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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Tess Anderson on March 29, 2016, 07:55:23 PM
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his last begathon:
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=105812.0
now he's looking for 2k:
Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:56 PM
Star Member Ghost in the Machine (14,626 posts)
DUer's who have used, or donated to, a "crowdfunding" site, which platform do you prefer?
I have found myself in a situation where this is about the only way that I am going to be able to make it. I have done a little research, and one website ranks gofundme at #1 and YouCaring at #6, but #s 2, 3, 4, & 5 don't allow personal fund-raising.
The pros & cons of gofundme:
Pro: ranked #1, name wider known...
Cons: I read that people have to donate through PayPal... and it takes 5 to 7 days to have your donations transferred to your bank account.
YouCaring pros: they set you up with a processing account and the money goes directly into your bank account when a donation comes in. No need for a PayPal account.
Cons: Have not really found any yet...
Both charge the same fees to the donee, donors are not charged anything. Any input/advice would be greatly appreciated. This is embarrassing for me, really, but I am disabled and have been struggling financially since about last August or September, but have managed to barely stay afloat. This past weekend, someone tied a 10 ton weight to my ankles...
I don't have the papers in front of me right now for exact date, but back in July my car was stolen, then found 2 days later in a gas station parking lot. It was intact, except for a busted ignition and the clutch burned out. I HAD to get it fixed, as it was my only transportation, so I went online trying to qualify for a loan. I found a place that gave me a $650 "line of credit". I misread the interest terms and thought it was 27.8%, but was actually 278%! To date, I have paid back $1007 and some change, and still owe over $500.
Anyways, back in the beginning of January, I wrecked my car because the CV Axel and lower control arm broke, which made me lose control and run off in a ditch. It happened in front of a friend's house, and they pulled my car out for me and told me to leave it there, and they were going to help me fix it. We have been fixing a little at a time, as my friend was working out of town a lot, and I didn't have much money. about 3 1/2 weeks ago, I talked to my friend and told him that I had the money to get the CV axel and he said he was out of town, but would be home that Saturday and would call me & come get me so we could work on it. I never saw or heard from him. Last week, I found out that he was in jail for a probation violation. I got a ride over to his house Saturday, only to discover that my car had been stolen AGAIN! I have been depending on my elderly parents, and my cousin, for rides to the doctor each month, rides to the grocery store, etc. I only had liability insurance, so it wouldn't pay to fix the car, or replace it. I am in desperate need of a vehicle right now, but can't get another loan.
My neighbor has a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse for sale right now that I can get into for $2,000. It only has 155,000 original miles on it. It's a 4 cylinder, economical, and had a new tranny and convertible top put on it a few months ago.
Like I said, this is embarrassing for me to put myself out here like this. I have always been the one to help others, but always too proud, or embarrassed, to ask for anything for myself. Again, any input/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for reading, and Peace!
Ghost
278% APR? What a stoner . . . ::)
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For the smartest bestest folks on the internet they sure seem to find themselves in dire straights quite often. Funny how that never happens to us knuckle dragging, racist conservatives that vote against our best interests because we are brain washed by the Koch brothers.
Guess maybe I should start voting dem. :lmao:
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Why don't they just call these things "IamAbeggar.com?"
When pride was lost, America was lost.
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I found a place that gave me a $650 "line of credit". I misread the interest terms and thought it was 27.8%, but was actually 278%! To date, I have paid back $1007 and some change, and still owe over $500.
Bullshit. He was duped into using one of those payday loan places I bet.
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It would've taken less time to fill out a job application than write that novel
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I guess I should send out some healing vibes.
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Damn it fatboy, sir, ain't you up to a thousand posts yet?
Anyway, comments 3146 (first half) and 3147:
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=81827.3125
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This is Bennyboy?
The quarter-ton DUmmy whose face and legs are covered with "squeamish carcinoma", the only cure for which is vast quantities of high quality weed?
Who in so many words admitted to smothering his elderly bedridden mother to gain ownership of her house?
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Pathetic.
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I found a place that gave me a $650 "line of credit". I misread the interest terms and thought it was 27.8%, but was actually 278%! To date, I have paid back $1007 and some change, and still owe over $500.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Stupid ****.
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I'm not finding the link, even by "searching" Skins's island.
?????
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Damn it fatboy, sir, ain't you up to a thousand posts yet?
Anyway, comments 3146 (first half) and 3147:
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=81827.3125
I'm trying . Really I am.
But thanks for noticing coach.
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I'm trying . Really I am.
But thanks for noticing coach.
Repeat that 17 times and you're there..
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MK!
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I'm going to put a push on it so bear with me.
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I'm going to put a push on it so bear with me.
<<<bearing with; go for it!
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Question:
Response to Ghost in the Machine (Original post)
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:09 PM
Star Member brooklynite (30,301 posts)
12. Why would a donor have an opinion about the platform?
Answer:
Response to brooklynite (Reply #12)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:07 AM
Star Member Ghost in the Machine (14,628 posts)
14. Some don't like the idea of having to create a PayPal account just to make a one-time donation, but
I found out today that gofundme no longer uses PayPal, so that helped settle the issue for me. Some platforms even charge the DONOR up to a 15% fee. Gofundme only charges the person getting donations, as does YouCaring. They both charge 5% of each donation. 2.9% processing fee + .30 cents per donation. Therefore, a person has to set their goal a little higher than what they actually need, to make up for the fees taken out.
Thank you for your question, brooklynite! Others may have been wondering the same, and I hope my answer clears it up for them.
I emailed Skinner asking if we still had to get permission before posting a personal fund raiser, and if so, if I could get permission. I am still waiting for a reply...
Peace,
Ghost
This is all good information.
I was thinking that Ghost in the Machine should partner with Torch The Witch and set up a Super FundMe Site.
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<<<bearing with; go for it!
11 to go!
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I'm going to put a push on it so bear with me.
When you get "there", look for the lo-o-o-o-ong thread near the top. The first 30 posts or so are from an older thread and on a different topic. Mostof the next 50-70 posts had pix that are no longer available, but some have informative text.
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Thanks ^^^
5 more to go
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When you get "there", look for the lo-o-o-o-ong thread near the top. The first 30 posts or so are from an older thread and on a different topic. Mostof the next 50-70 posts had pix that are no longer available, but some have informative text.
Oh now, all he'd have to do is simply go to the last page and work his way forward until he starts running into comments with no data or images on them--those having been "relocated" to a different http: address (in other words, no, they aren't deleted, just moved).
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Question:
Answer:
This is all good information.
I was thinking that Ghost in the Machine should partner with Torch The Witch and set up a Super FundMe Site.
Uh, I'm thinking it'd be nice if you shared that link.
The original poster here forgot it--it happens--and I can't find the thread on any "search" function.
How'd you find it?.....and what is it?
Thank you! in advance.
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Uh, I'm thinking it'd be nice if you shared that link.
The original poster here forgot it--it happens--and I can't find the thread on any "search" function.
How'd you find it?.....and what is it?
Thank you! in advance.
You mean this one???
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027721521
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You mean this one???
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027721521
Yeah, thank you.
A handy-dandy tip for remembering to include the link in an original post; make copying-and-pasting it the first thing one does.
<<<makes it the first thing does, and never omits.
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KamaAina (73,689 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2016, 04:29 PM
7. Ack! I am violently allergic to PayPal.
As, I imagine, are most DUer old-timers who remember the Andy Stephenson fiasco.
Hmmm. The white guy who tries posing as an Oriental chick.
Anyway.
What's he referring to, this "Andy Stephenson fiasco"? Anybody know?
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Response to brooklynite (Reply #12)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:07 AM
Star Member Ghost in the Machine (14,628 posts)
14. Some don't like the idea of having to create a PayPal account just to make a one-time donation, but
I found out today that gofundme no longer uses PayPal, so that helped settle the issue for me. Some platforms even charge the DONOR up to a 15% fee. Gofundme only charges the person getting donations, as does YouCaring. They both charge 5% of each donation. 2.9% processing fee + .30 cents per donation. Therefore, a person has to set their goal a little higher than what they actually need, to make up for the fees taken out.
I remember when the DUmmies were all proud of themselves when they were sending $.01 campaign contributions to GOP candidates because of all the work that needed to be done to process it for so little gain.
In an unrelated matter, I wonder if gofundme or youcaring take donations of less than a dollar? :whistling:
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This is Bennyboy?
The quarter-ton DUmmy whose face and legs are covered with "squeamish carcinoma", the only cure for which is vast quantities of high quality weed?
Who in so many words admitted to smothering his elderly bedridden mother to gain ownership of her house?
WRONG... the only cure for which is vast quantities of high quality weed paid for by the American Taxpayer.
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Someone stole a car with a broken CV Axel and lower control arm?
Bouncy scam. :popcorn:
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"Anyways, back in the beginning of January, I wrecked my car because the CV Axel and lower control arm broke, which made me lose control and run off in a ditch. It happened in front of a friend's house, and they pulled my car out for me and told me to leave it there, and they were going to help me fix it. We have been fixing a little at a time, as my friend was working out of town a lot, and I didn't have much money. about 3 1/2 weeks ago, I talked to my friend and told him that I had the money to get the CV axel and he said he was out of town, but would be home that Saturday and would call me & come get me so we could work on it."
Someone stole a car with a broken CV Axel and lower control arm?
Bouncy scam. :popcorn:
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Someone stole a car with a broken CV Axel and lower control arm?
Bouncy scam. :popcorn:
GMTA. That was my question to a T.
:cheersmate:
Has anyone on DummieLand asked that question yet?
:rofl:
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Congrats, Fatboy!! You made it! :yahoo: Now you can wish for eyebleach just like the rest of us, after looking at the special thread.
KamaAina is a white dude trying to pose as an oriental chick? I've always considered this person to be one of the dumbest, most airheaded nitwits on there.
Didn't Bennyboy get any money after smothering his mother?
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GMTA. That was my question to a T.
:cheersmate:
Has anyone on DummieLand asked that question yet?
:rofl:
Not likely, as that would be considered a micro aggression against those with lower control arm deformities.
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Didn't Bennyboy get any money after smothering his mother?
He got the house, so he could sell it and buy enough weed to keep his squeamish carcinoma in check for a couple of years.
But of course that meant either getting a job or sleeping in his car.