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Back on our feet: Sebastian and two young children in Nuremberg

After a sudden redundancy, Sebastian is raising two young children alone and needs $4,200 to stay afloat for 6 months.

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Sebastian Ben Braun
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Nuremberg
Since a sudden redundancy in April, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, 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 $4,200 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,550 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,100 • Groceries and school meals: $770 • Course fees and exam costs: $780 If you're reading this, thank you. - Sebastian

Updates from Sebastian

  1. Thank you all. We're at 31% now ($1,296). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Small update. $407 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  • Julieta T. Bravo 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Sending love. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Tarragona”

  • Abubakar Ibrahim Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $5

    “From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Enugu”

  • Oonagh E. O'Doherty 🇮🇪 · $50
  • Phương Nga Bui 🇻🇳 · $50

    “Hang in there. Hope the July deadline works out. - Thủ Đức”

  • Brian Barasa Njoroge 🇺🇬 · $25
  • Maverick H. Webb 🇨🇦 · $25

    “My neighbor told me about this one. - Halifax”

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  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $20
  • Anushka H. Chheda 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Elena W. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Lucía F. Pérez 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Sarah Sabine Roth 🇩🇪 · $200
  • Het D. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Lavanya N. Babu 🇮🇳 · $60
  • Imran Tareq Islam 🇮🇳 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Hope the July deadline works out. - Noida”

  • Josiah W. Estrada 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Waylon N. Estrada 🇦🇺 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Sebastian all day after reading this. - Sydney”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Qasim Nadeem Mughal 🇵🇰 · $100

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  • Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings

    • Wunmi AliyuPhoto verified

      You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours.

      • sending love, Sebastian. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

        • Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Brisbane.

          • Sending strength. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in San Francisco this morning

            • Praying for you, Sebastian. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

              • Thinking of you, Sebastian. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We're a small family in Port Harcourt but we're thinking of you. Love from Port Harcourt

                • take care, Sebastian. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.

                  • Good luck, Sebastian. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Nuremberg.

                    • Hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.

                      • Dimas HakimPhoto verified

                        Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Los Angeles but we're thinking of you. God bless

                        • Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

                          • Sending love. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking

                            • Wishing you peace, Sebastian. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.

                              • Sending good thoughts, Sebastian. This could happen to any of us.

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