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My tuk-tuk: Alberto's only way to earn a living
Alberto's my tuk-tuk is Alberto's only source of income and needs a rear axle replacement costing $850.
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I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 12 weeks ago the rear axle failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $850. 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 2 children. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three 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 $850 goes:
• Labor charges: $100
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $210
• rear axle replacement (parts): $540
Thanks for reading all this.
- Alberto
Updates from Alberto
Small update. $344 so far, I made the first payment toward labor charges.
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“All the best! - Medellín”
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“Thought of Alberto all day after reading this.”
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Good luck, Alberto. Small businesses are the heart of Latina. Hope you're open again soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Shared this with my family. I hope November is when things finally get easier
Sending good thoughts, Alberto. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Latina.
Good luck, Alberto. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Cairo but we're thinking of you. God bless.
Good luck. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.