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Help Jiro get through 3 hard months with three children under 11
Jiro and three children under 11 need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.
🇯🇵 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan2,101 views
Last September I went through the death of my husband, and I'm now raising three children under 11 on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $2,500 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $740
• Childcare and after-school care: $650
• Rent top-up: $1,110
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Jiro
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- Caroline S. Burke 🇺🇸 · $50
“Blessings. Thought of Jiro all day after reading this. - Riverside”
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“Blessings. Hope the November deadline works out. - Envigado”
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“Best of luck. Only $42 but hope it helps.”
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“Be well. Thought of Jiro all day after reading this. - Juiz de Fora”
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“Happy to help. From Columbia with love.”
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I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Jiro.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. groceries and school meals is the biggest at $740. Fair thing to want to know.
sending love, Jiro. Hope you get there. Love from Hannover.
Rooting for you. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from La Plata.
keep going, Jiro. This could happen to any of us. I hope November is when things finally get easier
Sending strength, Jiro. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Iloilo City but we're thinking of you. Blessings
I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Birmingham this morning. Thinking of Shinjuku.