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Help Asuka get through 3 hard months with four children

After a divorce, Asuka is raising four children alone and needs $2,350 to stay afloat for 3 months.

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Asuka Misaki Watanabe
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Kyoto
Since a divorce in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, 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 $2,350 goes: โ€ข Rent top-up: $720 โ€ข Childcare and after-school care: $740 โ€ข Groceries and school meals: $580 โ€ข Course fees and exam costs: $310 I hope life is good to you. - Asuka

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  • Muhammad Umar Pratama ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $5
  • Adriana F. Castro ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $200
  • Oluwaseun Ife Danjuma ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $60

    โ€œOnly $60 but hope it helps. - Ikejaโ€

  • Neelam H. Soni ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $15
  • Pooja W. Dubey ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œGood luck. My father told me about this one. - Houstonโ€

  • Chukwuemeka Ifeanyi Eze ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $30
  • Diya C. Jain ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $20

    โ€œHappy to help. Hope you get the rest soon. - Augustaโ€

  • Lester T. Quizon ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $55
  • Hana Aisha Nasser ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10
  • Nicola Neri ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยท $5

    โ€œHang in there. Thought of Asuka all day after reading this. - Salernoโ€

  • Terry J. Wong ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25

    โ€œHope things get better. From Lafayette with love.โ€

  • Dustin Harper ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $15

    โ€œGod bless. Hope the November deadline works out. - Bronxโ€

  • Leonardo C. Duncan ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10

    โ€œPraying for you. Thought of Asuka all day after reading this. - Dwarkaโ€

  • Darshan W. Vyas ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $15

    โ€œHang in there. Hope the November deadline works out. - Agraโ€

  • Bushra Laiba Kakar ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $250
  • Somchai F Waraporn Suksawat ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $20

    โ€œKeep your head up. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Bangkokโ€

  • Farah Sara Soliman ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $250
  • Hudson H. Dunn ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $39
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100

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    Truly grateful for the support

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    Really cared about my situation

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

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    Changed my perspective

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    Restored my faith in humanity

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    Exceeded expectations

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    Great help in a difficult time

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

  • Panagiotis Alexandros Panagiotopoulos๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทVerified helper
    Would recommend to anyone

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Asuka

    • Rent top-up is $720 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.

  • You're not alone, Asuka. Shared it with a few friends

    • Thinking of you. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Kyoto.

      • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 18 people at work. Greetings from San Nicolรกs de los Garza

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