Once in a blue moon I've given money to a Go Fund Me request. Usually, it's for someone in my town who has fallen on very hard times (e.g., need for catastrophic or ongoing high medical costs), or occasionally someone in the greater local area in a similar situation.
I subscribe to a couple of local online news outlets, and these outlets are being used for seemingly more and more of these Go Fund Me requests. I don't doubt the underlying story, but some of the requests don't seem, to me, necessary for Go Fund Me. For example, a request to defray funeral costs or other one time situations.
It's kind of academic anyway, as DW has expressly forbidden me to give to any more of these requests. She thinks they're frauds. Just curious if my ER friends think I'm a cold-hearted guy for doubting the need for many of these requests, and what you may be seeing in your area.
I subscribe to a couple of local online news outlets, and these outlets are being used for seemingly more and more of these Go Fund Me requests. I don't doubt the underlying story, but some of the requests don't seem, to me, necessary for Go Fund Me. For example, a request to defray funeral costs or other one time situations.
It's kind of academic anyway, as DW has expressly forbidden me to give to any more of these requests. She thinks they're frauds. Just curious if my ER friends think I'm a cold-hearted guy for doubting the need for many of these requests, and what you may be seeing in your area.