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Back on our feet: Laura and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Madrid
Laura and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a long illness.
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Last June I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by September, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $2,150 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $470
• Rent top-up: $1,250
• Childcare and after-school care: $430
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Laura
We're at 33% thanks to 16 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
- Carla N. Petersen 🇿🇦 · $25
“Good luck. Hope the September deadline works out. - Pretoria”
- Enrique B. Delgado 🇺🇸 · $10
- Haider Talha Hanif 🇵🇰 · $25
“Happy to help. Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Theodora Katerina Pavlidis 🇬🇷 · $50
- Divina H. Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $5
“All the best. My neighbor told me about this one. - Lapu-Lapu”
- Emilia Theresa Hartmann 🇩🇪 · $5
- Fabiana Priscila Prado 🇧🇷 · $25
- Lovely T. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $5
“Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - Makati”
- Intan Fitri Gozali 🇮🇩 · $59
“Only $59 but hope it helps. - Depok”
- Shawn C. Holmes 🇺🇸 · $20
- Sabina Renu Bista 🇳🇵 · $10
- Marilyn Wade 🇺🇸 · $62.50
“Thought of Laura all day after reading this. - Tallahassee”
- Kioko Kato Mussa 🇺🇬 · $5
- Umesh M. Luthra 🇨🇦 · $20
“You got this. Hope the September deadline works out. - Québec”
- Robert B. Morris 🇺🇸 · $10
“God bless. Saw your post and had to give. - Saint Paul”
- Anisa Utami Hakim 🇮🇩 · $33.50
- Nour Wafa Nabulsi 🇺🇸 · $10
- Noah Markus Beck 🇩🇪 · $30
- Bea M. Ocampo 🇵🇭 · $20
- Shefali Sabina Dutta 🇧🇩 · $10
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Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Quezon City but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Quezon City
Thinking of you and your family. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out
Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. After 6 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Madrid
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Shreveport.
Good luck. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.