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My tuk-tuk: Eda's only way to earn a living
Without my tuk-tuk Eda can't work; a $350 repair would put her back on the road.
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I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 5 weeks ago the gearbox failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $350. 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 nine 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.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $350 goes:
• Labor charges: $55
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $35
• gearbox replacement (parts): $260
Thank you for reading my story.
- Eda
Updates from Eda
Quick update: $269 raised so far (77%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Janaka Eranga Yapa 🇱🇰 · $3
- Mauricio J. Soto 🇲🇽 · $20
- Nicole F. Dela Cruz 🇵🇭 · $30
“Thought of Eda all day after reading this. - Quezon City”
- Mariusz Kamil Adamczyk 🇵🇱 · $5
- Farhana Farhana Barua 🇧🇩 · $20
- Rohan P. Tiwari 🇮🇳 · $20
- Sergio Giuseppe Martini 🇮🇹 · $15
- Bogdana Petrov 🇺🇦 · $10
- Samanthi Chamari Pathirana 🇱🇰 · $10
“Blessings. Hope the June deadline works out. - Colombo”
- Mahin Rakib Haque 🇧🇩 · $9
“Thought of Eda all day after reading this. - Jessore”
- Cláudia Lúcia Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $19
- Shuvo Emon Molla 🇮🇳 · $10
- Brandon Garza 🇬🇧 · $25
- Susana W. Hernández 🇲🇽 · $100
- Wahyu Umar Rahman 🇮🇩 · $20
- Araceli F. Rojas 🇲🇽 · $10
- Yash K. Vora 🇮🇳 · $15
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25
- Erica T. Alcantara 🇵🇭 · $10
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Best of luck. Hope you make a strong comeback. Put this on a community board in Khon Kaen this morning. All the best.
Good luck, Eda. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Coimbatore.
Thinking of you, Eda. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Arlington this morning. Take care
sending good thoughts. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Hope this works out for you. After 30 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Bowling Green.
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 11 people at work.