I wasn’t going to “blog for free” forever. This blog continues to remain commercial-free, and I’m committed to keeping it that way, but that means that you have to put up with me asking for $ from time to time.
This time around, Aunt Annie and I are requesting assistance for what is an existential issue–remaining in our home.
Aunt Annie and I live on subsistence wages. Between her Social Security check and my State of Michigan paycheck from Adult Services (I thankfully get paid for taking care of her), we make just enough money to barely pay our monthly bills, and no more. We’re a low-income household, and that’s why I can’t do this blog for free.
So we’ve really struggled with paying our property taxes since my mom died six and-a-half years ago. Some years, we’ve been able to get help from our family and friends; last year, Aunt Annie had her jewelry collection melted down so that we could remain in our 55-and-up condominium complex.
This year, we’re “on our own,” so I’ve started a GoFundMe to help us pay the property taxes.
We need to raise about $2,000 to get ‘er done and send that property tax check to the Homeowners’ Association on September 1st. We have raised a chunk of money from family and friends, but we’ve also hit a wall over the last month, and so I’m sharing the fundraiser with you.
Ideally, you’ll look at it and make some sort of small to medium donation; if you can’t help, we kindly ask that you share the fundraiser, because about 5% of the folks who have viewed the fundraiser have been able to assist us.
If you want to donate via a different method, I have PayPal and Venmo accounts, and if you wish to send a paper check, email me at rtxg@yahoo.com, and I’ll send you my address.
As always, thank you for reading!
