r/Assistance • u/Realistic_Law5085 REGISTERED • 6d ago

REQUEST Funeral costs

Hi all! So, my mom died last week and now the funeral home is calling which is the last thing I want to deal with at the moment due to... obvious circumstances. But I don't have much of a choice. The holidays are the worst time for funerals, and I hate even making posts.

My job (school lunch lady) doesn't pay me for the two weeks off I get from winter break, so that's a check gone.

Anyways, I don't have enough money, nobody in my family is willing to help pay for it bc they didn't really like my mom.

The cremation is 1700, I have 700 of it. And obviously I don't expect to get all of that from a reddit post but ANY help is appreciated.

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u/TheACN 6d ago

Post here when you’re able to make a gofundme page.

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u/Realistic_Law5085 REGISTERED 6d ago

I'm just seeing how this goes for the night, if nothing happens then I'll make one tomorrow. I don't expect anything from anyone, since ik this time of year is hard money wise on everyone!

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u/meditation_account REGISTERED 5d ago

You’ve had a lot of interaction on your post, all those people are potential donors and could have donated $5, $10, $20 on a gofundme by now. The longer you wait, the more likely your post is going to get buried and go by unnoticed. You’re losing an opportunity to raise funds the longer you wait to do this.