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My pickup: Helene's only way to earn a living

Helene drives for a living in Cologne, and a broken engine head gasket has stopped all income for 3 weeks.

🇩🇪 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany1,313 views
Helene Jana Günther
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Cologne
I make my living with my pickup. 3 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,400. 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 six months if I can just get the vehicle working. I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here. All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal. Where the $1,400 goes: • engine head gasket replacement (parts): $790 • Labor charges: $270 • Road tax and insurance renewal: $240 • Towing and inspection: $100 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Helene
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

Updates from Helene

  1. Thank you all. We're at 29% now ($404). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($330 in total) the plan for engine head gasket replacement is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Quick update: $275 raised so far (20%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Zain Usman Sheikh 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Best of luck. Thought of Helene all day after reading this.”

  • Bukola Kemi Uba 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Best of luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Badagry”

  • Hazel C. Jacobs 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Ivy Shaw 🇬🇧 · $14

    “Rooting for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Aberdeen”

  • Laurent Florian Schneider 🇫🇷 · $55
  • Araceli B. Galindo 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Theresa Krüger 🇩🇪 · $250

    “Good luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Munich”

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  • Adalynn N. Freeman

    Praying for you. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

    • Melanie Stevens

      Praying for you, Helene. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Cologne.

      • Kimberly K. WalshPhoto verified

        Take care, Helene. Your post was clear and honest.

        • Jose D. Navarro

          Hope things get better soon. Hope you make a strong comeback. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.

          $414 raised of $1,400

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