..… for help with my March house payment. My previous diaries made headway (thanks, all!) but I still need a total of $950 $710 $615 $550 to make the payment, hopefully by the 12th so I can get it in on time to avoid the late fees.
As many of you know, I run an arts & crafts business that provides my earned income. I’d really rather be making stuff, but as long as my income remains limited (note — more people joining my Patreon page would solve that problem!), I’ll need to periodically reach out for help. Because the sales often don’t stretch far enough to keep the roof over my head. Ways to help are:
PayPal is burchjan atgmail dotcom (friends and family, please); purchases using PayPal from my Zibbet shop and "coffee" through Ko-Fi will also help.
… and to help solve the long-term problem, please consider joining my Patreon page — Patreon is like “Act Blue” for artists, and is a way of getting creative types like me to a sustainable income.
Fyi, my Zibbet shop is where I sell my arts & crafts. I have lots of neat stuff that makes great gifts — just in time for the holidays, too. Note: Using PayPal when you check out with your order will get the funds to me immediately; other methods can take as long as a week).
Here’s an example of what’s on offer from my shop, and I’ll post others in the comments ~
Fyi, for those who want to know How I Got Here: Let me refer you to this diary, wherein I detail the backstory about my precarious financial situation. Also, for those who have questions about this type of diary — just so you know, fundraiser diaries are long-standing tradition on DKos, and it is the project of several groups and many individuals to support them. For more information about how the process works, see under the Community Links posts in the Friday morning diaries of The Village group.
As always, my thanks to those who’ve helped and continue to help — even with tips, recs, shares, and good wishes. I know I’ve probably made bad choices in the past, but since I can’t go back and change it, I can only go forward. And I need a lot of help to do that :)
Last and final word (as almost always) goes to LuvLee the Cat:
Monday, Mar 11, 2019 · 2:13:55 AM +00:00 · jan4insight
Sun. 8:15 pm: I’m back after the cat food restoration expedition (actually I’ve been back for a while, lol) and I have a new update: it now down to $615 needed. Many thanks to all the donors and helpers — and welcome to my newest Patron, too!
Monday, Mar 11, 2019 · 6:32:22 AM +00:00 · jan4insight
Mon, March 11, 12:30 am: Night-owl update: some help came in that brings it down to $570 needed. It’s looking a lot manageable now! As always, my thanks and LuvLee’s purrs go out to all who’ve helped.
Will continue this diary as far as I can into Monday, and then possibly do another one for the last big push.