This post is out of date.
Click here for the latest posts & information.
Original Post
This post has been updated to reflect current information. Please read onward.
It's me, Azi. If you don't know me, you might have at least seen a couple of my chosts floating around. Hits, such as the Cohost Plus! Installation Wizard; the Eggbug Wizard Followup, the Cohost Yahoo! Parody, and more.
For those who already know me, you are probably already aware of this, but over the past year I have been relying on GoFundMe to live, as I am disabled and do not (yet) have SSI. Up until November, anyways, when, thanks to an unexpected "happy" accident (and the loss of a car), we received an insurance payout that allowed us to coast through the following few months.
Well, that time is long up, and now things are getting dicey.
- My boyfriend's father died, and he had to take bereavement leave. Since returning, his mental health has effected his performance, and they have scaled back his hours worked. This is on top of continually using quasi-legal accounting practices to report a higher gross income, which negatively effects our rent.
- The US Department of Housing & Urban Development has decided GoFundMe is classifiable as income, as due to the batching GoFundMe applies with their donations, and the singular source for deposits, it is "sporadic" income, or a regular contribution or gift. This means that to receive regular donations through the GoFundMe system would be to risk a major increase in rent.
- We currently do not have enough of a household income to meet our monthly expenses. Critical expenses, such as housing, grocery delivery, internet, and phone service are only partially met, and secondary expenses such as home & hygiene supplies, storage, device insurance, and more are not met without assistance.
- My partner lost his food stamps, and has been struggling to reestablish them. This has greatly dipped into our monthly budget. Additionally, due to circumstances, my own food stamps were accidentally over-extended, resulting in me being out a week of food, a week before my stamps refill. I am hungry.
So I need your help.
Namely, can people spare some change to help me pay off our next few expenses?
Since I can't use GoFundMe, there are two primary ways you can help me out:
- StreamElements — It's not much better, but its inconsistent enough they shouldn't count it as income, and I can choose when the deposits are made: https://streamelements.com/misutaaasriel/tip
- Cash App — Only works in the US, and I pay a fee because I opted not to use my legal name. But it also doesn't go to my bank account so theres leeway with the funds: http://cash.app/$MisutaaAsriel
Additionally, things like the occasional Amazon or Walmart gift-card are welcome.
Those would help, in smaller amounts, with things such as personal hygiene supplies, paper plates, disposable cups, and other basic necessities around the house. You can reach me about these things through my Discord, or (whilst it stands), Twitter.
I know it's a lot to ask, after we've been helped so much as it is, but I don't really have any other avenues but to beg for help…
Any and all assistance is appreciated.
— Asriel
- Rent ($587 until our reevaluation is approved; stalled as of current.)
- Phone ($84)
- Internet ($50)
Need assistance with…
- Phone ($200)
- Device Insurance ($12)
- Storage ($3)
Would appreciate help with…
- Music ($11 — I can go without this one but I'd lose access to most of my music. It's the only sort of "Quality of Life" thing I've got current.)
Lawyer said disability appeal is in review. I'm hopeful, very hopeful! But i still probably won't know or see anything for a month or two.
If anyone can help, I'd be forever grateful. They haven't adjusted our rent despite filing for it, and by my current calculations, rent is 100% of our household income.
And this is low income housing. If we lose this, there is literally nowhere else to go from here.
UPDATE
We have mostly enough to cover the backdue rent. Thank you to everyone who helped with that.
We're getting closer to being caught up on everything again. 😭