… for help with my house payment. I’d really rather be making stuff …. but as long as the sales of my handiwork limp along, I’ll need to periodically reach out for help. I am coming up short on the funds to make my house payment for November. I've had some help, but I still need to raise $600 $370 by the end of this week, so I can get it in on time to avoid the late fees. (Many thanks to those who’ve already helped bring it down from the original shortfall).
As many of you know, I run an arts & crafts business that provides my earned income. I have other facets of my creative business that provide which is a boost when they happen, but it’s usually very few and far between. But … the sales often don’t stretch far enough to keep the roof over my head. Here are the immediate ways to help, and I’ll tell about a possible long-term solution in bit:
PayPal is burchjan atgmail dotcom (friends and family, please); purchases using PayPal from my Zibbet shop and "coffee" through Ko-Fi will also help.
Fyi, my Zibbet shop is where I sell my arts & crafts. I have lots of neat stuff that makes great gifts (early holiday shopping, anyone?) and check out the Sale items, too. Note: Using PayPal when you check out with your order will get the funds to me immediately; other methods can take up to a week).
Another great way to help while keeping me making stuff is to support my Patreon page. In fact new or increased pledges will help me now, with the first pledge reaching me immediately, and help me later as subsequent pledges are charged on the 1st of every month to follow. It’s a great way to build sustainable income for artists, and my Patrons get early access to my creative output, plus exclusive content and really cool thank-you gifts for being part of “Team Jan” ;)
PS: for those who want to know How I Got Here: Let me refer you to this diary, wherein I detail the backstory about my precarious financial situation. But the short answer is, I outlived my money.
At this point, I usually turn it over to LuvLee for a last word. But this time (with LuvLee’s permission) I’m sharing a t-shirt design from my P.O.D. shop on TeePublic — because it’s the best advice I can offer anyone for getting through tomorrow:
Thanks for reading this, and please help get the word out by sharing, tweeting, rec and tipping … and don’t forget to VOTE!
Tuesday, Nov 6, 2018 · 3:32:19 AM +00:00 · jan4insight
Hi, folks — thanks for the orders & contributions that have come in so far! As a rough estimate I can already knock that shortfall down to about $470! I’ll have a better update later tonight or tomorrow. Thanks again! Oh, and btw — for those who ordered from my shop, I’ll be sending an email with your info and planned shipping times later tonight or by tomorrow at the latest.
Tuesday, Nov 6, 2018 · 7:52:52 AM +00:00 · jan4insight
Late-night update: I just did my totals for what came in Monday evening, and I can now reduce my shortfall down to $370 (from $600 when this diary started). Thanks again to everyone who helped — and special thanks for all the tips, recs, and good wishes! That helps, too — more than you can know :)
And now … off to bed!