This is probably the last place I should post for help... so it is.

[Zigrakil]

ironstove is what it must be like to be uohz without any of the tact or intelligence. just pure nihilism and cynicism with no ability whatsoever.

[moon]

and onto is a BITCH!

[Phazed]

I had a huge bit typed out, but Photobucket wrecked my Chrome window and I'm not going to post it all again.

I refuse to respond to ironstove. Oblivious and naive. No idea what I'm talking about; not saying he's never been in a similar situation, just saying that his view of my own is convoluted and unwelcome.

Thank you to everyone who responded. It has really touched me how well received this thread has been, and how many people were willing to help a guy they barely know who has probably lost them more than a few Dota games and possibly trolled them once or twice. I'm not in such a shitty situation any more. I convinced my bank to remove the NSF (insufficient funds) charges from my account. The only reason they were there was because of how my bank processes transactions: All transactions are processed on the day they were received in order of value. Because my "New Start" payment was the most expensive, it was processed first causing me to have eight NSF transactions rather than the one I would have if everything was processed chronologically. After hearing my situation my branch manager removed the charges with little delay and apologized, wishing me the best and explaining that she thought it silly to have me and my wife starve over this... even if it WAS my own ignorance that caused it.

Again, thank you all. I'm taking all of the legitimate advice to heart; especially quitting smoking, keeping a thumb on my account at all times, reevaluating my spending habits, etc. Please don't send me anything unless you REALLY want to. I need to fix this blunder myself. I'm 24 damn years old, it's time to grow up. I'm still selling most of what I listed, so feel free to contact me if you're interested in anything. But please, no handouts. Like Legato mentioned, there are plenty of people who need help more than me. Find a reputable charity and help those people. I'm not starving, and I've got a job now. My friend is an Asst. Mgr. at BK and got me a full-time position working the same shift as him so transportation won't be an issue. I hope to make management relatively soon there if I don't find anything significantly better.

Everyone wants proof it seems, so here it is. I didn't want to post edited pictures in lieu of the community's reputation. I'm sure I would have been accused more than once of falsifying information. Now that I don't wish for any donations, I have no qualms with it.

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http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...roth-/ebay.png

One more, thank you everyone for everything you've said and offered. This thread is a testament to the true nature of most of the people on this forum.

[EDIT] I seem to have circled the wrong balance in Paint as you may have seen. My balance this morning when I posted this was -$351.94. My wife's paycheck, which is what we were planning on living from the next two weeks, was deposited after that bringing me to -$158.51.

[Risk]

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[Supa_Warlord]

can ironstove get banned again?

[Kanadian]

lmfao I love u ben, kinda rude though

I'd help u but all my money is for paying my way through uni bro

[Phazed]

lmfao I love u ben, kinda rude though

I'd help u but all my money is for paying my way through uni bro

I thought you hated me... O_o

But thanks for the offer. Like I said in my previous post, I think I'm okay now. I need to work this out on my own anyway -- it's the only semi-intelligent thing that came out of ironstove's half-incoherent posts.

[Kanadian]

who the fuk wastes time hating people over the internet

[Supa_Warlord]

doubt there's actual hate in nadota over a game or forum lol.

[nihil.]

good luck

[Phazed]

I'm pretty sure ixmike hates me. Or at least hates playing with me.

[iLLixiR]

Hey Phazed, I'll donate a few bucks. Stay strong for that woman of yours homie

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Pm me info

[ironstove.]

I try to love all. What I do is provide tough love and guidance. Life ain't easy, it's just some nutty 100,000,000,000,000 piece puzzle that nobody ever ends up solving.

And kanadian, you are dead to me my deceased trance brother.

[Kanadian]

Ben, not even death could rip us apart...

[nitestryker]

wow ok some people are incredibly insensitive...

theres no reason for anyone to kick someone while they're down. Anyway phazed i hope everything pans out for you mate. I'll throw you a bone as soon as my next pay check comes in

[Rana]

Sorry to hear about the situation, but glad that it's at least starting to look up a bit. I have money coming in about a week, so if the situation is still similar and you aren't averse to donations by that point I'll send some your way. I know what it's like to be completely up shit creek, so helping out isn't a problem; I don't have to know you personally to know how much the situation sucks.

As for the "don't help him" point that ironstove is making, there's a somewhat valid point in there in the midst of the ranting. Only problem is that he's treating as two mutually exclusive situations:

a. Phazed receives monetary help, and therefore learns nothing about his mistake and doesn't learn anything about how to get out of this mess either.
b. Phazed receives no monetary help, and therefore will in the end be able to learns a lesson from this.

These aren't the only two outcomes though, and receiving donations doesn't automatically negate someone's ability to draw conclusions about the situation and how to avoid a similar circumstance in the future. Having the monetary help is simply a way to get an easier leg up, and this isn't going to end up being the kind of money that will just solve all his problems - therefore, unless there is some sort of lifestyle change, he's obviously going to be back in this situation. This has seemed like the sort of post in which he realizes the problem and has already begun to take steps to counteract it, so the donations aren't so much a get out of jail free card as they are a very slight push in the right direction. There's also the actual advice to go with it to complement that push, and plenty of advice has been given in this thread.

[NengLM]

Dang... I want some money too
Anyone wanna holla?
This food stamp aint giving me enuff food brah.

[GranDGranT]

So this wall fake im assuming

[UohzK]

while i do have great sympathy for the poor, at least some part of this situation was of your own creation

i am sure you learned some good lessons about financial management so i wont berate you on this any further

theres a few things you need to think about while trying to find cash to stay afloat

first, since you are liquidating all of your assets, are you doing them in the right order and are you sure you are doing the right thing by selling them off. it would be very wasteful to sell something that is a necessity and have to buy another one later

realistically, is electricity even necessary most of the time? do you really need to pay rent? there are shelters all over the place and organizations dedicated to helping people like you.

second thing you should do when you have some time is to really sit down with yourself and think about what you want out of life and how to get there. say you work 16 hours at minimum wage just to barely pay rent and feed yourself, you are not going anywhere. this is essentially the bottom of the rat race functionally equivalent to slavery. how do you escape?

on the bright side, at least you found a good woman who for some reason or other hasnt left you yet

also, dont ban ironstove, i love him

he may say virulent things but he was once poor too

and really some of the things he said are true

arent we all trying to bust out of metapod and make like butterfree?

[Wololo]

Dang... I want some money too
Anyone wanna holla?
This food stamp aint giving me enuff food brah.

hold on brah, ima holla at u on my next paycheck, just hold on nigga, eat them tobacco filters while waiting, ma next pay check is coming in a few never days