… 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 January. As I write this, I need a total of $970 $880 $850 $810 $740 to make the payment, hopefully by the 13th so I can get it in on time to avoid the late fees. It seems like more than usual, but that’s because I used this month’s Patreon earnings to cover the quarterly payment on my car insurance, which came due last week. Well, at least that’s done and covered!
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 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, along with the long-term solution I would really love to see manifest:
PayPal is burchjan atgmail dotcom (friends and family, please); purchases using PayPal from my Zibbet shop and "coffee" through Ko-Fi will also help.
… and to help solve the long-term problem, please consider supporting my Patreon page — Patreon is like “Act Blue” for artists, and is a way of moving creative types to a sustainable income.
Fyi, my Zibbet shop is where I sell my arts & crafts. I have lots of neat stuff that makes great gifts — just in time for the holidays, too. Note: Using PayPal when you check out with your order will get the funds to me immediately; other methods can take as long as a week).
Here’s an example of what’s on offer from my shop, and I’ll post others in the comments ~
Fyi, 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… which is not a good feeling. It’s just weird.
Last and final word (as almost always) goes to LuvLee the Cat:
Thanks for reading this, and please help get the word out by sharing, tweeting, rec and tipping … because that helps, too!
Saturday, Jan 12, 2019 · 9:19:47 PM +00:00 · jan4insight
Slow but steady wins the race … I hope! The need has come down to $740 — but that’s a lot to raise up by tomorrow. I will try to get a new diary up tonight, for one last big push … many thanks to all who’ve helped get it to this update.