Help Chris Save America

Perhaps Not.

2008-10-06T06:04:00.002-04:00

I read an article the other day about how it is not really finances that cause the majority of divorces in the US. It went on to say that the reasons varied, and certainly finances were apart of that variance, but usually it was lack of a mental or physical connection that resulted in divorce. Another article about men cheating was similar in nature, talking about a man not getting his emotional needs met and straying for the emotional connection not the sexual one. Anyway, blah blah blah, money is not the root of all evil.

Money is the root of all my ills. I have literally been working as hard as I physically and mentally can for a solid month and no results. I have put so much time into what I need to get done for all my jobs, that I have been neglecting my friends, and my girlfriend. The only person whom I refuse to neglect is my daughter, and even with her I am ashamed when I cannot even purchase a meal for her.

The thing that I hate most about all of this, is a concept that I first remember hearing in college. A chain email that discussed being able to focus on only 2 of the 3 things that you need to focus on to have a successful college experience. Friends, girlfriend, and schoolwork. You could do your friends, and girlfriend, but your schoolwork would suffer, or your schoolwork and friends, but your girlfriend would get pissed, etc. That is the predicament I am in now. I can be a good father and boyfriend, a good provider, and a good friend. I am sucking at everything right now. The work I am doing is just sucking the life out of me and it leaves me with nothing. The only energy that I have left in the day goes to my daughter and my girlfriend is getting frustrated with it. My friends are non-existent, and regardless of how hard I am working, there is no trust or income.

I have been unable to pay the water bill, cannot pay for groceries, and have made no money in 2 months. Now the economy is souring and I am just fucked.

Darkest Before Dawn

2008-09-09T12:03:00.002-04:00

My credit cards are maxed out, I already have a loan that I am paying back, my bank account is dwindling, and I am still positive and sure that I am going to succeed at vaporizing my debt. I have blocked my schedule and am working as hard and as efficiently as I can every minute of the day.

I got to work this morning and found out that I cannot do any more work until I pay for a computer on my credit card. I do not have ANY room on my credit card. I do not know what I am going to do.

I have the overwhelming feeling that I am going to have to declare bankruptcy. I absolutely refuse to let this keep me down, and I will continue to meet new clients and new potential clients and still want to get rid of this debt the honest way, but shit is this hard...

Simple

2008-09-07T09:01:00.003-04:00

Wow. This one is easy, not to mention a no brainer. I went to the mall near my house with my daughter yesterday and as I pulled into the parking space and got out of the car, I noticed a purse on the ground. I checked out the car and looked around, but nothing. There was nobody even around. So I broke the rule that I have been taught since I was a child (not to go into a woman's purse) and pulled out the check book that had the phone number of the lady who lost the purse. I called and was greeted with sighs of relief. Apparently she had been changing her child's diaper while preventing her other toddler from running around a parking lot. It was absolutely chaotic and they were so glad that I found it.

Of course I would have returned the purse regardless of whether or not I had this blog, or the site, but it is nice to be able to announce it the day after I started this. The gentleman offered to buy me dinner or something of that nature, but I declined. I did give him a business card and offered to become his financial advisor though... It was a shameless plug, but I figured that I already had built up a little bit of trust.

The beginning

2008-09-06T12:58:00.003-04:00

Fresh off the launch of the site I have been searching out people to help. On my way to purchase groceries today, I saw a gentleman walking in the rain. I stopped the car and asked if he needed a ride. Reginald is his name, and at first he was a bit skeptical, looking around before finally saying yes. I drove him about 3 miles to the bus stop that he was going to in order to get to a job interview. As it turned out, he was late getting out the door and was worried that he would be late for the interview. He thanked me profusely for helping him, and tried to give me some money for the task, but I declined. I gave him my business card in hopes that he will call me and I can follow up to see if he got the job. I hope to hear from him. I already am so glad that I have this blog.

Help Chris Save America

2008-09-06T11:45:00.000-04:00

I am launching this site today and am mentally prepared to deal with everything that will come with it. I look forward to the responses and I hope that this will be a positive experience. Further, my hope is that if nothing else, this will help inspire others to recognize that helping strangers is something that is inspiring and will be passed on by those who received the help. Paying it forward is how we can help change America.

Thank you all for visiting my site/blog. I truly appreciate your time and am happy to help anybody who needs it. Simply ask me. Thank You.