r/ChoosingBeggars

Asking for switch and laptop

Asking for switch and laptop

Even if you say it's a big ask, you should wait until you get the priority necessities first 😭

u/AnnusLucas_123 — 17 hours ago

Or 12 bucks???

I think at this point is I’m just too judgmental bc wym you don’t have money but if you did you’d waste it on cigarettes when you’re trying to get back on your feet??? Mind you, this is once again, a helping group for people in need!!!

u/Available_Ranger_925 — 2 days ago

Pay $70 upfront to attend my friend’s birthday party whom you don’t know and to also support me (who you also don’t know) and my new business that you’ve never heard of.

Yes, I know it’s not a true CB, but I thought this group could appreciate the audacity of this bitch so sue me. Not many comments yet. I’ll update with more when they come in.

u/Malibu77 — 2 days ago

Need pizza - not eggs, veggies and cake...

Originally asked for food. Food was delivered. Now needs *pizza* because pre-cooked eggs, salad, veggies, and cake was not sufficient.

**edit - the most recent post seems to have been removed.

u/The_Ri_Ri — 2 days ago

2 for 1: 1)help us buy land for $130K so my kids can touch grass. If only 100,000 people donated $1.30, they can reach their goal. 2)help me buy a home for $150K bc I’m disabled and need to move closer to family for childcare and transportation. Me too pls. I need some acres for my dogs!

  1. Need to change screen time to green time. Just a “humble” dream to own land. No such thing as parks and actually engaging with your child instead of screen time. (Slides 1&2).

  2. I’m disabled so I need the public to fund an entire home. Not a rental, but a home. If she can’t raise the full ask, she’ll reluctantly take just the down payment.(Slides 3-5)

u/MinuteElegant774 — 2 days ago

Some of your neighbors really do need help...

I've become very cynical and jaded regarding online beggars, but on my next door a starving lost dog was found and it caused a lady to make a post saying, please do not let this happen to your pet, if you need pet food, I will buy it.

Some people told their stories and a lady with 22 cats she inherited from a neighbor posted, and I asked her for her address to send cat food to.

That caused a man to post about his situation with two dogs left to him by a former roommate and they also have puppies.

He said he has to skip feeding them when he can't buy food. He also posted his address. I looked in his history and he hasn't had transportation or a regular job for a while. He just does odd jobs.

I accidentally sent his dog food to the lady with the cats and she took it over.

He's living in an rv with the back wall missing, it only has a tarp. His mother said that he was off trimming trees for a little bit of money...

I mean, it's really bad out there for some people. Not to get political but the recent cuts have really hurt people and it's going to get a lot worse when work requirements for medicaid go into effect on january first.

Just a note in case you are into donating. In the vast majority of cases, people who are super willing to give their address for pet food to come via Amazon or walmart are genuine.

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u/pinksocks867 — 2 days ago

Off grid aspiring singer wants to share his “masterpiece” with your $. He has 400 views but that’s a reason to keep supporting him to get millions of views. You’ll be a part of history! It’s not about him! He can’t weed and paint bc he barely has enough energy to use “God’s gift”. Comments r savage.

For a lazy grifter, this guy has a ton of time to put into his 2nd crowdfunding. He has been succeeding (1290 euros of 1600 euros raised) since February to get funding to help him create a “world class” album without working and focusing exclusively on his music. A sound like Eminem and Dr. Dre.

He’s a victim of so many things: his car got seized, his dog got attacked, his phone and tablet crashed, 3 cats and 1 dog he can’t afford, no electricity until recently and no running water and and buried 10 friends. The only thing he can do to help him out of this situation is to let him sing himself out of this mess. The goal is to earn enough for streaming!

If successful, the fundraiser will pay for his music and equipment, but also, in the “best case scenario”, his fine for his car, medical bills for his dog and him, a new car, house deposit/rent. He doesn’t want to work so he can focus on self care and his music bc that’s his “higher purpose.” His music is “world-class” so he needs “the best quality.”

*The updates for his fundraiser and some of the crazy narcissism, highlighted, if you want to dig further but feel free to skip as it’s a long ass read.

u/MinuteElegant774 — 3 days ago

Help OOP pay off $47K in debt bc it is not a “luxury or comfort” and it has been a “heavy burden” on OOP’s life. 1 week later after no donations, the stakes have been raised. If OOP doesn’t pay off his debt, it will affect his ability to keep his residence permit and citizenship. So it’s serious!

While OOP appreciates that others are facing serious situations, so is he! He “reached a point where [he] felt [he] needed some support.” His situation isn’t as simple as getting more jobs and paying his debt. He need to find a “realistic way to recover” and that’s to crowdfund to “completely resolve his debt”. 🤦🏻‍♀️

u/MinuteElegant774 — 2 days ago

I want to surprise my GF and best friend with a trip to the Electric Forest rave with your generous donations. It’s not a hobby, it’s a way to “connect, heal and celebrate” bc the “energy, the beauty and sense of community is second to none.” It’s the “ultimate festival”. Good vibes only! 🤣

u/MinuteElegant774 — 3 days ago

Please give me $1800 for a trip to Disneyland for my daughter. We live in LA where we can get $50 for kids tickets, but need to make this trip “as special as possible”. It’s not just a trip, “it’s something magical—a place she truly believes in”. “I want to give her that experience” on your dime. 🫶

u/MinuteElegant774 — 4 days ago

Man with Ambitions as a Rider for Uber Eats asks for a free e-bike from strangers

Man asking for an e-bike from strangers on Next Door gets mad in comments at questions and suggestions.

u/SeaOutlandishness485 — 4 days ago

OOP is a 19M from India who is in love with his long distance girlfriend in the US that’s he’s never met. He needs $2500 for literally every cost for his trip to see her. Remember this trip isn’t about luxury, “it’s about creating memories and building a future together” a “real-life forever”.

OOP and his online girlfriend have known each other for a few years and are madly in love despite never having met bc “international travel is expensive”. So, he has created a poster with exact figures for his trip to see her in Ohio, including airfare, visa and biometrics, travel insurance, airport transfers including domestic travel, money to pay his girlfriend’s family for expenses, food and essentials, mobile and data, baggage fees and an emergency back up fund. Seems neither have a job.

Next GFM coming up…we never thought we would be in the position of having to beg again but since this is a forever love, pls help pay for an immigration attorney, any fees for citizenship, our wedding and license, a home, a car and maybe 6 months payment upfront bc I can’t work while trying to get my greencard and my girlfriend doesn’t have a job and lives with her parents. It isn’t about material things, it’s about celebrating being “real, consistent and meaningful” and of course our incredible journey. 🫶

They have never met yet so there is a picture of two people. If it’s AI, did they really just find a picture of a brown man with a white woman? 😂 Scam? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/MinuteElegant774 — 4 days ago

A guy in my building's group chat asked everyone to chip in for his "professional photography session" because he wants better LinkedIn photos

Posted in our building's WhatsApp group on a wednesday evening. His message was maybe 6 lines - explained that he's job searching, wants to make a strong impression, found a photographer who charges $280 for a professional headshot session, and was wondering if neighbours would be willing to "invest in a community member's future" by contributing whatever they feel comfortable with. He included a Venmo handle. He has lived in this building for approximately four months. I have spoken to him twice, both times about the elevator being out.

The chat has 31 people in it. It went completely silent for about 11 minutes after his message, which in an active group chat is genuinely a long time. Then someone replied "good luck with the job search!" which is the group chat equivalent of a very polite door close. He responded thanking everyone for their "support and positive energy." There had been no support. There had been one sentence wishing him luck.

The thing is I actually have a decent camera and have helped two other neighbours with headshots for free just because they asked nicely and directly. This guy didn't ask if anyone had a camera. He found a $280 option and decided the building should crowdfund it. There's also a completely free option which is going outside in decent light and asking literally any person to take a photo with your own phone, which produces a perfectly acceptable LinkedIn photo and costs nothing.

I genuinely hope he finds a job. I did not send him anything on Venmo. I also did not reply with positive energy.

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u/Darkf0rge_Run — 3 days ago

Give me Money so I could get a hotel room and take my 8 year old to the zoo

This guy is asking for money because his mother bought him WWE tickets several months ago to take his 8 year old son to a WWE event in South Carolina but he wants to get a hotel and take him to the zoo as well and he can't work because of a car accident so he'd like everyone else to fund the hotel so he could take his son to the zoo too.

As expected - the comments are ripping him apart. I posted some of the comments but it's not even half of them. Enjoy!

u/NewWorldliness8232 — 5 days ago

Grocery Store Beggar

I walked into a grocery store and was approached by a woman. She asked if I could buy her some food because her and her kids were hungry and were low on funds. I have a rule that I’ll always buy someone food, but never give money, so I said sure. Go buy a few things for under $40 and I’ll pay for them.

She got very excited and went through the store. To my delightful surprise, she got just under $40 worth of stuff. I went to the check out with her, the cashier scanned them, and I paid for them with a debit card.

Immediately after I paid, the woman tried to grab the receipt from the cashier. I told her firmly, sorry, I paid for these so I’m keeping the receipt. She got very upset and argued, but I still said no. Then she swore at me and left the grocery store without the food.

I know this scam. Get someone to pay for food, keep the receipt, then double back and return the items for cash when they leave. That’s 100% what she was going to do.

I returned the items. The lady behind the counter said things like that happen all the time. Bummer.

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u/wheresmychin — 5 days ago