at a later date [for a higher commission price minus the KoFi donation] when I don’t feel like absolute garbage.)