#financial struggles

[aziraphales-library]

Thank you so much for all that you do! I've found so many good fics from your recommendations ♥️

Do you know of any that involve Crowley being homeless or otherwise seriously struggling financially? Thank you!

I have read one with this theme, Divine Restorations and Repairs, so I'd love to rec that too! It's fantastic.

We have some fics in which Crowley is struggling financially here. And I've got a few more in which Crowley has problems with money/housing...

Copper and gold by Joseph_Amadeus (M)

Aziraphale doesn't pick up hitchhikers but he can't help himself when he sees Crowley getting steadily wetter in the rain one night.

Be Still My Soul: The Romance by MirjamOmens (E)

It’s the summer of 1917 in the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Great War rages over Europe, and the empire of Russia, of which Finland is still part, has suffered a revolution. For Azirafel Fjäll, a minor landowner and a shop runner, all these things are only mildly annoying inconveniences. His dear friend, Anton J. Crowley, is not as fortunate. The working-class people struggle to make a living in a world where there's a constant shortage of food, fuel and work. Despite their class differences, Azirafel and Anton have been friends since childhood--and both secretly yearn for more. Can their two hearts find each other as their country heads from one crisis to another? Or will the ever widening gap between their worlds keep them apart?

Sharp Objects by ElderlySardine (M)

Back in the mid-nineties, Aziraphale and Crowley had it all. They were friends, lovers, soulmates. Life was hard, but as long as they were together it didn't matter. Then in one catastrophic fight caused by Aziraphale's cruel, coercive brother Gabriel, the whole thing came crashing down. The boys parted company for good. Now it's 2021. Life has spun Crowley and Aziraphale in very different directions before throwing them back together at their lowest ebb. Can they manage to hide their history from their new friends? Can they forgive each other, and themselves? Could there possibly still be something there between them? And with Gabriel still lurking on the horizon, will they be strong enough to do anything about it?

The Ghost of Husbands Past by A_N_D (E)

Az always knew that he’d be thrown out the moment his father found out he was gay. He hadn’t expected to be declared dead though - or for his husband to believe it! But their marriage had been a foolish teenage impulse (not to mention invalid in America), so when Az moved to a small town far upstate New York to start his new life, he moved alone. The kindest thing he could do was let Crowley mourn and move on, not be shackled for life to a now disabled partner. Tony Crowley never recovered from losing his best friend, his childhood sweetheart, his better half. He’d been drifting ever since; no plans, no hope, no money - and now, just before Thanksgiving, no job either. Given the stark choice of freezing to death or accepting his sister’s invitation to join her upstate, Tony reluctantly lives out the Hallmark cliche of Recently Unemployed Person Moves to Small Town for Christmas. It’s a time of hope, love, and family. It’s time for Az and Tony to find each other again.

Magpie by southdownsraph (E)

Ezra has just been hired as a bartender at an underground LGBT nightclub to help supplement his income while he studies for his master’s, and he can’t help but become infatuated with one of the performers, an exotic dancer who goes by the name AJ.

And the one you mentioned...

Divine Restorations & Repairs by skimmingthesurface, SylWritesStuff (E)

While it's unfortunate for one’s car to break down in the middle of the countryside, the pretty-as-a-postcard Tadfield could hardly be considered the worst place Anthony J. Crowley has ever been. Of course, it doesn’t help that it looks like it hasn’t yet seen the turn of the millennia, let alone this decade, but perhaps that’s just what he needs as he crawls his way out of the Hell he’s endured for the past fifteen years. Maybe the last thirty, if he's honest with himself. Though he could do without the rain. When Aziraphale Fell happens upon him and offers him shelter from the storm in his little family-run antique repair shop, neither are expecting it to change everything. The angel with his white umbrella and his tartan bowtie doesn’t expect this mysterious stranger to be able to fill the timely vacancy in his shop or the quiet of his life, but they’ve both had experience in restoring once-beloved items back to their full glory. Perhaps Crowley hasn’t fallen quite so far that he wouldn’t fit in with the rest of Aziraphale’s ragtag team of eccentric restoration experts. And perhaps they may be able to turn that talent on themselves and each other, and seal the cracks in their own hearts.

- Mod D

#good omens #ineffable husbands #ineffable partners #adult omens #financial struggles #mod d

[serahlink]

‼️‼️WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE THE ROOM (VERY URGENT)‼️‼️

(0/150$)

Sorry for another d/nation post but I'm afraid we're in another desperate spot. For those who don't know, my family and I (father and younger sibling) have been homeless and living in a motel as of November 2021. I've been doing emergency commissions to try and keep up with the room and food costs, but recently I've barely been getting work and its left us severely struggling the last couple months. The people that run the motel have been kind enough to extend our time but it's been two days without paying since even with us given extra time we haven't been able to pay them back for two days now; and we just got a call that we only have four hours to get the money together before we'll be kicked out.

Since we have no family or friends help with a home or money, or a car, we'll be on the streets if we cannot stay here. Our situation is incredibly dire and we seriously need any help we can get. Since we've missed the past two nights, we owe 150$ for tonight and we haven't been able to get a cent of what we need yet, so tonight really isn't looking good for us.

My commissions and donations are open, so if you're interested in either please email me at [email protected] -- I never get notified of message requests, so email is the easiest way to get to me. Again, anything right now would be a blessing to us since we've been at our lowest point. Thank you.

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[blazingstaro]

Custom Adopts! OPEN!

My savings are practically quarters and dimes, so YEAH! Adopts time! WHEEEEEE! (Writing this on mobile, and will return to edit in images for examples)

Custom adopts! I will take on one request at a time, as many times in a day as I have energy for!

This is not first-come first-serve. I'll take on a design if I feel I have the energy to fill out its required details. I will only do one at a time each, and do my best to do it straight away. Hence a wait list! (Said list will be kept on my DeviantArt journal of the same topic)

Comment/DM your request, which will add you to this list, and I will contact you when I am ready to take on your design. I may ask questions as well! If you have me as a friend on Discord, shoot me a DM and we can work it out there!

Ease of use template:

Complexity type: (simple, advanced, complex)

Franchise/style: (anthro/kirby/etc.)

Details: (color, size, outfit; the more details the better!)

Color palette: (image or description)

💵 Prices (PayPal/Cash):

· $5-10 USD - SIMPLE DESIGN (Example: Kirby characters of puffball equivalent)

· $20 USD - ADVANCED DESIGN (Example: Ethonians/ Dracos/Anthros with symmetrical/asymmetrical armor/clothes)

· $25+ USD - COMPLEX DESIGN (Example: Robots w/ tons of wires and purely asymmetrical details)

I have multiple modes for payment, so if PayPal is a no-go, ask me about other options!

Guidelines:

✅ WILL DESIGN:

💖 Anthro/Furry

💖 Kirby

💖 Dreams (mine; Custodian, Dappermau, Ethonian, Puffball, Draco [latter with @FayeleneFyre 's consent to the design])

💖 Pokémon

💖 Robot/androids (stylized/cartoony)

And more (feel free to ask!!)

❌ WILL NOT DESIGN:

🚫 Sonic (I do not associate with the fandom for personal reasons, so please respect that 💜)

🚫 Humans (not confident in my style with that, apologies!! Kirby/chibi humans ARE an exception to this, however!)

🚫 Mecha and equivalent in complexity

🚫 Inappropriate/Hypersexualized designs

🚫 Anything that will be used for inappropriate purposes

💰 Prices are flexible! Price can increase or decrease depending on design complexity. I will not charge more than I would personally pay for an adopt of the quality I make!

🖋️ Complex designs will be tentative, because that'll take a ton of energy. I will be willing depending on the project, so there's no harm in asking!

📝 I retain the right to decline a request if it goes against my policies or I am uncomfortable with it.

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[hellshire-harlot]

Categorically, I’m one of the lucky ones. Both my parents are employed, and I have an employment opportunity coming up quite soon. We own our house, I’ve never had to go hungry, and we always have heat, electricity, and Wi-Fi.

and yet. AND YET.

We are barely above the poverty line. Some years I had to go without school lunches because we couldn’t afford the fees. We save money wherever and whenever we can. Going out to eat at a burger joint is a special treat for special occasions because we can’t afford it often. Some of my favorite foods and snacks- pomegranates, veggie straws, chips, hell, even lemonade -are luxuries because we just don’t have the money to spare for it. The attitude has rubbed off on me so much that I go out of my way to avoid spending money and I feel guilty when others spend money on me, even for things like gifts or fucking therapy.

If any of our phones were to break, it would probably ruin us. If any of our cars broke down it would be even worse. One of the reasons I got into achievement hunting and building and exploring in video games is because buying new games is almost always a luxury we can’t afford. I use achievement hunting and making complex builds and finding all the Easter eggs as a way to squeeze out every last bit of enjoyment I can from a game so I can last until we can afford to get new ones. All of our clothes are thrifted or second hand. Same for most of our furniture. We stay in our house all day not only because we don’t like going out often and there isn’t a lot to do, but because WE CANT AFFORD TO DO FUN THINGS MORE THAN A FEW TIMES A YEAR.

I worry constantly about how my basic needs affect my family’s wealth. And we’re the lucky ones, because I’ve never had to worry about being homeless. I don’t consider myself very lucky, actually. My family worries constantly about money. They hate their jobs. They can’t afford to get new jobs because going without a paycheck is too risky. And how would they get new jobs? Neither of them went to college, and we don’t have the money for any of us to go. I’m basically unemployable in my current mental state, and that’s not liable to change. We’re lucky. Most of my friends have it way worse than I do. And yet I don’t feel very fucking lucky.

Everyone talks about poverty in the context of not being able to eat or receive reliable healthcare. Obviously those are huge fucking issues that need to be immediately addressed, and I don’t mean to minimize them. But I hardly see anyone talking about the kind of poverty that gives you just enough to get by a little comfortably- but no more than that. You have the money for your home, your food, your car. But you don’t have money for games. You don’t have money to go out and eat something nice. You don’t have money to buy toys for your kids. You don’t have money to see a movie, or buy that new phone that would be such an improvement over the secondhand one you have now. You don’t have money for anything that would put you at ease. And yet, you’re made to feel lucky, that you should be grateful. You’re not poor, poor people can’t put food on the table. Stop complaining. Be grateful. You could have it so much worse.

No one even addresses that yes it could be worse. But it sure as hell could be a lot fucking better, too. And that kills me.

#Poverty #Lower class #Classism #minimum wage #Vent #anarchism #anti capitalism #Eat the rich #I’m just so frustrated #I just want to have something nice every once in a while #Luxury #Middle class #Lower middle class #Money #Struggles #financial struggles #Homelessness #Poor #Class struggle #class war #I want to kill every Billionaire in the world. I want to make them suffer. #I want to tear their eyes out and make them eat them. I want to make them suffer like I have #I wanna rip their throats out with my teeth and burn them alive. #wealth redistribution

[alynnl]

I went to the doctor about two weeks ago for worsening flare ups of my chronic illness symptoms and... (Personal rant, talk of finances and health issues ahead)

I was prescribed medicine for my IBS symptoms that made them noticeably worse

Technically against medical advice (the 24/7 nurse hotline) I stopped taking these meds because I can't be laid up with diarrhea and abdominal pain.

If I don't work, I don't get paid and I am terrified of falling behind on utilities because these companies don't cut anybody slack (I was threatened with an electric shut-off in 2019. The threat is real. They took every penny in my bank account back then. It feels like nothing short of extortion)

I had a complete abdomen ultrasound and it came back that all my organs (kidneys, liver, spleen, appendix, gallbladder etc) were normal

I just got billed for this ultrasound today and running the numbers in my head, I've been billed enough for half a day's wages

This is despite the receptionist at the front desk saying "Don't worry, your insurance will cover all of it! :)"

This is making me hesitant to get any more medical attention for my chronic illness at all because I'll definitely pay for it later

That feel when I still have to take matters into my own hands with Food Trial and Error and so many White Rice and Ginger Ale Days

I'm doing (relatively?) fine now only because of my own management of my illness and not the doctors'

What exactly was the point of it all?

#Lynn speaks #rant #vent #life with chronic illness #life with chronic pain #adult fears #financial struggles #working class problems #frustration #US healthcare at work (deep sigh)

[howlingdrakes0ng]

Heya guys! I'm having a bit of money trouble since I came back from Florida and I really need money to get to work. If you can, please send a donation to my Ko-Fi.

Currently, I don't have a car so my only source of transportation is Uber. It would be nice to have money for a car. Then I wouldn't be in this mess right now.

#personal #donate to my Ko-Fi #signal boost #financial struggles

[not-all-the-prayers]

PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN ❤️❤️

my mom and I are FINALLY moving

however, it’s a week earlier than they initally said it would be so we had already re-budgeted our funds. 

so now we have to pay $1,200 by Friday (6/2, two days from today). we don’t have it because we had counted on my next check coming before moving day.

if we don’t get out we’ll have an eviction on our records.

if anyone could spare anything (or share this post) it would help us out so much!!

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#signal boost #please help if you can #personal #financial struggles #financial need

[daddygivememoney]

Who can pay my bills this month 🫣

#pay my bills #pay my rent #financial support #financial help #financial struggles

[roleplaylms1024]

I hate to ask a bunch of strangers on the internet for help, especially since I have avoided putting my real name or face on this website, but I'm really in a bind. For context, my fiancee is disabled due to a heart condition. For the past 10 years, he's been part of a housing assistance program. Well, we recently were re-evaluated, and they decided to kick us off the program because I'm living with him and I make too much money. The apartment manager is allowing us to stay, but we'll have to pay a $300 security deposit and sign a new lease. Our rent is also going to double. We have until the end of May to pay the $300. Problem is this hit us at a bad time, and I just DON'T HAVE $300. My hours have been cut at work and I'm worried we won't be able to afford it. Please, if you can, donate to my Gofundme and help us keep our home.

#gofundme #real life #financial struggles #donations #I'm sorry I had to do this #I hate asking people for money #i feel like a burden

[cloudbushting]

hi please spread this post. I'm not in the best financial situation since a close family member is severely ill and I am not able to work because I'm caring for them full time. I've been trying to advertise my tarot business for a while through adverts, my tiktok page (@sayitlikeitistarot) and my Facebook page (Sayitlikeitistarot).

so please spread the word...I'm doing readings for €5 for a past present future fast reading, or €15 for a full 1 hour detailed reading. Dm me for more info

Payment available via

-PayPal: [email protected]

-Bank transfer (DM me for more info)

I'm also accepting donations if anyone is able to help me out so I can support my family member

Thank you very much.

#tarot reading #tarot #spiritual awareness #spiritual guidance #help #financial struggles

[stardustjessie]

Hi, I'm struggling financially right now. I had to miss two days of work due to sickness and mental health and got suspended. So I'm losing a lot of my salary. If anyone could help, it would be greatly appreciated. I do commissions at a rather cheap price. I really need help to be able to pay my bills for this month.

If would like a commission, feel free to DM here on tumblr or contact me on discord! In which case, please ask me in DMs.

https://stardustjessie.carrd.co/#commissions

If you need more examples, you can look through my account or my deviantart.

I also have a Ko-Fi if you wish to donate instead!

#commissions #art commissions #trans artist #artist on tumblr #commissions open #open commissions #financial struggles

[serahlink]

❗HELP A HOMELESS ARTIST❗

Reblogs/shares are greatly appreciated as well!

Making an updated post of this with newer works, and because we're in desperate need of help again, so this'll hopefully give me and my new family some new work.

Hi, my name is Link and my family and I (father and younger sibling) have been homeless for a year and a half now (since November 2021). It's a long story but in short, my father fell into a diabetic coma and lost his job, leaving him without a home since he mainly lived in his truck. My sibling and I were also being forced to leave our homes, so it was a very sad coincidence 🥲 my friend, who's home I had to leave due to family issues, drove us to the nearest motel and I've been doing commissions to support us ever since.

We're living day by day with the commissions I and my sibling recieve (I'll link their commissions here and here if you want to check them out) and recently, work has been very scarce. Most days, like today, we're staying up all night and afternoon to pay for our room that we're trying to stay in and we barely have any food for the week. I'm hoping to get enough to pay for at least today and something to eat for tonight.

We don't have any family support (each side of the family has refused to help) and no friend support from any of us, so we've been doing things ourselves from the start. We'd really appreciate any kind of help we could get, especially with the way things are going right now. I'll be putting my prices and contact info below if anyone is interested. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for sharing this or any help you give us if we do, it really means a lot to us.

Also! My turnaround time per commission is up to a week for smaller commissions and up to two weeks for bigger commissions since I'm usually busy with starting/finishing other commissions because I have to take on a lot at once to maintain our living situation. If you ever need an immediate update aside from my normal updates between stages, please let me know! As for payment, it will be made upfront with no refunds since we need to use them right away either for the room or food and don't have the extra funds to repay in case someone would want a fund.

Business Email - [email protected]

~Prices~

Sketch (price depending on type of sketch) - base price of 10$

Sketch page - 10$ per sketch

Headshot - 20$ (+10$ if shaded)

Bust - 30$ (+10$ if shaded)

Half body - 45$ (+10$ if shaded)

Full body - 60$ (+10$ if shaded)

Couples Commission (a commission that includes two people) - 90$ (+15$ if shaded)

Group commissions (commission that includes more than two people, price dependant on the details) - 60 base price(one character, unshaded; each extra character is +75% to the original price) (40$+ if shaded)

Paintings (price depending on the details) - 100$+

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[alynnl]

I want to put this out there in hopes that I’m not alone… (real life rant ahead)

I would like to think that I’m a very responsible person when it comes to money. I pay all my bills on time. And I mostly save up any money leftover, spending a little here and there on things I either want (such as takeout food, chocolates, sushi) or need (for example, over the counter and prescription meds, clothes, shoes.)

I don't gamble, smoke or drink. Both for moral reasons and the very practical one that it's too expensive.

And yet...

Despite working every day I can, sometimes through chronic pain, scrimping, saving, cutting coupons every which way I can...

Something dawned on me yesterday. And it's still lingering today.

I more than likely won't be able to buy any Christmas gifts this year, not for the family who lives with me (to which I am the sole breadwinner) or to my extended family (whom we are on good terms with and I usually get presents to show my appreciation for them and all the favors they've done for us throughout the years.)

This will be the first year this has happened. That even a "little something for everyone" might be out of reach.

Me and my immediate family experienced a lot of hardships this year (and on top of that our rent is going up by quite a large amount come January) but that still doesn't feel like a good reason to just flat out buy nothing for anyone.

I also don't have enough knowledge of arts and crafts (and probably not the supplies) to "just make something" either.

(Although one of my friends has suggested making up a pretty box of sugar cookies and that's definitely doable in terms of my budget and ability.)

Is anyone else going through the same thing? If so, how are you coping with it?

Any advice, or even just kind words are welcome.

I'm already feeling the holiday blues, and it's not even December.

#Lynn speaks #personal #real life #holiday blues #financial struggles

[preppers-will]

#survival #prepping #preparedness #money saving #financial struggles #financial planning #financial crisis

[tutorgirlcommissions]

hey , loves . i don't know how to start this or go about it , so i'm just going to say it . it's no secret by now that my family and i are past due on bills and rent , or that we're being threatened with eviction by our landlord . it's also no secret that i'm the sole income in the apartment ( both of my parents are disabled ) , by way of commissions because i don't have the option to get a job because of my own disability and other reasons that i won't get into on the dash .

we had a v.erizon given gift card that was supposed to ( and allowed ! ) to be used to pay off our internet bill with them this month but last minute , the company blocked us from being able to redeem it because of our past due balance . that leaves us with a $257 USD internet bill that's due in two days and no way of paying it . and if i don't have internet , i can't earn an income for literally anything . and if we do get disconnected , i have no way of getting it back because we also don't have cellphone service anymore to call v.erizon and get it hooked back up if ever we were to get the money .

y'all know i hate when i have to ask but i'm stressed and desperate right now . please , if you have the means to donate anything ( even $1 adds up over time ) , i would appreciate it more than anything . if not , that's okay ! could you , please , maybe spread this around , in case it gets to someone who could ? thank you .

IF  YOU  WOULD  LIKE  TO  DONATE     : KO-FI     |     PAYPAL     |     PAYHIP

#financial help // #financial help cw #financial struggles #idk what to tag this #i never do

[not-all-the-prayers]

Please help if you can ❤️❤️

my mom and I are finally getting out of our apartment complex. They have been awful and my mom’s disability attorney has had to step in and be an intermediary because the nonsense they’re pulling is awful AND illegal.

so basically we had to use all our funds to apply for the new place we just got approved for that’s willing to work with us while my mom’s disability is still pending

but that means we don’t have money left to pay rent to where we are now in the meantime. we’re literally trying to think of everything but we’re still ending up about $1,000 short if you include our other bills

if anyone can spare anything (or offer any advice also)

please also share this if you don’t mind ❤️

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#personal #signal boost #please help if you can #financial struggles