#same on Venmo

[peachyykira]

Lmao auto payment hit my account and took half my money so… I didn’t have enough for groceries already and now I really don’t. And sales are not happening and just… 🙃

[vapolis]

i really want to support you through ko-fi but is paypal the only way to sign up? korea is weird with paypal and so we can’t use it here 😭😭😭

unfortunately, yes! I know a lot of people have issues with it or don't trust paypal but that and stripe are the only payment methods on ko-fi :/

[lucifer-kane]

potentially Might put out a post for little venmo headshot or something commissions bc 80% chance im going to urgent care tomorrow for my issue™ and i already know the urgent care center costs 100 dollars for new patient visit and then. whatever my prescription for an antibiotic will cost (hopefully not a lot if there's a goodrx coupon....)

[rosicheeks]

🌹 Happy Rosie Day 🌹

If you’re able and want to send me a little gift to celebrate you can find my links -> here 🫶

[draconicace]

YOU — The clippers at your nape buzz sweetly, the soundwaves filling your skull alongside the friendly conversations happening around you. Finally, your long hair will be gone. Shorn down to the squeaky floor and swept away into oblivion. No more digging out tangles every morning, no more ponytail holders, no more --

QUICK TIME — You're spun around to face the mirror. Your glasses are in your hand under the cape, ready to move. They fit back onto your face like they've come home after a long trip.

NICE ENOUGH HAIR STYLIST — In the clearer view of your glasses, she looks proud of herself. She's been speaking to you periodically, mostly about the recent hurricane.

OBSESSIVE COMPULSION — The mirror reflects your visage into your occipital lobe. Your hair is a choppy mess, skin-crawlingly itch-inducing. It is far too short all around, and looks nearly like a broken bowlcut.

ARTISTIC VISION — This isn't what the pictures you provided look like at all! How dare this woman take such liberties with *your* body. You look like a prepubescent boy who wouldn't sit still at the barber's!

PRESENTATION — Well, at least it doesn't make you look like a girl.

QUICK TIME [Easy: Success] — You've been quiet for too long. Say something.

YOU —

1. - "Oh! It looks... nice..." (Try to smile.)

2. - "Ohhh I'm breaking open the cheap wine tonight."

3. ‐ [Contortionist: Medium 7] — Just scrunch yourself into a turtle position until she can't see you anymore. Then you won't have to pay $35.

[toomuchsky]

why is being an adult just like. filling out so many forms all the time

[casadefreewill]

Every day my hatred for PayPal grows

[certified-anakinfucker]

ok this is unprompted but if you pride yourself on being the reason people leave a space for something they genuinely love and have done no objective wrong - youre a piece of shit btw. like full send youre horrible.

[akirakirxaa]

Serious IRL Stuff - Please Help

Hey guys,

I hate to be one of 'those people' but my husband and I have been really struggling this month. We work for a school district and we got some income from doing summer school but not nearly enough to get us through until August. Even though we start working again at the beginning of August, we won't get paid again until our next rent and car payment are already due, and because of the extreme summer we've been having our electric bill is much higher than we expected. In addition, no outside jobs will hire us for just three weeks of work (and based on my previous job hunting experience, wouldn't even complete the hiring process within three weeks).

If anyone can assist, even if just a little bit, I'll include some ways to help below. I'd like to note that these are in no way paying for my fan works, gposes, or fanfiction. Those will always be free and even minus money I'd still hope to make them if I have the ability to do so.

Paypal: paypal.me/laurawrites Venmo: @laurawrites

If you are unable to give, please share this. I don't have a large follower base so the people this will be able to reach will be limited.

Thanks, and I hope your summer is better than mine. <3

[oldbaton]

I’m 29 next week I don’t like that I don’t like that I don’t like that I don’t like that.

[llycaons]

chronically unable to use budget apps because of my unpredictable and inconsistent spending habits (paid off $4000 of my student loans in a single fit of mania)

[gothhabiba]

🍉🇵🇸 eSims for Gaza masterpost 🇵🇸🍉

Which eSims are currently being called for?

Connecting Humanity is calling for:

Nomad (“regional Middle East” plan): code NOMADCNG

Simly (“Palestine” plan)

Gaza Online is calling for:

Holafly (“Israel” and “Egypt” plans): code HOLACNG

Nomad (“regional Middle East” plan): code NOMADCNG (can now be used multiple times from the same email)

Airalo (“Middle East and North Africa” plan)

Sparks (“Israel” plan)

Numero (“Egypt” plan)

For Connecting Humanity: if you sent an eSim more than two weeks ago and it is still valid and not yet activated, reply to the email in which you originally sent the eSim. To determine whether the eSim is still valid, scan the QR code with a smartphone; tap the yellow button that reads “Cellular plan”; when a screen comes up reading “Activate eSIM,” click the button that says “Continue.” If a message comes up reading “eSIM Cannot Be Added: This code is no longer valid. Contact your carrier for more information,” the eSim is activated, expired, or had an error in installation, and should not be sent. It is very important not to re-send invalid eSims, since people may walk several kilometers to access wifi to connect their eSims only to find out that they cannot be activated.

If a screen appears reading “Activate eSIM: An eSIM is ready to be activated” with a button asking you to “Continue,” do not click “Continue” to activate the eSim on your phone; exit out of the screen and reply to the email containing that QR code.

Be sure you're looking at the original post, as this will be continually updated. Any new instructions about replying to emails for specific types of unactivated plans will also appear here.

Check the notes of blackpearlblasts's eSim post, as well as fairuzfan's 'esim' tag, for referral and discount codes.

How do I purchase an eSim?

If you cannot download an app or manage an eSim yourself, send funds to Crips for eSims for Gaza (Visa; Mastercard; Paypal; AmEx; Canadian e-transfer), or to me (venmo @gothhabiba; paypal.me/Najia; cash app $NajiaK, with note “esims” or similar; check the notes of this post for updates on what I've purchased.)

You can purchase an eSim yourself using a mobile phone app, or on a desktop computer (with the exception of Simly, which does not have a desktop site). See this screenreader-accessible guide to purchasing an eSim through each of the five services that the Connecting Humanity team is calling for (Simly, Nomad, Mogo, Holafly, and Airalo).

Send a screenshot of the plan's QR code to gazaesims@gmail.com. Be sure to include the app used, the word "esim," the type of plan (when an app has more than one, aka "regional Middle East" versus "Palestine"), and the amount of data or time on the plan, in the subject line or body of your email.

Message me if you have any questions or if you need help purchasing an eSim through one of these apps.

If you’re going to be purchasing many eSims at once, see Jane Shi’s list of tips.

Which app should I use?

Try to buy an eSim from one of the apps that the team is currently calling for (see above).

If the team is calling for multiple apps:

Nomad is best in terms of data price, app navigability, and ability to top up when they are near expiry; but eSims must be stayed on top of, as you cannot top them up once the data has completely run out. Go into the app settings and make sure your "data usage" notifcations are turned on.

Simly Middle East plans cannot be topped up; Simly Palestine ones can. Unlike with Nomad, data can be topped up once it has completely run out.

Holafly has the most expensive data, and top-ups don't seem to work.

Mogo has the worst user interface in my opinion. It is difficult or impossible to see plan activation and usage.

How much data should I purchase?

Mirna el-Helbawi has been told that large families may all rely on the same plan for data (by setting up a hotspot). Some recipients of eSim plans may also be using them to upload video.

For those reasons I would recommend getting the largest plan you can afford for plans which cannot be topped up: namely, Simly "Middle East" plans, and Holafly plans (they say you can top them up, but I haven't heard of anyone who has gotten it to work yet).

For all other plans, get a relatively small amount of data (1-3 GB, a 3-day plan, etc.), and top up the plan with more data once it is activated. Go into the app’s settings and make sure low-data notifications are on, because a 1-GB eSIM can expire very quickly.

Is there anything else I need to do?

Check back regularly to see if the plan has been activated. Once it's been activated, check once a day to see if data is still being used, and how close the eSim is to running out of data or to expiring; make sure your notifications are on.

If the eSim hasn't been activated after three weeks or so, reply to the original email that you sent to Gaza eSims containing the QR code for that plan.

If you purchased the eSim through an app which has a policy of starting the countdown to auto-expiry a certain amount of time after the purchase of the eSim, rather than only upon activation (Nomad does this), then also reply to your original e-mail once you're within a few days of this date. If you're within 12 hours of that date, contact customer service and ask for a credit (not a refund) and use it to purchase and send another eSim.

How can I tell if my plan has been activated? How do I top up a plan?

The Connecting Humanity team recommends keeping your eSims topped up once they have been activated.

See this guide on how to tell if your plan has been activated, how to top up plans, and (for Nomad) how to tell when the auto-expiry will start. Keep topping up the eSim for as long as the data usage keeps ticking up. This keeps a person or family connected for longer, without the Connecting Humanity team having to go through another process of installing a new eSim.

If the data usage hasn't changed in a week or so, allow the plan to expire and purchase another one.

What if I can't afford a larger plan, or don't have time or money to keep topping up an eSim?

I have set up a pool of funds out of which to buy and top up eSims, which you can contribute to by sending funds to my venmo (@gothhabiba), PayPal (paypal.me/Najia), or cash app ($NajiaK) (with note “esims” or similar). Check the notes of this post for updates on what I've purchased, which plans are active, and how much data they've used.

Crips for eSims for Gaza also has a donation pool to purchase eSims and top them up.

Gaza Online (run by alumni of Gaza Sky Geeks) accepts monetary donations to purchase eSims as needed.

What if my eSim has not been activated, even after I replied to my email?

Make sure that the QR code you sent was a clear screenshot, and not a photo of a screen; and that you didn’t install the eSim on your own phone by scanning the QR code or clicking “install automatically."

Possible reasons for an eSim not having been activated include: it was given to a journalist as a back-up in case the plan they had activated expired or ran out of data; there was an error during installation or activation and the eSim could no longer be used; the eSim was installed, but not activated, and then Israeli bombings destroyed the phone, or forced someone to leave it behind.

An eSim that was sent but couldn’t be used is still part of an important effort and learning curve. Errors in installation, for example, are happening less often than they were in the beginning of the project.

Why should I purchase an eSim? Is there any proof that they work?

Israel is imposing near-constant communications blackouts on Gaza. The majority of the news that you are seeing come from Gaza is coming from people who are connected via eSim.

eSims also connect people to news. People are able to videochat with their family for the first time in months, to learn that their family members are still alive, to see their newborn children for the first time, and more, thanks to eSims.

Some of this sharing of news saves lives, as people have been able to flee or avoid areas under bombardment, or learn that they are on evacuation lists.

Why are different plans called for at different times?

Different eSims work in different areas of the Gaza Strip (and Egypt, where many refugees currently are). The team tries to keep a stockpile of each type of sim on hand.

Is there anything else I can do to help?

There is an urgent need for more eSims. Print out these posters and place them on bulletin boards, in local businesses, on telephone poles, or wherever people are likely to see them. Print out these foldable brochures to inform people about the initiative and distribute them at protests, cafes and restaurants, &c. Also feel free to make your own brochures using the wording from this post.

The Connecting Humanity team is very busy connecting people to eSims and don't often have time to answer questions. Check a few of Mirna El Helbawi's most recent tweets and see if anyone has commented with any questions that you can answer with the information in this post.

[13oddbeetles]

I need everyone to know that i honestly have the greatest older sister in the whole world and i genuinely wouldnt be the same person without her. She has always looked out for me and i love her so so much

[daggers-drawn-returns]

Please Help a Homeless Transgender Woman Afford Her Hormones and a Gym Membership to Have Access to a Shower and Locker to Keep Her Belongings Safe

November 2nd 2024

Hi, I'm Thistle Ishtar Daggers-Drawn and I'm a homeless transgender woman living on the street. I have been blessed by all of you with support for awhile and it's really been making my life so much better and in some cases just plain possible. Thank you all so much!

Lately, I've been having a lot of trouble with people walking up to me while I'm sleeping and taking my stuff. I've lost a lot of valuable and sentimental belongings like this.

It would help me a lot to have a membership to the local gym which is on the same block as where I sleep. I would have access to a locker, showers, electricity, wifi, and some nice things like the sauna and hot tub which would help all the body aches from sleeping on concrete. The gym is also a UPS access point where I can receive mail. It would cost around $50 for a three month membership.

I also haven't had my hormones in about 6 months and I'm feeling super dysphoric. It would cost about $100 to be able to order a 6 month supply from pharmaceutical manufacturers in China. It means so much to me to be able to continue my hormonal transition!

Please help me raise $150 to afford access to a locker, shower, wifi, electricity, mail, and hormones!

Cash App: $ThistleDD

Venmo: @ThistleDD

Thank you for your support so far! If you can't donate, reblogging and sharing make a world of difference!

[uglytrannymess]

I was just beaten, stabbed, and shot all in just the matter of a few days, each day a different incident or attack by an individual in my family and outside of my family by ppl around me, I had to get several stitches in my legs, arms, hands and even some in my face after being jumped and beaten and stabbed, I had a bullet pulled out my leg and my side, I was shot 8 times, 4 times in the legs and 2 times in my right lower abdomen and another 2 times in my left lower abdomen, I been in and out of the hospital including the mental hospital for suicide attempts as well as being harmed by transphobic ppl, I've been struggling paying for costs of a vet visit after my kitten was killed by my moms dog after she had her dog kill her, I've been raped, molested and abused by my family and ppl in my schools and neighborhood and I just get tired of being in this same situation surrounded by poverty, I live in a neighborhood where I'm constantly threatened for being a black trans woman and I have NO ONE TO TURN TO, I've tried getting help finding a new job but it's harder after constantly being fired for molestation at work and sexual harassment and constant work abuse I've been thru whether it was employees or managers targeting me with harassment and bullying within the workplace and it's been hard in general trying to get help with financial situations, paying for medical bills and get med assistance from the government and the city as well as mental health help for therapists, psychiatric help, and safe space havens or shelters, I've also been from mental health facility shelter to homeless shelters and been harassed, abused, raped and molested in EVERY SINGLE ONE, i am currently living in a rundown home surrounded by poverty and bad conditions, rusted bursted pipes, i have no plumbing, no water, no way to get anything to drink, to clean stuff with, i dont have water for dishes to be cleaned, laundry to be washed, or to bathe or shower in or to take a piss or shit in either and there are several dead cats in my basement as well as raccoons from all the holes in the walls, I had to freeze in the winter and was trying to get help from the city with some government assistance and I'VE YET TO GET ANY HELP, ANY THERAPISTS FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH I'M STILL ON A QUEUE, I HAVE NO HELP FOR MENTAL HEALTH MEDS, OR PSYCHIATRIC HELP, I can't seem to afford to get help with much even after succeeding my Gofundme goal because I had to use most of that money for food for me and my cats and keep cleaning products to get my home clean WHICH IS STILL A MESS. so what i need anyone to do for me if yall POSSIBLY CAN, is reblog this as much as you can and please share my links to donation help with pet food, water, meds, med help, mental health help, finding an apartment, getting a bed or mattress, and any daily needs and necessities IF YALL CAN.

My goal is to get at least $2500 to $3000, I know it's alot but rn I need as much as I can possibly get, yall can send anything, nothing is too small it's ALL APPRECIATED. IF PPL CAN SEND AT LEAST 25 OR 30$ EACH IT WOULD HELP OUT SO MUCH, BUT AGAIN ANY AMOUNT IS APPRECIATED. THIS is REALLY IMPORTANT!!....I'M TRYING MY BEST TO SURVIVE RIGHT NOW!

Cashapp: $Slasherstan91

Venmo: Negrophiliac (I know the name's wild 😭)

Chime: $MarsRayL

Paypal: paypal.me/MarsRayL

[dlxxv-vetted-donations]

Campaigns close to goal 2

Vetted Palestinian Campaigns. Please donate if you can and share!

Sep 1 - 30. Updated Oct 1. I am no longer focusing on promoting/updating this list, but I encourage you to share and donate. Thanks for everyone's contributions!!!

My other promotion lists

This list's size is limited to focus efforts on completing individual campaigns. Please stay updated, it is highly subject to change. These are the mostly the same people from my previous list.

There are rumors about the Rafah Crossing reopening often and I don't know if it will actually happen this month. Regardless, families need to prove they have the money to even be put on the waiting list, so please help get these campaigns to their goal sooner rather than later.

Deadline Oct 7: See post: Tawfik has 195 hours to pay off the second part of his tuition.

Paypal, Venmo, credit/debit: USD $ 3,702 4,105 / 5,200 (short term goal / 18,860).

Deadline Oct 20: See post: Reema needs a new laptop to take her tests.

Credit/debit: CAD $ 20,071 20,151 / 21,800.

Urgent: See post: @/mohmad40 needs €1,500 for a new tent. Short term goal.

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: € 5,103 6,140 / 6,500.

Abdelrahman: @aboodnemer, @anqar (vet, vet).

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: € 18,501 19,837 / 20,000.

Ahmed Altaban: @ahmed4palestine (vet, #488 in Gofund(water)Me(lons) spreadsheet).

Venmo, Paypal, credit/debit: USD $ 17,415 19,069 / 20,000.

Aya Alanqar: @ayaanqarsblog, @aya-alanqar (vet).

Paypal, credit/debit: € 13,056 13,629 / 15,000.

Karam and Eman Almadhoun: @karamalmadhoun0, @emanalmadhoun1 (vetted sheet #109).

Paypal, credit/debit: € 17,312 17,796 / 20,000.

Pinned:

See post: Help the Al-Habil family survive October.

PayPal, credit/debit: € 11,760 13,660 / 20,040 (short term goal).

Short term goal completed:

See post: Let's evacuate the Haboub family's most vulnerable members in September.

Credit/debit: SEK 133,838 252,104 / 250,000 (short term goal). $10 USD = 100 SEK

Deadline Sep 30 27: See post: Tawfik has 280 hours to pay his tuition.

Paypal, Venmo, credit/debit: USD $ 1,207 3,702 / 3,625 (short term goal / 18,860)

Urgent: See post: Baby Majd's survival depends on us. (@/youseffamily) Very ill baby, must evacuate Gaza for treatment.

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: € 18,433 20,004 / 20,000 / 30,000

Urgent: Amal Ashuor: @amalashuor (#175 on sheet). Needs funds to care for dangerously malnourished baby.

Paypal, credit/debit: € 38,308 40,034 / 40,000 (short term goal / 50,000)

See post: Help support Reema's academic career and family

Credit/debit: CAD $ 15,685 20,051 / 20,000 / 25,000

Completely done (see gfm update): Bilal Salah: @bilal-salah0 (sheet #132).

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: € 105,338 110,210 / 110,000

Hazem Tannera: @hazemfromgaza (vet, this IS a qualified source, Gazans help her vet).

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: £ 9,386 10,005 / 10,000 / 20,000 (short term goal to evac mother and child get family out of tent and into house)

Ola: @olagaza, @olagaza1, @olagaza2 (sheet #205)

Paypal, Venmo, Google Pay, credit/debit: USD $ 47,153 50,002 / 50,000 / 85,000

Mahmoud Khalaf: @mahmoudkhalafff (#151 in Vetted Evacuation spreadsheet).

Paypal, credit/debit: € 26,905 30,393 / 30,000 / 55,000

Ahmed and Dina Alanqar: @eileen-88 (current account), @ahmedabuyamin, @anqarfamily, @yaminfamily, @ronzaanqar (#264 in Vetted Evacuation spreadsheet).

Paypal, Google Pay, credit/debit: € 56,305 59,668 / 59,000 / 75,000

See post: Mohammed has 74 hours to pay his tuition fees or he'll be deported.

PayPal, credit/debit: € 1,773 3,039 / 3,000

See post: The Alanqar Family's campaign is almost at its goal. Don't let it stagnate!

Paypal, credit/debit: € 58,785 60,000 / 60,000 / 70,000