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Help Jürgen get through 4 hard months with four children

Jürgen and four children need a bridge to stability after a divorce.

🇩🇪 Leipzig, Saxony, Germany825 views
Jürgen Walter Hofmann
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Leipzig
Since a divorce in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a driver, 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $1,800 goes: • Groceries and school meals: $470 • Course fees and exam costs: $250 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,080 Thank you for reading my story.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Jürgen

  1. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($370). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 47% funded and I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Update from Leipzig: I made the first payment toward childcare and after-school care. We're at 53% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Juliette FournierQuestion

    Is there anything that isn't money that would help Jürgen?

    • Jürgen Walter HofmannOwnerAnswerID verified

      Thank you. If you're in Leipzig I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Appreciate you taking the time.

  • Prasad E. Patil

    Thinking of you and your family, Jürgen. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Ciudad de México

    • Sven Bas Kuipers

      sending good thoughts, Jürgen. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Love from Butwal

      • Fernando Contreras

        Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. Love from Cartagena

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