Common Situations when People need Help

Many people fall on hard times and don't know what to do. While there are a lot of help sources out there, it takes knowledge to know where to look and what to do. Unfortunately, most of the real help organizations are non profits and therefore do not have the power of marketing that the for profit companies have and cannot reach enough needy people to let them know that there is real help out there.

Posting on the Internet for help

When people are desperate and don't know what to do, they often turn to the Internet nowadays and they ask for help on different forums or any classified public boards that would let them post about what they need. Unfortunately there are many postings online already by supposedly needy people. Alot of the posts are by people who are just looking for handouts and are not really needy at all. It is unfortunate for folks that really do need help because although there are kind hearted people out there willing to help, they are already conned and scammed by these unscrupulous posters.

Be prepared for negative comments

If you are posting on community sites such as Craigslist then expect to have a lot of negative comments flooded your way when you pour your heart out on there. Why? Because Craigslist users are often bombarded with people asking for handouts so even if you are really telling the truth, people are often skeptical and untrusting until you have proven to them that your situation is as bad as you say it is. If you choose to post on those public sites then be prepared for negative feedbacks, nasty and rude comments.

Hand Up vs Handout

When asking for help, you can either looking for a handout or a hand up. Of course, most people are looking for a handout even when they say they are not. Imagine, if you fall on hard times and someone flat out hands over $1,000 to you, would you accept it? Would you prefer it to if they say "here is $1,000 and you are my slave for the next week?" Of course, the $1,000 handout is the best but if you have to work for it, then most people would wish that they would have to do something small such as light cleaning instead of something hard such as heavy cleaning.

So, online you will see alot of people already looking for handouts claiming to be on hard times in different ways. It is more rare that people are actually looking for a hand up or a way to work and earn honest income. Most people don't want to work hard or work for a long time to earn a small amount of money. Not these days.

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