MoneyJobs & livelihood
Help Shirley replace the radiator and cooling system and return to work
Shirley drives for a living in Bakersfield, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 6 weeks.
🇺🇸 Bakersfield, California, United States1,516 views
I make my living with my food truck. 6 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,700. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my wife and our newborn. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $1,700 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $1,050
• Labor charges: $270
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $240
• Towing and inspection: $140
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Shirley
Updates from Shirley
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Beth D. Morris 🇦🇺 · $20
“God bless. My neighbor told me about this one. - Wollongong”
- Nicole H. Andrada 🇵🇭 · $36
- Eman Fatima Rana 🇵🇰 · $50
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together
rooting for you, Shirley. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Wish I lived closer to Hyderabad so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 13 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from São Paulo.
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings!
Sending love, Shirley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Nottingham.
Good luck, Shirley. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Thanks for sharing this, Shirley. Hope you make a strong comeback.
Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings
Stay strong, Shirley. Hope this works out for you. Love from Seoul.
stay strong, Shirley. Shared it with a few friends. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Shirley. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family. Hope you make a strong comeback. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Odesa