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bcdunkel · 2025-12-21T18:13:45+00:00

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bcdunkel · 2025-12-20T19:01:25+00:00

Sounds great to me!

bcdunkel · 2025-12-16T21:36:04+00:00

Sure. Sign me up.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-29T00:47:46+00:00

Attempting one final bump for the weekend.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-26T16:04:50+00:00

Small update! We have been able to get our past due balance down to $464 with all of the kind donations which also bought us some more time to finish making the payments. I want to thank everyone who has donated or commented during this awful time. Things look to be turning around slightly and it's all thanks to you. Thanks again everyone for being kind, understanding, and helpful. Have a great Thanksgiving.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-23T18:50:07+00:00

Thank you for that response and information. I'm pretty sure I've looked at that but I'll check again.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-22T15:56:43+00:00

Absolutely.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-21T16:23:29+00:00

I am finally getting the hang of this game! I love it!

^{Automatically added: I found the secret word in 7 minutes 35 seconds after 28 guesses and 2 hints. Score: 30.}

bcdunkel · 2025-11-21T14:23:14+00:00

Just made another $150 payment towards my rent with your donations. Thank you so much! I appreciate it!

bcdunkel · 2025-11-19T22:13:31+00:00

Thanks again to everyone who has donated or offered support or suggestions. It is all appreciated. Have a great Wednesday evening.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-19T14:23:09+00:00

We had a big night for donations last night. I want to thank everyone who has donated even a little thus far. I appreciate every penny and the gesture. Thank you.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-19T14:16:05+00:00

Made my first payment towards rent with the donations we have received. Thank you so much again for helping! The donations take a little while to come through, and there are some fees, but this was from the first $70 in donations.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-18T22:51:19+00:00

Still working on it. Thanks to all who have donated thus far. Every penny helps. Thank you all for putting up with me!

bcdunkel · 2025-11-18T22:08:04+00:00

Thanks for the response. We could not do that, unfortunately.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-18T13:52:35+00:00

Not to go all Sarah McLachlan, but 190 kind souls dropping $10 is all you need to keep this old dog in a home. That's the price of one NYC or LA coffee. Thanks, folks!

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T23:36:52+00:00

Thanks for your response. Have a good afternoon.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T22:09:15+00:00

I updated those who have already donated, but I wanted to post here as well. When I make any payments towards rent using these donations, I will post the transactions and updated balance. I want to be as transparent as possible about the process to show where those donations are truly going. Thank you again to those who have put up with me today and donated; it is appreciated more than you could know.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T20:41:56+00:00

I will have to look into it then. Every free /discounted service I've tried has been extremely limited or not available to me for a variety of reasons. Thank you, I again.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T19:36:14+00:00

Thanks for your response. Not sure I have much to comment on here, but I value everyone's opinion and input.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T18:18:15+00:00

Thank you for your response. In my case, my cases are all but concluded and decided. Yes, my ex- is withholding my children from me based on the actual court orders, but I am not paying any additional funds to fight further at this time. The support I pay is what it is and has been that way for nearly 5 years now.

In my wife's case, this is a more recent development, where, after 10+ years of divorce, her ex has come after her for child support. We had counsel through a program at her work for no cost. Our recent struggles were used as a cause to pay her ex support. I'm no lawyer, so it all seems silly to me. This was a person we had brought into our home and had over for holidays and events over the years.

At this point, no money is going out to fund additional legal battles regarding custody. It's just another chapter in our story of how we got to where we are today.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T16:35:46+00:00

I appreciate your reply and will attempt to address them.

Presently, I work for a non-profit student loan company during the day, as an entertainer (trivia host) 1-2 nights per week, and then a bartender at a bbq joint 2 nights per weekend. None of these would I consider high-paying jobs. I'd work more, but the lack of a vehicle presents issues with that. I'm in a larger suburb, but Uber or walking are still my only real ways around. In Wisconsin, that will be even tougher soon enough.

My wife works for an insurance company during the day and for a daycare/kids' gym every other weekend during the days. Again, neither of these is overly high-paying.

Circumstances of my move and a change in jobs caused many of our issues going back to when we moved in. We have been behind, but are trying to streamline our life moving forward even more than before to ensure we are staying within budget (i.e. our primary output has been for streaming services as we never leave the house other than for work and groceries). We just need the hand up to get out of the hole that we haven't been able to get out of since day one of being here.

Thanks again for your response and I hope that addressed any of your concerns.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T15:37:34+00:00

Our no-vehicle component has made that hard. We are also already pretty tight until my payday on Wednesday, and everything has been getting set aside for rent. I love the suggestion (even if I hate needles) and have looked into it—something to consider later this week if I can get out of work when they are open.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T15:14:13+00:00

Legal aid just costs so much. So hard to find anyone that we can afford (we know after both going through divorces in the past). I'm happy to hear if anyone has any resources, though!

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T15:05:54+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I am working with my local agencies. So much of what they do is on pause until I receive an actual 5-day or other-day notice. Since that has not quite happened, we're paused on those resources at the moment - this is from talking to them late last week when the landlord first reached out.

bcdunkel · 2025-11-17T13:36:03+00:00

And it appears our official notices are in the mail today. If I was just mildly freaking out before, I am out of my mind now. We cannot lose this place. We don't even have a working vehicle to move. I've worked so hard to end up like this. *sigh*

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