What would you do if you were looking for at least 20k in order to buy a house? Would you:

A) ask family to help?
B) ask strangers to help?
C) find ways to save as much money as possible from your meager income?

If you are me, you are doing all three. Why?

Have you ever gotten so down that you don't think there is a way to get up again? It's basically my story in a nutshell:

Depressed, with suicide ideations, and barely a penny to my name. How I got there? It started around 10 years ago when I started renting. Several circumstances that I won't bore you with (though feel free to ask privately) forced me to move multiple times. The instability was not kind to my person. Neither were the financial costs.

I have been working since I was of legal age (and was already doing charity work a couple of years before that). During my studies I also worked 80% of the time. A lot of physical labour. But also a lot of mentally stressful jobs (I'm looking at you customer care ಠ_ಠ). Unfortunately, most of those jobs come with low wages.

Aside from suffering from C-PTSD, covid regulations made a resulting depression worse and in december 2020 it was over and out for me. I couldn't go on anymore and finally lost my job last summer. I am currently receiving alternative income and am following a study for a bottleneck profession. I expect to have work by the summer.

I am not just retraining myself with the goal of finding a job that suits my talents and needs, I am also looking for a place to stay. My doctor advised me to go look for a place in a quiet and green environment. And yeah, the doctor's right that the city is not a good place for me and has a detrimental effect on my health. Unfortunately the rising house prices means it's impossible for me. Renting or buying is out of the question because of the market's upward direction.

I found a home that would be perfect. Aside from the fact that I don't have enough money saved yet to qualify for a loan. It's a ground level home, which is perfect for later on. I don't intend to move again for the rest of my life as stability is very important to me.

If 600 people would give me 100 euro each. Or 1200 people would give me 50 euros. Or 2400 people would give me 25 euros... You get the picture. Small drops fill a big bucket.

Now, you are probably thinking: "What's in it for me?" Well...

The knowledge that you help a person achieve her dreams
The promise to pay back the donated amount the moment it's financially viable for me
If you live in my neighbourhood, I'll bake you a cake (or other dessert) for 6 persons. You pick the flavour, I'll do the rest ^^
The knowledge that helping me achieve this, will enable me to get a head start on starting a social project that will help a lot of other people and animals in the future.

Is it weird to ask a stranger to help with what is essentially a selfish seeming request? Yes, probably.

The thing is, I know there are loads more people looking for help. A lot of them with more sobworthy stories than mine. I am seeing this opportunity as a way to get a loan from strangers. A loan I'll pay back. And having a stable and quiet environment will also enable me to start working on my project. It's actually really cool, and includes a communal vegetable garden and educational facility on animal welfare combined with a shelter where people can adopt animals (or just be around them if they don't have the space or funds to take care of one). If you want more details on it, feel free to contact me.

But before I can start on that, I need to ensure that I am stable enough myself. And for that I need your help!