Stressed

United States
March 2, 2021 12:11pm CST
Trying to figured out how we can scrape up the money to visit my parents and my son for his birthday on May 31st. They live 4 hours away. A friend will take us there and back but needs $300 to do it for gas and his time. $300 is a lot of money to come up with! I am stressed because I am not sure if we will be able to come up with it in time. Hopefully we will get the stimulus check before then, that will help out a lot.
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• United States
2 Mar 21
I really hope you can get the money together to do it. I hate that the friend is charging you so much though. That seems excessive.
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• United States
2 Mar 21
Well, he will be driving 4 hours there, 4 hours back... then will pick us up which will be another 4 hours there and back. That is 16 hours of driving total, plus gas. I think it's fair.
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• United States
2 Mar 21
@AngelisaQT Also, he is an elderly man with a bad back.
• United States
2 Mar 21
@AngelisaQT Ah okay, yeah I guess this is true. Is there anything you can sell to help you get the money together?
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• Pamplona, Spain
2 Mar 21
May is still a bit of time away for you really hope you can make it over there and that you manage to get the money also for the trip. Fingers crossed for you all.
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• Pamplona, Spain
2 Mar 21
@AngelisaQT Have a great day ahead.
• United States
2 Mar 21
Thank you!
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• United States
2 Mar 21
@lovinangelsinstead21 Thanks, you too!
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@DianneN (247080)
• United States
2 Mar 21
I hope the stimulus check arrives soon. Good luck!
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@DianneN (247080)
• United States
2 Mar 21
• United States
2 Mar 21
It would be a lifesaver! Thanks.
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@Shiva49 (26208)
• Singapore
2 Mar 21
I can only wish you some luck in the meantime.
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• United States
2 Mar 21
Thank you! I need all the luck I can get!
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Mar 21
Good luck with the money issue.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Mar 21
• United States
2 Mar 21
I appreciate it.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
2 Mar 21
I hope you get the money soon have hope
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• Kenya
2 Mar 21
@AngelisaQT yes all will be well. But I can say it's expensive abit or it's because of the high price of gas?
• United States
2 Mar 21
@Laurakemunto It will be a total of 16 hours driving, it's for his time as well.
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• United States
2 Mar 21
Thank you. I am trying to stay hopeful!
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
2 Mar 21
Have you tried to take any surveys with survey site? You can make decent money with those. I do surveys every day online among other things but I do quite well. Worth a try. They keep dragging their feet on the stimulus of course.
• United States
2 Mar 21
I am not good with surveys, I'm always getting disqualified or something. I just tried to join a survey site someone else suggested and they wouldn't even accept my application to join.
@porwest (78759)
• United States
3 Mar 21
Egads. $300 is not a lot of money at all. But I understand some people do not have it. I hope you can find it.
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