For those who need the extra M$ to cash out before the deadline, I am here to help. Please tell me why you deserve/need M$50?

So, nickudemy, that would be the reason that I would request to be awarded the answer. The money would be used to adjust the air conditioning system so the children's bedroom could get more a/c in their room. It gets really hot at night.

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Not to rain on nicks parade , but I would also like to help anyway I can. Please comment below if you are short a few mahalo dollars for the cashout. On the 29th i'll split up the remainder of my mahalo dollars between the commenters.

Thanks nick for helping, this was a great idea. Not to rain on nicks parade , but I would also like to help anyway I can. Please comment below if you are short a few mahalo dollars for the cashout.

On the 29th i'll split up the remainder of my mahalo dollars between the commenters. Thanks nick for helping, this was a great idea. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. Six years ago I moved to Michigan from Illinois. During that time I have only had the money to make it back home once.

My dad is 92 and his health isn't that great. The money I was hoping to get this time was going to help pay my way back to spend time with him before he dies. I keep hoping that won't be for a long time yet but things are just not looking as good this year as they did most of the last six years I've been in Michigan.

I wouldn't need this money at all if I was still working but I'm on disability retirement living on around $700 a month. I have generally used Mahalo income to help with extra expenses. Six years ago I moved to Michigan from Illinois.

During that time I have only had the money to make it back home once. My dad is 92 and his health isn't that great. The money I was hoping to get this time was going to help pay my way back to spend time with him before he dies.

I keep hoping that won't be for a long time yet but things are just not looking as good this year as they did most of the last six years I've been in Michigan. I wouldn't need this money at all if I was still working but I'm on disability retirement living on around $700 a month. I have generally used Mahalo income to help with extra expenses.

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The sad part is there are so many people like myself that have been busting butt in this economy, trying to keep out house and bills paid and in the past year I have been trying anything I can to make money. In the past almost 3 months since I have started at Mahalo I put everything on the line worked SO hard to create nearly 100 pages. I am praying now that I get accepted as a guide.

Most days I have been starting Mahalo at 12 and ending at 12 at night. I have been putting in long hours because I knew it would pay off. Today, I honestly can not stop crying, just when I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel collapsed.

In answer to your question, I probably do not deserve your generous tip. I know there are people that must have it worse then me. I am trying to survive but atleast my husband still has his job.

His hours were cut this year almost in half and that is what made me try whatever I had to do to help make ends meet. I would just like a simple prayer that I make the Guide Team. I made payout last month (my second month here at a bit over $300 Mahalo dollars and my goal for this month has been $700M) I feel bad for all of the people and families this quick decision is impacting.

Some people do Mahalo for fun and some have been counting on the money. I wish Mahalo had your heart! The sad part is there are so many people like myself that have been busting butt in this economy, trying to keep out house and bills paid and in the past year I have been trying anything I can to make money.

In the past almost 3 months since I have started at Mahalo I put everything on the line worked SO hard to create nearly 100 pages. I am praying now that I get accepted as a guide. Most days I have been starting Mahalo at 12 and ending at 12 at night.

I have been putting in long hours because I knew it would pay off. Today, I honestly can not stop crying, just when I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel collapsed. In answer to your question, I probably do not deserve your generous tip.

I know there are people that must have it worse then me. I am trying to survive but atleast my husband still has his job. His hours were cut this year almost in half and that is what made me try whatever I had to do to help make ends meet.

I would just like a simple prayer that I make the Guide Team. I made payout last month (my second month here at a bit over $300 Mahalo dollars and my goal for this month has been $700M) I feel bad for all of the people and families this quick decision is impacting. Some people do Mahalo for fun and some have been counting on the money.

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. Well while this is obviously a plea for myself, the money I receive would actually go towards my wife.

I am happily married with two children. We have always tried to pay it forward and over the last 10 years have always had extra people living in our house. It started with my mother who came to live with us from the UK and then sadly passed away a mere six months after being diagnosed with cancer.

Next was my wife’s mother – she lived in her own house, but her husband had Alzheimer’s disease and she became a care giver – it made her very sick, and we spent half of our time going over to her house and helping her, relieving her of the pressure. Once her husband (my wife’s dad) got worse he was placed in a home, and eventually passed away after six weeks. My mother-in-law became worse and we ended up buying a house so that we could accommodate her – she lived with us for two years before she passed away.

Next came one of our friends; she was a single mom with two children who essentially was being thrown out of her apartment – we could not see the children suffer so and therefore offered them a place to live – it was very difficult at times, and probably didn’t help our children we do feel good about what we did – they lived with us for a year. After they left, my wife’s other father (another long story) came to live with us – he essentially retired when he was 50 as he was married to a ‘rich’ lady – but then he got divorced and ended up with no money – therefore he really couldn’t afford to live on his own and ended up with us – he still lives with us today. After this, a friend of the family (19 year old) found himself without a home, and we offered him a place to stay – he stayed with us for about a year, but sadly managed to get in trouble and then neglected to go to probation – so he’s now in Jail.

Now, I mentioned I have two children – they are twins and they are now 19 – well one of our twins left home – she became pregnant and no longer could afford to live on her own and is now living with us – Grandson, fiancé and all. My other daughter has a very nice boyfriend, however he has had a really tough life – and found himself living with an uncle who really resented him – he now lives with us! So we currently have 7 people living in the house.

So, this story isn’t that different than many people’s stories – however, what makes it even more difficult is that both my wife and myself are not well. I have psoriatic arthritis; it is being controlled by drugs (celebrex) but the stress of our house doesn’t help. I’m not that concerned though as things will work out for me, they always do.

I am more concerned about my wife. While this was all going on, she has being diagnosed with breast cancer twice, although she has been a survivor of surgery for 7 years now. Of more concern is the fact that she has Lupus.

She currently works full-time as a bus aid. Lupus is an immune system disease that attacks her in many ways – from simple tiredness and fatigue, especially in extreme weather conditions, to problems with UTI and other potentially fatal organ problems. Well while this is obviously a plea for myself, the money I receive would actually go towards my wife.

I am happily married with two children. We have always tried to pay it forward and over the last 10 years have always had extra people living in our house. It started with my mother who came to live with us from the UK and then sadly passed away a mere six months after being diagnosed with cancer.

Next was my wife’s mother – she lived in her own house, but her husband had Alzheimer’s disease and she became a care giver – it made her very sick, and we spent half of our time going over to her house and helping her, relieving her of the pressure. Once her husband (my wife’s dad) got worse he was placed in a home, and eventually passed away after six weeks. My mother-in-law became worse and we ended up buying a house so that we could accommodate her – she lived with us for two years before she passed away.

Next came one of our friends; she was a single mom with two children who essentially was being thrown out of her apartment – we could not see the children suffer so and therefore offered them a place to live – it was very difficult at times, and probably didn’t help our children we do feel good about what we did – they lived with us for a year. After they left, my wife’s other father (another long story) came to live with us – he essentially retired when he was 50 as he was married to a ‘rich’ lady – but then he got divorced and ended up with no money – therefore he really couldn’t afford to live on his own and ended up with us – he still lives with us today. After this, a friend of the family (19 year old) found himself without a home, and we offered him a place to stay – he stayed with us for about a year, but sadly managed to get in trouble and then neglected to go to probation – so he’s now in Jail.

Now, I mentioned I have two children – they are twins and they are now 19 – well one of our twins left home – she became pregnant and no longer could afford to live on her own and is now living with us – Grandson, fiancé and all. My other daughter has a very nice boyfriend, however he has had a really tough life – and found himself living with an uncle who really resented him – he now lives with us! So we currently have 7 people living in the house.

So, this story isn’t that different than many people’s stories – however, what makes it even more difficult is that both my wife and myself are not well. I have psoriatic arthritis; it is being controlled by drugs (celebrex) but the stress of our house doesn’t help. I’m not that concerned though as things will work out for me, they always do.

I am more concerned about my wife. While this was all going on, she has being diagnosed with breast cancer twice, although she has been a survivor of surgery for 7 years now. Of more concern is the fact that she has Lupus.

She currently works full-time as a bus aid. Lupus is an immune system disease that attacks her in many ways – from simple tiredness and fatigue, especially in extreme weather conditions, to problems with UTI and other potentially fatal organ problems. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. And while I wouldn't consider myself in the worst situation I do consider it dire.

I'm trying to save my house from being taken by the bank. I'm a tutor and rely on students each term to make money. The GFC means I have 2/3 less students than usual and that's been a very hard hit to take.....the bank is screaming and I have three months only to make up a very big payment to get them away from my door.

Maholo has helped me out a bit and I was just starting to get the hang of writing pages, since I'm more a Q&A member here.....I know I will still get some income from Answers and such but without international shipping the Mahalo Store option to use my money is not really an option at all and I have to get a payout or pretty much loose the money. I've been quiet around here this month and last because I'm hunting for work in my area. It's been hard....there isn't much for a person like me .... anyway that's why I think I should try for a payout this month and just try to find some more money somewhere offline and local and any help in doing this is really appreciated.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated. And while I wouldn't consider myself in the worst situation I do consider it dire. I'm trying to save my house from being taken by the bank.

I'm a tutor and rely on students each term to make money. The GFC means I have 2/3 less students than usual and that's been a very hard hit to take.....the bank is screaming and I have three months only to make up a very big payment to get them away from my door. Maholo has helped me out a bit and I was just starting to get the hang of writing pages, since I'm more a Q&A member here.....I know I will still get some income from Answers and such but without international shipping the Mahalo Store option to use my money is not really an option at all and I have to get a payout or pretty much loose the money.

I've been quiet around here this month and last because I'm hunting for work in my area. Anyway that's why I think I should try for a payout this month and just try to find some more money somewhere offline and local and any help in doing this is really appreciated. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. Your a great man, this is very noble. I deserve it because my life is at stake, well that's to dramatic, my credit, is at stake.

This might push me away from using play money to get starbucks gift-cards and toward paying for very real debts. Here's the story... This is where it all began, I know borrowing against money that you cant make back or money that isn't technically real, is a bad idea. HOWEVER I don't always use my better judgment.

I had planned on buckling down on tasks and trying to get on the go team to get this 150M$. I had been getting good feedback on my tasks and I was making headway. I did some training in IRC and up until today, if everything went as planned I could use this money to help pay for a few outstanding debts at the end of July.

Which is the reason I started this site in the first place. So I worked very hard since I started on my little profile, learning things, bettering myself and getting paid WAY less than minimum wage. Were talking 3 dollars a day when I first started, but this is better than 0$ a day which was my current situation in Michigan (I'm sure your aware of our wonderful economy) so I stuck to it.

People told me that it sounded like I was getting scammed, that I was doing a lot of work for meager pay, but I didn't let it get me down. Now, I have used more than I can afford to pay and my delinquent account is about to go to Chexsystem. My credit will be screwed if I cant make this payment soon.

This means no chance of getting a lease in my name, no chance of getting a loan, bills in my name, cars ETC. I know I need to start compiling with there requests A.S.A.P, but as of now I have to borrow money from friends to pay for gas to turn in resumes, paying off a debt is out of the question. I contacted Mike about cashing out my account and he said he would try to help but its not 100% right now.

Really I think my balance might be to little, seeing as how I'm just over half way to a cash out. Also I was one of the first in line to apply for the very negatively received guide positions. If I don't get this pay out or the guide position, which is a very real possibility, I might cry.

If I start crying, I will tape it and E-Mail it to Jason for sympathy money. So there it is, this will save me from humiliating myself via email and would make it much easier for me to pay off debts that are soon to ruin my credit/life. Your a great man, this is very noble.

I deserve it because my life is at stake, well that's to dramatic, my credit, is at stake. This might push me away from using play money to get starbucks gift-cards and toward paying for very real debts. This is where it all began, I know borrowing against money that you cant make back or money that isn't technically real, is a bad idea.

HOWEVER I don't always use my better judgment. I had planned on buckling down on tasks and trying to get on the go team to get this 150M$. I had been getting good feedback on my tasks and I was making headway.

I did some training in IRC and up until today, if everything went as planned I could use this money to help pay for a few outstanding debts at the end of July. Which is the reason I started this site in the first place. So I worked very hard since I started on my little profile, learning things, bettering myself and getting paid WAY less than minimum wage.

Were talking 3 dollars a day when I first started, but this is better than 0$ a day which was my current situation in Michigan (I'm sure your aware of our wonderful economy) so I stuck to it. People told me that it sounded like I was getting scammed, that I was doing a lot of work for meager pay, but I didn't let it get me down. Now, I have used more than I can afford to pay and my delinquent account is about to go to Chexsystem.

My credit will be screwed if I cant make this payment soon. This means no chance of getting a lease in my name, no chance of getting a loan, bills in my name, cars ETC. I know I need to start compiling with there requests A.S.A.P, but as of now I have to borrow money from friends to pay for gas to turn in resumes, paying off a debt is out of the question.

I contacted Mike about cashing out my account and he said he would try to help but its not 100% right now. Really I think my balance might be to little, seeing as how I'm just over half way to a cash out. Also I was one of the first in line to apply for the very negatively received guide positions.

If I don't get this pay out or the guide position, which is a very real possibility, I might cry. If I start crying, I will tape it and E-Mail it to Jason for sympathy money. So there it is, this will save me from humiliating myself via email and would make it much easier for me to pay off debts that are soon to ruin my credit/life.

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. OK, I usually tell people my life is an open book, but I keep most of it closed.

Let's thumb through the chapters In 1993, I had a grand-mal seizure. I was taken to a local hospital, where I was diagnosed with an unusual condition--an Arterioveinous Malformation, or AVM. Supposedly 10% of the population has one--they can occur anywhere in your body and they're usually harmless and go undetected.

However, the lucky 10% of us in THAT 10% get to put the word "Cerebral" at the beginning. The doctor there was ready to cut me open but my parents insisted on having me evaluated at The University of Pennsylvania, whose then-chief of Neurosurgery saw me immediately. He said it was too big and too risky, and that I should see a doctor who was then at NYU.

It turns out the doctor in New York (he and his team are at a different hospital now) is the world's authority on the things...I got very, very lucky. And still, the thing was big enough that it couldn't be operated on at the time--it was too risky. Translation: You're going to have a stroke.

We just don't know when. I had just met a really nice girl six weeks before that. She met my parents in the frenzy of the Emergency Room.

I left school for 2 weeks for the eval and returned to basically stay in my room, only going out for an occasional class. I have to give credit to a group of ham radio operators from around the state of Maryland who I talked with regularly. They showed up at my door, unannounced, to see how I was doing because someone had told them what happened and I hadn't spoken to them for about a month--and I usually did every night.

I took "Incompletes" in all of my classes. I returned to college and finished out my degree--I even kept doing my radio show. I worked that summer at a conference/hospitality position I'd worked at for several summers prior--except I couldn't drive anywhere.

And this was a 6,000 bed facility spread out over about 20 buildings. This was before the ADA, but my boss rolled with the punches and I got here and there with other people. At the end of the summer, I got my first job, in hospitality, right in downtown DC.

Life was good. In 1999, my girlfriend moved to her hometown, St. Louis, Missouri--half the country away--to work in her family business. I followed in 2000 and we got married in 2001.

Our son was born in 2004. Sure as well, like my now first-grade son would say, "poop," five years ago (almost on this exact date), in the summer of 2005 I had a massive stroke. I had to re-learn to walk and talk.

It was not the funnest of experiences. I began undergoing a surgical procedure identical to the one I would have had in New York--it's called "embolization." In a nutshell, a neuroradiologist (interventional radiology) squirts a polymer identical to super glue into your head to create a dam and prevent further bleeds.

(It's a lot more complicated than that.) The AVM was so large that the procedure had to be done in six steps--two or three months apart from each other. In the middle of this 18-month process, I had another massive stroke while trying to get some rest at my father-in-law's house in Florida. That's me pictured below on the cover of Advance for Florida Nurses' Critical Care issue in 2006, taken in the Intensive Care unit at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, FL.

The entire AVM could not be done that way, though. In early 2007, I underwent a different procedure called the Gamma Knife. Usually used for cancer surgery, it's sometimes used in neurosurgery for things that just cabn't safely be reached any other way.

201 points of radiation come together at a precise spot (see illustration) to shrink something in your head--but it's a gradual process--they zap you and it takes months or even years to work--I'm still in that "It's still shrinking" phase 3 years out. In February, April and May of 2008 I had more seizures--the first in years. The ones in April and May knocked me unconscious and I was barely breathing by the time they got me to the ER in May.

Six weeks after my wife and I separated, in 9.04., I had another stroke. And again in 6/30--four days after the final photo, which ran with a success story of me in the hospital system's newspaper was taken. That one put me in a neuro rehab hospital for the first time--a two-week rehab-a-thon.

(Ironically, the paper came out when I was still in the rehab hospital.) I was terrified. I'd lost most of the function of my left hand. While I used to type 105+ wpm, one year after that hospital stay, this entire composition has been typed at about half that with only my right hand--in fact, every word I've ever typed on Mahalo has been typed using only my right hand.

I live alone. For medical reasons I can't drive--in a city that's still behind when it comes to public transportation. While I am insured, I still have medical-related bills to pay which I can't get paid any other way.

One seizure medicine alone (I'm on four) was $800+ per month last year until I finally got a prescription plan that covers it--but I'd spent $2400 keeping myself alive until that happened. Last Friday, I got out of bed and my knee buckled. I fell and fortunately had a phone nearby.

I thought it was stroke #5. Long story short, after 15 hours in the ER, a head & neck CT & MRI, a visit by two neurosurgeons and a few x-rays and an orthopedic doctor, I was released. I now find myself, after being discharged in March from an almost-5-year physical, occupational and speech therapy drama, headed back to the same people for physical therapy because I fractured my ankle.

And PS: My head is fine. I'm in the process of trying to startup a consulting firm because even though I'm a magazine cover model, the pretty face don't pay the bills. I was incurring them in that picture.

I've been volunteering and giving back to individuals with disabilities. I've brought Capitol Hill attention to 30 people who might not have had it otherwise. I volunteer as a peer counselor.

Today, I just got a call to help teach a class for kids with disabilities. After19 months alone, I'm finally turning a corner. Mahalo paid my utilities last month--my first cashout after a booming start out of the gate.

I've taken the time to give my opinions and back them up with research, and that I have any followers at all in just a couple of months is a pretty good indicator that at least six people have found me to be a valuable member of the Mahalo Community. I -would like to make it to at least M$150 to cash out because the USD$100+ would go to good use--it's already been spent several times over. Thank you very much for your time.

I appreciate the input the Mahalo community has given me. PS: someone let me know when that cashout deadline is, please. 11:59 PM PT, 6/30?

OK, I usually tell people my life is an open book, but I keep most of it closed. In 1993, I had a grand-mal seizure. I was taken to a local hospital, where I was diagnosed with an unusual condition--an Arterioveinous Malformation, or AVM.

Supposedly 10% of the population has one--they can occur anywhere in your body and they're usually harmless and go undetected. However, the lucky 10% of us in THAT 10% get to put the word "Cerebral" at the beginning. The doctor there was ready to cut me open but my parents insisted on having me evaluated at The University of Pennsylvania, whose then-chief of Neurosurgery saw me immediately.

He said it was too big and too risky, and that I should see a doctor who was then at NYU. It turns out the doctor in New York (he and his team are at a different hospital now) is the world's authority on the things...I got very, very lucky. And still, the thing was big enough that it couldn't be operated on at the time--it was too risky.

Translation: You're going to have a stroke. We just don't know when. I had just met a really nice girl six weeks before that.

She met my parents in the frenzy of the Emergency Room. I left school for 2 weeks for the eval and returned to basically stay in my room, only going out for an occasional class. I have to give credit to a group of ham radio operators from around the state of Maryland who I talked with regularly.

They showed up at my door, unannounced, to see how I was doing because someone had told them what happened and I hadn't spoken to them for about a month--and I usually did every night. I took "Incompletes" in all of my classes. I returned to college and finished out my degree--I even kept doing my radio show.

I worked that summer at a conference/hospitality position I'd worked at for several summers prior--except I couldn't drive anywhere. And this was a 6,000 bed facility spread out over about 20 buildings. This was before the ADA, but my boss rolled with the punches and I got here and there with other people.

At the end of the summer, I got my first job, in hospitality, right in downtown DC. Life was good. In 1999, my girlfriend moved to her hometown, St. Louis, Missouri--half the country away--to work in her family business.

I followed in 2000 and we got married in 2001. Our son was born in 2004. Sure as well, like my now first-grade son would say, "poop," five years ago (almost on this exact date), in the summer of 2005 I had a massive stroke.

I had to re-learn to walk and talk. It was not the funnest of experiences. I began undergoing a surgical procedure identical to the one I would have had in New York--it's called "embolization."

In a nutshell, a neuroradiologist (interventional radiology) squirts a polymer identical to super glue into your head to create a dam and prevent further bleeds. (It's a lot more complicated than that.) The AVM was so large that the procedure had to be done in six steps--two or three months apart from each other. In the middle of this 18-month process, I had another massive stroke while trying to get some rest at my father-in-law's house in Florida.

That's me pictured below on the cover of Advance for Florida Nurses' Critical Care issue in 2006, taken in the Intensive Care unit at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, FL. The entire AVM could not be done that way, though. In early 2007, I underwent a different procedure called the Gamma Knife.

Usually used for cancer surgery, it's sometimes used in neurosurgery for things that just cabn't safely be reached any other way. 201 points of radiation come together at a precise spot (see illustration) to shrink something in your head--but it's a gradual process--they zap you and it takes months or even years to work--I'm still in that "It's still shrinking" phase 3 years out. In February, April and May of 2008 I had more seizures--the first in years.

The ones in April and May knocked me unconscious and I was barely breathing by the time they got me to the ER in May. Six weeks after my wife and I separated, in 9.04., I had another stroke. And again in 6/30--four days after the final photo, which ran with a success story of me in the hospital system's newspaper was taken.

That one put me in a neuro rehab hospital for the first time--a two-week rehab-a-thon. (Ironically, the paper came out when I was still in the rehab hospital.) I was terrified. I'd lost most of the function of my left hand.

While I used to type 105+ wpm, one year after that hospital stay, this entire composition has been typed at about half that with only my right hand--in fact, every word I've ever typed on Mahalo has been typed using only my right hand. I live alone. For medical reasons I can't drive--in a city that's still behind when it comes to public transportation.

While I am insured, I still have medical-related bills to pay which I can't get paid any other way. One seizure medicine alone (I'm on four) was $800+ per month last year until I finally got a prescription plan that covers it--but I'd spent $2400 keeping myself alive until that happened. Last Friday, I got out of bed and my knee buckled.

I fell and fortunately had a phone nearby. I thought it was stroke #5. Long story short, after 15 hours in the ER, a head & neck CT & MRI, a visit by two neurosurgeons and a few x-rays and an orthopedic doctor, I was released.

I now find myself, after being discharged in March from an almost-5-year physical, occupational and speech therapy drama, headed back to the same people for physical therapy because I fractured my ankle. And PS: My head is fine. I'm in the process of trying to startup a consulting firm because even though I'm a magazine cover model, the pretty face don't pay the bills.

I was incurring them in that picture. I've been volunteering and giving back to individuals with disabilities. I've brought Capitol Hill attention to 30 people who might not have had it otherwise.

I volunteer as a peer counselor. Today, I just got a call to help teach a class for kids with disabilities. After19 months alone, I'm finally turning a corner.

Mahalo paid my utilities last month--my first cashout after a booming start out of the gate. I've taken the time to give my opinions and back them up with research, and that I have any followers at all in just a couple of months is a pretty good indicator that at least six people have found me to be a valuable member of the Mahalo Community. I -would like to make it to at least M$150 to cash out because the USD$100+ would go to good use--it's already been spent several times over.

Thank you very much for your time. I appreciate the input the Mahalo community has given me. PS: someone let me know when that cashout deadline is, please.

11:59 PM PT, 6/30? You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.

Nickudemy, I wish I were in the position to give as you are. However, I have only been a part of Mahalo for a few months. Last year I was working full time in a job I absolutely love.

But on 9.04.7 I began have a nagging back pain that I thought was only muscle strain. By April 17 my back pain had become so severe I could not walk or stand erect. I recognized the pain in the sciatic nerve, you see I have already had 2 back surgeries since 1999.

I walked into the hospital on 9.04.9 to have a herniated disc repaired. But when I awoke I was unable to move my legs. I was terribly scared.

The very next day my staples were removed and I was sent to MRI (where I experienced a severe panic attack.) And again on Sunday May 3rd I was in the MRI again (with the aid of valium.) I endured surgery number 4 on May 5th where rods and pins were placed along my spine and bone harvesting was taken from my iliac (both sides). I awoke the next day with drainage tubes, oxygen, and a morphine pump. I still was unable to move my legs.

My doctor could not explain to me what had happened nor if I would regain use of my legs. On May 11, 2009 I was transferred via ambulance to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Physical therapists, doctors, and nurses worked with me round the clock to help me learn to transfer to a wheelchair, use a walker and regain some use of my legs.

A few weeks later I began having sciatic pain again and had to have a nerve block. On 9.04.7 I was discharged to the care of my family in my home. I continued outpatient therapy for about 4 months.

On 9.04.8 I lost my job due to my disability. I also had to put my education on hold (Master's Degree) until I could get my emotional and physical health back on track. On 9.04.9 my husband was laid off from his job.

He did find a small job about a month later and then a better job around 2.086. But he was injured on his job and had to take a workers comp leave. He returned to work and after 3 days they let him go.

He recently began working for his older brother as a courier. The work is not consistent, scheduled work but at least we have money coming in. We are struggling to climb back to a level of living that allows us to pay our utilities, rent, and buy groceries as well as purchase my medications (I think I failed to mention I am a diabetic.) Medical bills (wheel chairs, walker, shower bench, therapy and periodic check ups at the doctor) have become extremely expensive.

I am awaiting an appeal from Social Security Disability (yes I was denied on my first attempt). While all of this has been and continues to be difficult I did receive some blessings. My relationship with my husband was strengthened; he cares for my every need, (cooking, cleaning, laundry, assisting me with dressing.) 2.

I have learned not to be so OCD about small things (like dusty furniture, toilet paper off the dispenser, paper towels rolling the wrong direction) 3. I have learned to be more patient 4. I learned what wonderful family and friends I truly have Thanks for hearing me out and may you reap great rewards for you generosity and your kind heart!

I wish I were in the position to give as you are. However, I have only been a part of Mahalo for a few months. Last year I was working full time in a job I absolutely love.

But on 9.04.7 I began have a nagging back pain that I thought was only muscle strain. By April 17 my back pain had become so severe I could not walk or stand erect. I recognized the pain in the sciatic nerve, you see I have already had 2 back surgeries since 1999.

I walked into the hospital on 9.04.9 to have a herniated disc repaired. But when I awoke I was unable to move my legs. I was terribly scared.

The very next day my staples were removed and I was sent to MRI (where I experienced a severe panic attack.) And again on Sunday May 3rd I was in the MRI again (with the aid of valium.) I endured surgery number 4 on May 5th where rods and pins were placed along my spine and bone harvesting was taken from my iliac (both sides). I awoke the next day with drainage tubes, oxygen, and a morphine pump. I still was unable to move my legs.

My doctor could not explain to me what had happened nor if I would regain use of my legs. On May 11, 2009 I was transferred via ambulance to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Physical therapists, doctors, and nurses worked with me round the clock to help me learn to transfer to a wheelchair, use a walker and regain some use of my legs.

A few weeks later I began having sciatic pain again and had to have a nerve block. On 9.04.7 I was discharged to the care of my family in my home. I continued outpatient therapy for about 4 months.

On 9.04.8 I lost my job due to my disability. I also had to put my education on hold (Master's Degree) until I could get my emotional and physical health back on track. On 9.04.9 my husband was laid off from his job.

He did find a small job about a month later and then a better job around 2.086. But he was injured on his job and had to take a workers comp leave. He returned to work and after 3 days they let him go.

He recently began working for his older brother as a courier. The work is not consistent, scheduled work but at least we have money coming in. We are struggling to climb back to a level of living that allows us to pay our utilities, rent, and buy groceries as well as purchase my medications (I think I failed to mention I am a diabetic.) Medical bills (wheel chairs, walker, shower bench, therapy and periodic check ups at the doctor) have become extremely expensive.

I am awaiting an appeal from Social Security Disability (yes I was denied on my first attempt). While all of this has been and continues to be difficult I did receive some blessings. Thanks for hearing me out and may you reap great rewards for you generosity and your kind heart!

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I know there are also a lot of people who deserve that help but I just thought I'd give it a try... Well, the reason I would want to receive that donation money would be because of my son.

I'm a single mom who unfortunately got laid of from work this month. And sad part for me is it's my son's birthday this 29th and I'm afraid I can't buy him something for his birthday. I just received the bill from his school and they are asking me to pay for his tuition fee, plus his books and uniform by 9.04..

I'm so worried about where am I going to get the money to cover for all those this time. My company hired me to handle an account for a 1 year contract but the client pulled out because they decided to no longer outsource. Even if I won't get the best answer Stiil I'd like to thank and congratulate these good hearted people in mahalo for trying to reach out to others.

Good luck guys and God bless you all. Well, the reason I would want to receive that donation money would be because of my son. I'm a single mom who unfortunately got laid of from work this month.

And sad part for me is it's my son's birthday this 29th and I'm afraid I can't buy him something for his birthday. I just received the bill from his school and they are asking me to pay for his tuition fee, plus his books and uniform by 9.04.. I'm so worried about where am I going to get the money to cover for all those this time.

My company hired me to handle an account for a 1 year contract but the client pulled out because they decided to no longer outsource. Even if I won't get the best answer Stiil I'd like to thank and congratulate these good hearted people in mahalo for trying to reach out to others. Good luck guys and God bless you all.

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I am going to try, though I'm still really hoping to work for Mahalo somehow.

I have Cerebral Palsy, have had it all my life. I'm 34, live at home with my parents, and Mhalo would have been among my higher paying jobs. This news has me in shocck.

I'm reading about the changes like it was 9.04.7 or something. I don't need to make a living. But I want to badly!

Feel like I'm not an adult. I am going to try, though I'm still really hoping to work for Mahalo somehow. I have Cerebral Palsy, have had it all my life.

I'm 34, live at home with my parents, and Mhalo would have been among my higher paying jobs. This news has me in shocck. I'm reading about the changes like it was 9.04.7 or something.

I don't need to make a living. But I want to badly! Feel like I'm not an adult.

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I don't deserve it.

I'd like to have it to give it to people who do deserve it, but I'm one of the 90% who are totally worthless here, so I don't deserve anything. I don't deserve it. I'd like to have it to give it to people who do deserve it, but I'm one of the 90% who are totally worthless here, so I don't deserve anything.

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I was trying to come up with an incredible story to tug at the heartstrings, but it's really pretty simple.

I'm just an average person who has decided to try to pursue a lifelong dream, trying to make the jump from clerical wage-slave to self-supporting full-time writer and photographer. What could be better than that? I was trying to come up with an incredible story to tug at the heartstrings, but it's really pretty simple.

I'm just an average person who has decided to try to pursue a lifelong dream, trying to make the jump from clerical wage-slave to self-supporting full-time writer and photographer. What could be better than that? You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. This is an awesome thing that you are doing to help others. Here is my story.

I only worked a part time job 5 hours a day. One day at work I became so sleepy that I could not do my full shift and bye the way I felt, I knew I would not be there the next day. That evening I started vomiting, chills, fever and I could not stay off the toilet.

I ended up in the emergency room and was diagnosed with a fungus growing on one lung and pneumonia in the other, I was also diagnosed with Lukema. I spent the last three months in the hospital came home for 2 weeks and on 9.04. I will return to the hospital for a stem cell transplant another 6 weeks in the hospital. Thank God and my lucky stars my sister was a 100% match!

This is an awesome thing that you are doing to help others. Here is my story. I only worked a part time job 5 hours a day.

One day at work I became so sleepy that I could not do my full shift and bye the way I felt, I knew I would not be there the next day. That evening I started vomiting, chills, fever and I could not stay off the toilet. I ended up in the emergency room and was diagnosed with a fungus growing on one lung and pneumonia in the other, I was also diagnosed with Lukema.

I spent the last three months in the hospital came home for 2 weeks and on 9.04. I will return to the hospital for a stem cell transplant another 6 weeks in the hospital. Thank God and my lucky stars my sister was a 100% match! You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I am a stay at home mommy of 3 girls. I am glad to be able to be here with them always.

But I joined Mahalo quite some time ago and I am not even close to payout. I just wanted to earn a bit of CASH to give my hubby a birthday party he deserves in August. He supports us and works so very hard to do that.

We as a family were hoping to give him a special day that he truly deserves. Unfortunatly,I can not cash out for this now. I had a suprise party planned with our family and friends.

Was having a oil painting of our kids done for him. I guess it will not happen this year. I hope maybe someone will be generous and maybe help me out just a little bit.

I am M$60 short of cashout. I am a stay at home mommy of 3 girls. I am glad to be able to be here with them always.

But I joined Mahalo quite some time ago and I am not even close to payout. I just wanted to earn a bit of CASH to give my hubby a birthday party he deserves in August. He supports us and works so very hard to do that.

We as a family were hoping to give him a special day that he truly deserves. Unfortunatly,I can not cash out for this now. I had a suprise party planned with our family and friends.

Was having a oil painting of our kids done for him. I guess it will not happen this year. I hope maybe someone will be generous and maybe help me out just a little bit.

I am M$60 short of cashout. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.

As a Brit I can't buy anything in the store, and my dollars have become worthless. Thanks a bunch Mahalo. For what it's worth, nickudemy you can have the rest of my balance as a tip.

Thank you, and good night. As a Brit I can't buy anything in the store, and my dollars have become worthless. Thanks a bunch Mahalo.

For what it's worth, nickudemy you can have the rest of my balance as a tip. Thank you, and good night. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I know I don't have a huge heartfelt story. Just the story of a young man, unemployed, close to broke wanting a payout so he can get to some job interviews and such.

All this young man would like is to remain friends with those he's met over the past year on mahalo, and get out of this pit called unemployment and get himself back on track before I'm living on the streets. Thank you, don't forget to tip your waiter, and good night. I know I don't have a huge heartfelt story.

Just the story of a young man, unemployed, close to broke wanting a payout so he can get to some job interviews and such. All this young man would like is to remain friends with those he's met over the past year on mahalo, and get out of this pit called unemployment and get himself back on track before I'm living on the streets. Thank you, don't forget to tip your waiter, and good night.

You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. I came to Mahalo like many others who enjoy writing and have a talent for it.

Mahalo was a way to make extra money, perhaps even a good amount of extra money. In the current economic times, I too have been unable to make ends meet in my self-employed sole proprietorship business. Clients mean well, but they have had to cut back.

My pocketbook has shrunk even though I seem to be working just as hard as I was before. I have to work twice as hard to generate the same amount of business. My extra time is thus short.

The concept of writing to a few pages, a couple of how-to's a few evenings a week or challenging my mind with questions and answers while taking advantage of the chance to earn some extra money was fabulous. I met my $150 payout with excess to spare. I left some in the account thinking I would get to the next $150 sooner.

Then I had a relative become terminally ill. I didn't write anything for a month. But, June came along and with sadness behind me eagerly anticipated the June Bloom incentive.

The only problem was that I could hardly get assigned pages. I requested and suggested and was given 4. They were completed.

A couple of my answers got additional money and now I sit at $69.04. I could have easily made the $150 if I had been assigned more pages. I had the time and the ambition. In the end however, I do have other things to be happier about.

I've started a new life with a wonderful companion. But, the house is gutted and I had a number I was aiming for in money to help with the income of my new household. After all, part of our remodel is a nursery.

Love conquers all and while I'd love to continue making money here at Mahalo who knows if I can. The amount listed above (at this time anyhow) won't get me to $150 with what I have accrued so far. My answer may seem pointless, but I have a story like so many others here.

I suspect that there was never going to be any way for me to succeed at the June Bloom incentive yet I set to the task and put in the work to meet my goals. As for goals, I have had the lifelong goal to train and compete a horse at the international level. It is about to come true.

My horse is trained and the entry to the next competition is due in a couple of weeks. At this time, I'm short about $200 to afford to do it. I don't know when I'll get another chance.

I came to Mahalo like many others who enjoy writing and have a talent for it. Mahalo was a way to make extra money, perhaps even a good amount of extra money. In the current economic times, I too have been unable to make ends meet in my self-employed sole proprietorship business.

Clients mean well, but they have had to cut back. My pocketbook has shrunk even though I seem to be working just as hard as I was before. I have to work twice as hard to generate the same amount of business.

My extra time is thus short. The concept of writing to a few pages, a couple of how-to's a few evenings a week or challenging my mind with questions and answers while taking advantage of the chance to earn some extra money was fabulous. I met my $150 payout with excess to spare.

I left some in the account thinking I would get to the next $150 sooner. Then I had a relative become terminally ill. I didn't write anything for a month.

But, June came along and with sadness behind me eagerly anticipated the June Bloom incentive. The only problem was that I could hardly get assigned pages. I requested and suggested and was given 4.

They were completed. A couple of my answers got additional money and now I sit at $69.04. I could have easily made the $150 if I had been assigned more pages. I had the time and the ambition.

In the end however, I do have other things to be happier about. I've started a new life with a wonderful companion. But, the house is gutted and I had a number I was aiming for in money to help with the income of my new household.

After all, part of our remodel is a nursery. Love conquers all and while I'd love to continue making money here at Mahalo who knows if I can. The amount listed above (at this time anyhow) won't get me to $150 with what I have accrued so far.

My answer may seem pointless, but I have a story like so many others here. I suspect that there was never going to be any way for me to succeed at the June Bloom incentive yet I set to the task and put in the work to meet my goals. As for goals, I have had the lifelong goal to train and compete a horse at the international level.

It is about to come true. My horse is trained and the entry to the next competition is due in a couple of weeks. At this time, I'm short about $200 to afford to do it.

I don't know when I'll get another chance. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.

I've just come back to Mahalo because I'm trying to use all the resources I can to come up with 6000 euros for 2.088. I've been accepted in a Fine Arts school in Greece for Fall 2010 but since the grant (2800 euros deducted from the 8800 euro tuition fee) was not enough, I had to defer my admission to next year, hoping that I can come up with 6000 euros by then. The program is very small, only 19.04.9 students are accepted each time, so it's heartbreaking for me not to be able to go after having been accepted.

Thanks for this opportunity. I've just come back to Mahalo because I'm trying to use all the resources I can to come up with 6000 euros for 2.088. I've been accepted in a Fine Arts school in Greece for Fall 2010 but since the grant (2800 euros deducted from the 8800 euro tuition fee) was not enough, I had to defer my admission to next year, hoping that I can come up with 6000 euros by then.

The program is very small, only 19.04.9 students are accepted each time, so it's heartbreaking for me not to be able to go after having been accepted. Thanks for this opportunity. You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars.

If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question. Wow where to start! Well I lived in TN and had a baby with my girlfriend at the time and she took off.

So I raised my daughter on my own for 9 months. She came back and tried to make stuff work, yet it didn't so we decided to split up again and this time she got smart and realized that she should take our child with her. So she took off with the baby since we were married, the girl has automatic custody so there was nothing I could do.

So we got together one day and talked about visitation and everything. Well that night I left her house and she called the cops on a domestic against me. Come to find out that she was being beaten by her new boyfriend since she left and he told her that they were going to try and get me in so much trouble that I couldn't see my daughter and that he could raise her with my ex.

So at this point my daughter starting walking and I missed all that. Now I went to jail 2 times because of charges that were fake and got dismissed in court but you still have to do jail time when you get a domestic. And when we went for child support I thought I could set up visitation during that court hearing, well come to find out - that was wrong.

Now I'm having to pay child support and not see or talk to my daughter. So I couldn't take it anymore and I had a girlfriend in PA and since my ex and her boyfriend would not let me see or talk to my daughter, I decided there s no point in staying around I'm going to move up there with my new girlfriend. I moved to PA and finally got a job in this horrible economy and settled in.

Well 6 months later I get a call from DCS saying that my ex girlfriends new baby had shaken baby syndrome from her father. Well I had all kinds of court hearing and everything so I had to move back down to TN right after just getting settled in. I had to sell my car and move back to TN where I had no job or anything.

So my new girlfriend and our son and I moved in an apt in TN. Well the children were taken from my ex and given to her parents. They completely disregarded my rights even though I pay child support.

So now I have an apt, no job, no money, and still not my daughter. The new boyfriend went to jail and is still there for aggravated child abuse and neglect and my ex still collects my child support when she doesn't even have custody of the kids but the child support office doesn't care (of course). And when I moved to PA and back, it took a while to get a job ( I just got one last week) in both states so I got behind on my child support.

Now I have court coming up for criminal content and could do up to 6 months in jail even though I'm now paying child support and just got the job. So DCS is telling my ex that she WILL get the kids back and that it isn't her fault even though there were old bruising and could not decided who did those to their baby. And since I just got a job, child support is now taking 50% of my pay and making it impossible to make a living.

Since they take that much and don't care about my bills and everything I have to work online and all that as much as possible to make rent and pay for gas. This is the hardest thing ecver but the good news is that they are allowing me to talk to my daughter like once a week. Oh and a lawyer told me not to go for custody or anything until my ex goes back to court and I have to wait to see if she gets custody back.

That court date is in 9.04.9 so its so horrible. This case was actually on the TN news and everything. Its crazy and really long and just something that will amaze you.

Because DCS made me move here and then just put me out of all the meeting and will not involve me at all. But I can't sue them because after you pay for all that court stuff its probably not worth the whole process. This all irritates me so bad and can't believe that all of this is happening.

If you research Nashville, TN DCS it shows that they suck and that in the last year 9 children have died because of where DCS have placed them with unfit people and that is what is happening here. My ex's mother doesn't have room for either of her children. They put the crib for the infant in the living room and my daughter sleeps on the couch when I have a three bedroom apt and she would have her own room and own stuff.

Also at the grandmothers house all of my daughter and her sisters clothes are in a pack and play beside the crib in the living room. Wow where to start! Well I lived in TN and had a baby with my girlfriend at the time and she took off.

So I raised my daughter on my own for 9 months. She came back and tried to make stuff work, yet it didn't so we decided to split up again and this time she got smart and realized that she should take our child with her. So she took off with the baby since we were married, the girl has automatic custody so there was nothing I could do.

So we got together one day and talked about visitation and everything. Well that night I left her house and she called the cops on a domestic against me. Come to find out that she was being beaten by her new boyfriend since she left and he told her that they were going to try and get me in so much trouble that I couldn't see my daughter and that he could raise her with my ex.

So at this point my daughter starting walking and I missed all that. Now I went to jail 2 times because of charges that were fake and got dismissed in court but you still have to do jail time when you get a domestic. And when we went for child support I thought I could set up visitation during that court hearing, well come to find out - that was wrong.

Now I'm having to pay child support and not see or talk to my daughter. So I couldn't take it anymore and I had a girlfriend in PA and since my ex and her boyfriend would not let me see or talk to my daughter, I decided there s no point in staying around I'm going to move up there with my new girlfriend. I moved to PA and finally got a job in this horrible economy and settled in.

Well 6 months later I get a call from DCS saying that my ex girlfriends new baby had shaken baby syndrome from her father. Well I had all kinds of court hearing and everything so I had to move back down to TN right after just getting settled in. I had to sell my car and move back to TN where I had no job or anything.

So my new girlfriend and our son and I moved in an apt in TN. Well the children were taken from my ex and given to her parents. They completely disregarded my rights even though I pay child support.

So now I have an apt, no job, no money, and still not my daughter. The new boyfriend went to jail and is still there for aggravated child abuse and neglect and my ex still collects my child support when she doesn't even have custody of the kids but the child support office doesn't care (of course). And when I moved to PA and back, it took a while to get a job ( I just got one last week) in both states so I got behind on my child support.

Now I have court coming up for criminal content and could do up to 6 months in jail even though I'm now paying child support and just got the job. So DCS is telling my ex that she WILL get the kids back and that it isn't her fault even though there were old bruising and could not decided who did those to their baby. And since I just got a job, child support is now taking 50% of my pay and making it impossible to make a living.

Since they take that much and don't care about my bills and everything I have to work online and all that as much as possible to make rent and pay for gas. This is the hardest thing ecver but the good news is that they are allowing me to talk to my daughter like once a week. Oh and a lawyer told me not to go for custody or anything until my ex goes back to court and I have to wait to see if she gets custody back.

That court date is in 9.04.9 so its so horrible. This case was actually on the TN news and everything. Its crazy and really long and just something that will amaze you.

Because DCS made me move here and then just put me out of all the meeting and will not involve me at all. But I can't sue them because after you pay for all that court stuff its probably not worth the whole process. This all irritates me so bad and can't believe that all of this is happening.

If you research Nashville, TN DCS it shows that they suck and that in the last year 9 children have died because of where DCS have placed them with un.