I am not a fan of Go Fund Me's.

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Old 03-08-2019, 11:34 AM
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I am assuming you really mean this as a joke. Go fund me pages has helped many people with cancer and end-of-life, to fund things that are not covered by health insurance or their savings has completely run out.

When our friends child was dying both parents had good health insurance however there were many things that were not covered. A friend of the family started a go fund me page that helped one parent at a time take a leave of absence from their job to be with their child 24/7, without that would’ve never happened.

The bonus of go fund me page, no one comes to you face to face or makes you feel guilt. You have the option of donating or not, you can be anonymous, or leave your name. It is probably in the medical field one of the most thoughtful ideas To help someone that would never ask for help.
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I am assuming you really mean this as a joke. Go fund me pages has helped many people with cancer and end-of-life, to fund things that are not covered by health insurance or their savings has completely run out.

When our friends child was dying both parents had good health insurance however there were many things that were not covered. A friend of the family started a go fund me page that helped one parent at a time take a leave of absence from their job to be with their child 24/7, without that would’ve never happened.

The bonus of go fund me page, no one comes to you face to face or makes you feel guilt. You have the option of donating or not, you can be anonymous, or leave your name. It is probably in the medical field one of the most thoughtful ideas To help someone that would never ask for help.
You are absolutely right and they are frequently misused and used by unscrupulous people to get money for themselves. It happens on many blogs around The Villages. People who care can usually get contributions to people who need them.
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I remember vaguely one of these kinds of donation sites had a post from someone wanting money. It was set up initially as a "sorta-joking, but not really" things. They didn't "need" the money, there was no emergency. But they wanted to do something special that they couldn't otherwise afford to do. Might've been an anniversary trip or a nice wedding reception instead of pot-luck in the back yard, I really don't remember. They were up front and honest about their situation - they weren't in dire straits. They were hard-working people, paid their bills on time, set aside money for usual things like yearly week off and the kids' college funds. But they had nothing left over for this one special event that they REALLY wanted.

They ended up getting a lot more than they'd asked for, and put the leftover into their kids' college funds. I thought it was a nice idea, and admired their honesty. I didn't donate, but I thought it was a nice community gesture. At many businesses, the offices have a "Sunshine Club" that collects weekly or monthly from employees to cover the costs of birthday parties, work anniversaries, or even babysitting services when a co-worker will be recovering from surgery. I see nothing wrong with someone asking for similar on the internet, as long as they're honest about it.
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Truly having legitimate needs is one thing,
but looking to others to fund your desires is quite different in my opinion!
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It was just a JOKE by the OP. In the "Just for Fun" category!
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