Hi. I'm a little embarrassed to be posting this here because asking for help is hard for me to do, but the guys on PathfinderWiki urged me to, so here goes.
My name is Will Staples. I'm a PFRPG player and have posted on these boards on and off for the last few years. Before that, I was active on the Dicefreaks messageboards since around 2005-ish. I run a gaming blog, The Creature Chronicle, where I convert monsters from D&D 3E to Pathfinder.
I'm in a bit of trouble. Due to an inability to pay property taxes in 2010 and 2011, my city foreclosed on my family's home and will evict us on February 28th if we can't pay. The property taxes alone are over $6,000, and that's not counting legal fees and other costs. We haven't been able to get a straight answer yet on the exact amount that we owe.
We've lived in this house for 22 years and the thought of being kicked out is unbearable. I, my mother, my sister, her fiancee, and their 1-year-old son with congenital health defects would be cast adrift with nowhere to go.
With that in mind, a friend of mine suggested I set up a fundraiser on GoFundMe. This is it right here. Another friend of mine runs a fairly popular blog and thanks to her help we were able to raise about $2,500 in the first day, but after that, unsurprisingly, the interest dropped off and donations started drying up.
And that brings me here. Mark Mooreland and Alex Greenshields at PFWiki suggested I "raise the gamer goodwill signal" on the Paizo boards. I don't know if there's anything anyone can do to help. I'm not demanding anything. But if you could donate anything - even just your daily coffee budget - to our cause, I'd be in your debt. If you need an incentive, a comic book writer/artist friend of mine is offering his original graphic novel, Damnation, for £2.50 ($4.11 USD), with proceeds going to our collection drive.
If you can't afford that, just share it on Facebook or Twitter. The more people who see this, the closer we get to saving our home of 20+ years. In the meantime, we're seeking legal advice and whatever eviction protection we can find.
Thanks,
Will / Filby
All I can offer is a prayer for you and your family. I'd do more if I could.
It's Super Bowl Sunday hereabouts, so I don't think a lot of people will see this today.
Bumping to get you up to the top of the thread list, regardless.
I will keep you in my prayers, but that's all I have to give.
I was in a similar situation a year ago. Not my mismanagement that got me there, but I still had to deal with it. Ultimately, all chances of me ever retiring before I drop dead had to be sacrificed.
I hope things improve.
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You got a donation from me, here's hoping others follow.
I tried to donate some money but I got a 'Website can't display' message when I get to the Payment page. Anybody knows anything about it? I'll try again later.
We lost our home last August and kind friends took us in. My condolences for your situation.
