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Needed 69 cents for electricity to cook her child porridge
One of her first updates. Instead of 10 kwh she posted the 2,000 that was bought.
It gets better.
It gets better.
Posting screenshots of receipts
Starting to get bigger than electricity now
Even after all this time, the kindness of stranger will never cease to amaze me.
Have a beautiful weekend everyone.
GsaGenDavid
Wanted to highlight a slight error in the article. R4000 isnt 58$, its 283$.
Silas007
Capitalism at its best/worst.
Cheesecakecrush
For every story like this that ends up on viral there are hundreds of families who get taunted off the internet asking the same thing
hppavilion1
Dude.
OrSoHelpMe
I bet that really brightened her day....and night.
thewhiskeyrunner
Illbealrighty
That made me very glad, thx @OP
twofingerdoubletap
Watt a wonderful story
B0bSpeltBackwards
Shocking, but true.
somedaystherejustarentenoughrocks
I see watt you did there
morelikeitrytomakepunsoutofeverythingamirite
Really amped me up
howToLoseTheGame
I re-fuse to believe that humanity is doomed
Annemoon
I feel like there a lot more of us who just want a little more light, and we're finding new ways to spread this around.
KringelbertFishtybuns
And for every uplifting story like this, we are certain to bring at least one or two people out of the their dark shadows.
MerToo
Sounds like KAHMUNIZZUM! Besides, she'd have plenty of power and be rich if she hAdN't mAdE bAd DeCiSioNs...
CiaranMcHale
Sounds like you are trolling. -1
MerToo
Naw, I just don't bother to put /s much
BananaForScaIe
OH BUT DA HOMELESS. Fuck it. Giving is giving. Let's always encourage it.
pareidoliaperson
Nobody thinks about the homeless, being homeless is basically cry for help. But yeah when they hear these cases they're suddenly some saints
pareidoliaperson
Not that they'll help either.
BananaForScaIe
I've been homeless twice. My joke was as much self reflection as anything. No judgements either. Giving is giving. Long as you're giving.
MrPuckett
The bright light of my day
PostMoThoin
#Ohmygod
MomJokes
You’re the bright light of Imgur
suburbanhyena
And now the others!
EnthusiasticPickle
Nice.
mattchew55b
Nice
OldWolfe
This is beautiful but... "single mom requests 69 and is overwhelmed by responce" could really have gone an other way... this is wholesomer
CapnMurica88
Beautiful! Need this kind of positivity in the world
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
How Nice of them.
drGrafenberg
My first thought was “Hehe, her name is She lit hole...”. I’m a bad person.
scnottaken
I was gonna say "first person to make a joke about xhelithole countries gets hell."
miltownmadness
This is my news now. Not Fox. Not CNN. Not MSNBC. This. What people need to hear. Kindness.
asd1957
Not part of the narrative.
miltownmadness
You do a service to us all. I’m not exaggerating when I say you pulled me out of a hole.
CiaranMcHale
Your comments did not deserve to be downvoted.
ArandomDane
TIL SA pre-buy power and amount is shown on meter, anyone able to link how the tech work? info over power line, G3, or something else?
kraeftig
You can do the same thing with SRP here in AZ if you want to (or have really, really, really bad credit)
ctotheg2
Too bad South Africa has blackouts for days at a time regularly. It’s a nightmare for everyone. I don’t know how the hospitals manage.
ctotheg2
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/africa/south-africa-ramaphosa-blackouts.html
scholarsdream
Most hospitals in SA are privately owned and can afford to have generators. Blackouts are common, but days at a time arent that regular.
lenonymes
Generators I would imagine. Whenever a hurricane was coming my dad's company would post them all up at hospitals in case the backups failed.
squishybaker
generators, UPS's and power conditioners.
OneHandedComent
See this is what I love about this. Whenever I feel like this world has nothing but bad people, I go to these stories. These stories show
OneHandedComent
How amazing people help a person in need. Most of them never met her, yet that didn't stop them from helping.0.69$ from each got her so much
CiaranMcHale
Famous quote: "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little"
LifeIsAWork
Wait.......she has money for internet, but no money for electricity to feed her kids? Something smells.
dvyii10
Lol I was wondering if credits are transferable...
goflyblind
libraries tend to have free internet.
villlllle
Internet isn't priced all over the world like it is in America.
scnottaken
"it uses all the data"
Crippling
If only the whole world was like this, and there was no need for greed
SonderingStrike
The reason there is need for greed is because there's greed, gotta claw for every penny.
Nomnomnivore
I have never heard of pay as you go electricity o_O wow.
OpieCunningham
And here in the US, my wife couldn't pay a bill because her name wasn't on the account. If someone wants to oay my bill, let them do it!
FBISurveillanceTeam
Yes! Confirm it’s the right bill and take the money.
Ontariobernersrockespeciallylondon
Those donations really amped up! I'll show myself out.
crumpuppet
R4000is not $58, it's about $283
adrianontherocks
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t afraid to ask for help. But I know there are people out there who need it more than me.
IndisputableFact
Deserve*
Lupine1982
Doesn't mean you don't deserve help too. Let OTHERS decide if they want to help you. Ask.
TheVoidListens
You don't have to be grateful that it isn't worse. Your own feelings are just as valid.
ThisIsCanadaWinterIsAlwaysComing
Not on depression they aren't!
TheVoidListens
Then you tell those demons The Void is going to come and beat them up until they leave you alone.
katyna31415
Asking for help now means that you'll be able to get back on your feet and be in a position to respond to someone else's call for help.
DickPicEnthusiast
It's not a competition, but regardless, asking for help gives someone an opportunity to do something nice, which is nice.
hillbillyhitler
There’s no limit in the world of people who want to help
SaintGutfree
Ask for help so that YOU can help them when you meet them.
brutsku
Most fucked up thing is my life with depression, im always helping people around me but im afraid to ask help :/
gilliamv
NewToTheEnterwbs
1 Yeah same here. I am sick and irl feel that it is serious enough that I might be dying. A cousin offered to help but it's hard taking help
NewToTheEnterwbs
2sometimes. Can't afford the insurance, co pays, deductibles all that bs but I still can't take the help. I don't want to be a bother to him
PrincessNakedMoleRat
Many hospitals have charity programs that will pay your medical bills, and people to help you qualify. Don't be afraid to ask.
NewToTheEnterwbs
I'll check it out but apparently they lowered the threshold and now claim I make too much. Meanwhile I support my, my in law (her husband
NewToTheEnterwbs
2 died last month, and my parents. Stretched too thin mang. But thank for the info. I'll try again.
NuggetsForKitty
I DESPERATELY need help and have asked and I haven't gotten anything. I'll be sleeping in my car with my kid in a few weeks
millenniumf
Set up a GoFundMe page, and we'll send what we can to keep you afloat!
NuggetsForKitty
I would however I know I would get downvoted to hell. I can however share my email for PayPal here. Dadsabrat@gmail.com
earlymutation
Message me. I don’t have much, but I’ll do my part.
Bluegrasslass
Make a post. We will help!
whyarealltheusernamestaken
Same. Im not going to be homeless but thats literally all i have left. My daughter starts school and my husband starts college. Im stressed.
whyarealltheusernamestaken
That being said. I help everyone every chance i get. No matter what.
MrPuckett
If everyone thought someone else needed help more, not a single person would ever ask. Help needed is help needed, no matter the severity
adrianontherocks
That’s a good point. But so far I’ve been able to keep the roof over my head and food in my house, and only a few late bill payments. I >
adrianontherocks
Have been the receiver of kindness before (someone bought me 2 tires on Christmas, an imgurian bought me a pressure cooker, etc.) and I >
Sorethroatafteroralsucksworsethanme
You don't have to pay it back in whatever way, if it wasn't agreed upon and you don't feel like it. Not everything needs to be transactional
adrianontherocks
Haven’t been able to pay it forward yet, and I want to. My guilt upon getting help is more than I wanna feel right now, if that makes sense
nonamejanie
Paying it forward doesn’t have to use money to do so. Do something to help someone. Now an elderly person’s yard, babysit for an>
ausernamebyanyother
Just took a look at your posts and you ARE paying it forward. You're caring for animals, their owners and sharing positivity with the world.
Bugkeeper
Paying it forward does not have to happen in money, friend. How about some volunteer work? :)
CiaranMcHale
Perhaps the people who helped you did it to repay/reward you for good things you had already done.
Shitheid
GeneralAnubis
Human kindness helped where human greed harmed. It's good, but it doesn't fix the source.
CiaranMcHale
I didn't notice any mention of greed in the story.
GeneralAnubis
The fact that the single mom is unable to afford basic human necessities is only due to forced scarcity a la human greed.
CiaranMcHale
I don't fully agree, but now I understand where you are coming from, so +1 for taking the time to explain.
CiaranMcHale
If you have know of a way to fix the problem at source, then please implement it, or share it with others.
millenniumf
My entire collection of X-wing miniatures got stolen once. I lamented my horrible luck on the Fantasy Flight Games board, and then someone
millenniumf
suggested starting a GoFundMe page. I figured why not, and people just poured money into it! I was able to restore not only the entire
millenniumf
collection, but get some extra ones and a carrying case for them! The internet can be a beautiful place sometimes, full of generous people.
boopysnoot
That’s kind of interesting that you pay up front instead of a monthly bill based on usage. Maybe I missed the point... who knows.
PhoebusApollo
It's prepaid electricity. Buy what you need.
IceyStars
Actually this sort of thing is common. I live in London and have it in my place which I rent.
Jordinatinglybeautiful
It’s revenue protection. Common where low income involved.
NeynasGhost
My parents spent a week or so in N Ireland and they had those there.
darksniperknight
I have something similar. They say it helps control and self monitor your power usage. If the meter runs to 0, it may turn off electricity,
darksniperknight
unless it is between 12am and 6am, or theres a heat warning, which in AZ can be extreme. They would just keep on charging.
archie9394
This is frequently for those with credit too poor for monthly payment. It's often more expensive with these plans so you get screwed twice.
boopysnoot
A utility company or government screwing poor people? I’m shocked!!!
scholarsdream
South africa in a nutshell
CiaranMcHale
Agreed. It is a hidden tax that poor people have to pay.
McMeowmers
I'm guessing it's fraud prevention.
boopysnoot
Fraud or people abandoning their bill. I just never considered it as an option.
AliBarber
It's common in low income areas and flats in NZ, one place I lived in had prepay electricity. It worked out to slightly less than what >
AliBarber
>you would normally pay in a month, but that's probably because you kept a serious eye on it and it could be a pain to top up (mobile tech>
AliBarber
>was nowhere near as advanced as now so you had to find a station to do it) I honestly prefer it to monthly or quarterly billing because >
TwoFlower68
How are you going to collect the monthly bill from people too poor to make ends meet? Not too long ago, Holland had gasmeters which you had
AdrianMole
"Not to long ago" in this case means seventy years ago.
TwoFlower68
In living memory might have been a better phrase. I remember playing with those (by then useless) coins as a child in the 60s
TossacointoyourWitcherOvalleyofplenty
Prepay meters are common in rented houses in London. Saves the landlord being stuck with a massive bill if he has scum tenants.
ME2G
In CA if you over pay (bc PG&E sucks), they just keep it. You can file a claim all you want they don’t care and they frequently over charge.
TwoFlower68
to feed with special gas-coins. No coin? No gas!
27yoUGLYvirgin
I have lots of gas. Every. Day.
IllegalDuckling
Turning off electricity/selling their stuff. It's scummy, but that's how it is.
ElyaEquestus
The modern variant is that you pay a fixed amount for gas/electricity and at the end of the year they check how much you actually used. 1/
ElyaEquestus
2/ god knows I save money each month in case i use (on average) more than was planned for.
folkartwoman
Wow. That’s potentially quite stressful!
ElyaEquestus
Yah. I moved into my apartment 8 months ago and i am still wondering whether I am 'on track' with the amount that I pay.
Rapunzelatrose
Typically it’s based on the prior years usage, so they have a basis for the estimate. And i think they do still read the meter every month.
Lynkfox
It's nice with a big dif between summer and winter use. Electric ac vs gas hear... Almost nothing paid in Winter, 300% more in summer.
JustALullabi
Yeah, I have that as well. Decided to pay €20 more each month just to safe and get money back at the end of the year.
EmeraldLight
You get money back? Any overages I paid just keep going forward as credits, lol.
trollprozac
Don't they pay for television in the UK? I don't mean netflix. They pay for normal television
HolyRollingArmadillo
We pay the licence fee, which funds the BBC (that is advert free).
trollprozac
We have the abc in Australia that's funded by normal taxes. That way poor people can enjoy it too.
ROHBAUCOP
Same in Germany for ARD, ZDF and a State Broadcast Network.
rekypup
Its complicated, we have 5 terestial channels, of which 2 is broadcasted by the BBC. If you watch either you need a TV license
rekypup
If you listen too BBC radio you need a license. If you watch live BBC streams you need a license. Now here is the complex parts
rekypup
The BBC will send you threatening letters if you don't have a license regardless of whether you use a TV or not. They will claim that they
rekypup
Will send an inspector around to check and can get a search warrant if they have grounds. However without proper suspicion they have no righ
McFluffySundae
Its not easy at all being a single parent and there's no way one can make it without at least some help (like a sitter so you can work) 1/2
McFluffySundae
had the same happen to me. 2 years ago I was desperately drowning in debt after my son was born sick, I couldn't afford heat so we 2/3
McFluffySundae
holed up in 1 room all winter and heated just that. I ate only once a day. I took him to walk around a mall for something to do and we 3/4
McFluffySundae
left crying because I couldn't afford him a $5 lollipop he grabbed and had these big giant excited eyes for. I couldn't afford him any 4/5
McFluffySundae
Christmas presents. Vented on here and Imgur pulled through sending him tons of presents including toys, books, clothes, vouchers for the5/6
McFluffySundae
special expensive formula he had to be on for his illness, gift cards for food, etc. It was amazing and now that we are mostly back 6/7
TheRubberBandit
I’ve debated on asking for help w/ school supplies and car battery but then I feel bad because I have food but can’t afford anything extra
ILikeToFindTheAnswers
Sent a message.
ax2usn
So very sorry you are struggling. Wish I could help in some way. I do understand... without refrigerator and car over 1 year.
TheRubberBandit
I’m so sorry to hear that, things are tough but as long as we take one step at a time we got this! Message me if you ever need to talk
ax2usn
You are a good human.