Go FUND yourself!

Things that tend to be popular now that we live in a world of the Internet are cat pictures and people begging for money. I’m getting very sick of the garbage people are putting up on these “GO FUND ME” pages. I understand everyone falls on tough times, but c’mon. If you have the ability to post on a website for money, clearly life isn’t all that bad.

I have ran across some real good ones in the past few years, and without naming any names I am beyond appalled at what people will ask for from strangers over the internet. People asking for money to fund things that are NOT necessary and NOT other people’s problem. The only ways to typically justify these pages are for medical needs or charity (but not the charity of ones wallet).

A few months, or maybe years ago, a girl I went to high school with made one of these pages because she needed to buy a car and get an apartment that was safe for her and her child to live in. Not to be rude, but how about instead of asking for money you get your butt off the internet and get a job to put down payments on these things and take care of yourself.

I feel like I’m about to go on a welfare rant, but why should other people be responsible for taking care of you when you are beyond capable of taking care of yourself. The craziest part is these people who “need money” have the ability to post on the internet with their phones/computers to create these pages in which they can now beg for funds that they are too lazy to earn on their own.

I recently came across a page where the family is asking for a start on a new car so they could both have one… SOOOOO I realize it’s more convenient to have two vehicles, but if you can’t afford it on your own it sounds like you should wait until you can. You are already more well off than a good portion of the world. I understand it may not be convenient only have one car, but it’s a lot easier to make a few extra trips with one car than it is to walk.

All in all I feel that these sites should be reserved for those who actually need assistance for medical bills or fallen family members. I do have one thing that I should mention, regardless of the obscene reasons for these pages; at least the people are honest about what they are asking for. Embarrassing, but at least they aren’t pretending they are paying for their child’s intensive surgery. They are being straightforward about their needs and letting people know “Hey we are already making it fine, but we would like to live in luxury, give us your hard earned money!”