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| Monday, April 16 2007 @ 01:47 PM EDT |
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i would like to help you help me
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pammie | Views::
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hi barry i am a widower of thirty plus years am lonely and could use someone to talk to also am not going to lie wuld like to buy a house and pay off my bills but that can wait. i was reading your blog and you relayed you are alone having a big problem with your health and the money doesnt make you happy. well money cant make you better i hear it helps would like to talk to you if you have the time do i send you lmy email or do you already have it i am so green about this computer stuff await your reply
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| Monday, April 16 2007 @ 11:27 AM EDT |
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| Money doesn't buy happiness
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Barry,
I guess what they say is true, Money doesn't buy happiness, but it is, what makes the world go round!
Our problems began about a year ago when my boyfriend's ex-wife decided to file bankruptcy and stick him with all of her credit card bills ( seems that they can do that even if you have an agreement in a court of law, bankruptcy court outweighs divorce court I guess). He then started to go to all of these fast-cash , cash-advance places ( BAD NEWS ) getting advances on his paychecks trying to keep our mortgage paid and pay on the credit cards! Needless to say, that is not working out to well.. We are in foreclosure and are being threatened by debt collectors everyday! With a combined family of his, hers and ours we have 6 children together 5 still at home and no money to spare, so...After sitting at the computer every night for the past 3 months after work until 1:00 in the morning looking for some kind of assistance ( small personal loans or any kind of credit , which is hard to get when you have debt collection on your credit report) I happened upon your blog and we were really hoping that you could help us out of our plight! It seems like a lot of money to us but perhaps not to you, to ask for $20,000.00! We appreciate your willingness to help others less fortunate and hope that you can help us.
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| Friday, April 13 2007 @ 05:48 PM EDT |
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| Family in need of help
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I never thought it would come to this. i am a husband and father of one 8 year old boy. He's a great kid, loves scouting and bowling and the simpler things in life, and i try to give him every advantage in life. However, recently i lost one of my two jobs (the higher paying job of course) and have now gotten into debt with our power and phone company. It is still snowing here, its cold enough at night that the heat needs to be on quite high, but if i don't pay the full amount to these companies soon i will lose my power and my phone and be forced to have my son stay with a neighbor to keep warm. i'm not asking for any crazy amount, just the amount to pay the outstanding on my power and phone bill to avoid disconnection. I realize that my request is probably similar to a thousand other people, but i do this for my son because he's one of the sweetest kids and a true joy in my life and i can't take having to dissappoint him, let alone get further into debt and have to take him out of scouting. I'm begging you to help me Barry, please.
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| Friday, April 13 2007 @ 02:12 PM EDT |
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| down and out in no ca
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I am sure you have heard it all by now. I'm sure everybody has their own deperate story. Mine is no different. Money would help no doubt. Sometimes it does by happiness or at least peace of mind. I have struggled all my life with lousy relationships and they have taken there toll on my finances. Not because i have given them money its just they usually did not work regularlly. Supporting them kept me from getting ahead. I have a job that pays 9.00 an hr and no insurance. if i could pay off some bills it would make my life so much better. I dress like a homeless person because i can't afford to buy clothes. If I can't find them at yard sales i don't have them. The bills I would like to pay is my mortage of 10,000. because Interest is 10.5 very high. two credit cards one in collections $7,000. I had to use these mostly to get by and $2000. worth of dental work. 1,500. for a stove to heat my house. any thing else would be a bonus. Thank you for your time and god bless you
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| Tuesday, April 10 2007 @ 12:40 PM EDT |
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| Single mom in need of help...
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Hello Barry, how are you doing? I really hope this website is bringing some joy your life. I hope to someday do something as wonderful as you are. But for now, this is my life.... I am a single mom of a wonderful boy who is 20 months old. I was with his daddy up until last July when we went through a domestic violence situation. He went to jail and I made preparations to move on with my life. I have been doing it ALL on my own since last July. I am renting a house with a roommate and trying to give my son the best life I can possibly do right now. But the truth is, I am hurting financially, I pay for everything myself, car, insurance, daycare, food, clothes, diapers, utilities, rent, gas, and anything else needed. I am literally living paycheck to paycheck. Yes I do get child support, but it just doesn't seem like enough at times. I have about $10,000 in credit card debt that I have not been able to make any payments since around last July. My credit has gone WAY down and two of the credit cards are in collections. I really want to get my credit back on track and get rid of this debt once and for all! I don't plan on getting any more cards and this financial situation has caused me so much stress, that I don't know what else to do! I've tried applying for loans but get denied because of my low credit score. Please please help me...$10,000 would be such a blessing...because I really am at a loss on what I am suppose to do with this. Thank you for your time and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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| Saturday, April 07 2007 @ 03:48 AM EDT |
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| divorced and through the ringer
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Dear Barry,
I started a job overseas to make more money to provide a better life for my family little did I know my wife which is now my ex, was cleaning me out and cheating on me. i have been over here for five years and paying 5000 a month in alimoney and child support. this is only because of the money i make. I have nothing left after paydays to pay off 2 bills Im looking for any help I owe 20,000 on a card she ran up and 15,000 on a second mortgage. Im not looking for help to pay all of this off but what ever you think is fair. She is seeing someone with alot of money and doesnt even need what i pay her she is doing this to keep me away from my 2 kids because she knows I need to pay these off so Im able to come home. As soon as i pay this off the sooner I can go home and live debt free. Thank you for your time Barry hope you can help,
Sincerly,
Craig
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| Friday, April 06 2007 @ 10:03 PM EDT |
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| Just need a BREAK.............
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Hi Barry< I feel sad for u. Happinest is so important. Its not about what and how much you have . I am truly a happy person I have a job I enjoy doing. I have a wonderful husband of 19 years, and two great kids and 2 awesome dogs. I live a simple life paycheck to paycheck and that ok as longs as I get by. . I have a beautiful home which is MY castle and drive a simple car a Saturn. My problem is that you need money I wish you didnt need the stuff but if you dont pay your bills than you have bill collectors calling you. ( sure you never had that problem) Wish i didnt. I just want to pay my bills on time so those rude people would leave me alone. They have no heart! I fell behind on bills due to medical bills and my two dogs got sick with some virus and cost me a small fortune . I had the choice which bills to pay but the money would not cover everything thats how i got behind. If possible can you HELP me. I am not looking for lots of money just enough to pay my bills and get caught up. . Barry, I Thank you for your time and hope someday you truly find your happinest.
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| Thursday, April 05 2007 @ 12:13 PM EDT |
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| Saying Hello to Daddy in Heaven
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It has been just over a year, March 30th 2006 to be exact, that my son lost his Daddy, and I lost my Husband to a very sudden and aggressive brain tumor. I hope you don't mind if I tell you the whole story as this is the first time I have ever put it in writting and I am hoping that ,if nothing else, it will be theraputic for me.
In Janurary 2006, my husband started to complain about his vision, although he had never had any problems with his sight his whole life. But at age 45, it's not uncommon for things to "go downhill" as far as health is concerned, so when the opthamologist said that he needed to do more tests, I was a little confused. So my husband went to the Opthamologists "other office", which had more advanced equipment. At first I thought we were being taken for a ride by this Doctor but the Opthamologist told my husband that he suspected a tumor on his optic nerve and scheduled a MRI an hour later. The results were sent to a Neurologist here in town and within a week that Neurologist called and informed my husband that the Tumor was in a very tricky spot on his optic nerve in his brain and referred us to a neurologist at Denver University Hospital-Dr. Kevin Lillehei.
The MRI films were sent to him and we met with him a week later. He said that he was uncertain about the mass and the quality of the MRI films and did another MRI at Denver University. In the month between the 1st MRI and the second, Dr. Lillehei told us the Tumor had increased 25% of its original size. Initially he was just going to do a biopsy to determine if it was malignant or begine and prescribed chemotherapy and/or radiation, but since the growth rate was so accelerated he decided to do a Crainiotomy to remove some of the tumor so the pressure from it wouldn't affect motor skills or function.
Surgery on March 28th, went well initially, and my husband regained conciousness temporarilly, but the Tumor started to hemmorhage (bleed out into the cerreberal fluid and ventricles in and surrounding the brain). They induced a coma and stopped the bleeding and he would have survived with a long term recovery, if the tumor had not hemmorhaged a second time, but since the Tumor was so aggresive... it took my son's Dad away from him .
It has been a very long year and after some expected rollercoaster rides and grief therapy, my son is a real trooper. I have focused my heart and soul on making sure to keep him happy, healthy, and well adjusted. I have always been a stay at home mom or have only worked part-time while he was at school, so adjusting to being a single mother and "soul" provider has been extremely difficult, financially. My son and I want to stay in our home where our memories are and my son's peace of mind is having me here for him when he gets home from school. I think his biggest fear is that I won't be here and I am not ever going to let that fear transpire. So, needless to say, part-time work and side jobs are not getting all the bills paid not to mention some of the things that I would like to get for him or even do with him.
I am no longer Mrs. Morris,on letters addressed to my home, my name is: "TO THE ESTATE OF..." I have utilized the system for assistance, I go to food banks for groceries, I get pay-day loans with outrageous fees, I even pawn my 1985 pickup truck at the end of the month, I budget every last penny.
Today I have disconnect notices for my water and utility bill that I have extended out and can't extend out anymore.
I am also trying to give my son something that his Daddy wanted to give him...My son really enjoys skateboarding and my husband wanted to build a mini-skate park in our back yard...so I have been "dumpster diving" for lumber and am trying to build it for him myself. I will include a photo, if you don't mind, to show you my progress.
So, I guess I will get to the bottom line... I am not sure why you are giving away money and I can't understand why you are so miserable, and actually, after writting to you, I don't think I can put a number value on what I need because I have everything I need on this Earth, in my son, but it sure would be nice to finish his skate park for his Dad and for me to be known as Mrs. Morris again.
I hope to hear from you as I would like to hear your story as well. Thank you for taking time out for mine.
Gloria and Terrin Morris
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| Thursday, April 05 2007 @ 11:04 AM EDT |
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| Want to Graduate
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| Contributed by:
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Dear Barry,
I'm 27 and I work at a community college in Mississippi as a janitor. I'm tired of scrubbing toilets, though. So I started taking advantage of the free classes the college offers, and enrolled in the Business Management Technology program. This summer is my last semester - 4 classes to go. The problem is, I have $716 in fees that the college won't pay for. I have to pay it by the beginning of May in order to keep my spot in the classes. If I can do this, I will graduate in July, and then I plan to never again scrub anyone's toilet except my own! I work full time and take classes full time and have a nine-month-old daughter, so I can't get an extra job. If you could help, even a part of the cost, you'd be making a great investment in my future!
Thanks,
LaCotMc
Gulfport,MS
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| Wednesday, April 04 2007 @ 06:40 PM EDT |
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| Not a sob story, relax.
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| Contributed by:
Jackie | Views::
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We all have a sob story we use to explain our bad luck or decisions. I'll spare the details. This site is obviously created to attract people who feel they are in need so no doubt a ton of people have found it. I did. It was sort of an accident. So now I am going to see what develops by responding.
I will make my request with gratitude and the understanding that what is best for my financial and spiritual development will happen. What I need to clear up my money issues is $30, 000. After the $30,000 I will take care of the rest of my life's obligations. $30,000 and 9 years is the amount of money and time it took for me to learn about money itself and about some major decision making. I've had many ups and downs on my path in life and I will continue on my learning journey. I've made my request and I think I made it clearly enough sparing the sob story behind it. Barry, I understand that you are filthy rich and miserable. Watch the video called "The Secret" like I did and you will go away feeling better and have some powerful and affirming insights. It's a good place to start. That is what I am doing. You can get this video at Boarders or probably some other book store. You can learn about it on www.thesecret.com too. It's about the law off attraction and how thoughts become things. I hope you can come into a more full sense of well being and stop feeling miserable. Think of all the good you do have in your life. Find something to smile about. I don't mean to interfere with your life or anything by sharing some of my thoughts. I'm just going off of what I know about you. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope I can help you in some way.
Jackie
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