Consider: FR has had a short-term cash crunch as detailed by Jim Robinson here and here.
This clown's proposed solution? "Hey, everybody, start posting and reading over on *THIS OTHER SITE* instead."
Thank you, Mr. Sunstein.
And Jim, in all seriousness, thanks again for all you do.
For the rest of you who AREN'T regular donors: couldn't almost *anyone* chip in $20 a month? That's one trip to the vending machine for a (brand name) soft drink a day. Save the calories, spend it on FR instead.
Cheers!
This thread convinced me to switch to monthly.
I've been educated by the good Freepers more than I could have been taught in any school, imho.
Your post stopped me. I’ve gotta mention something which bothers me every quarter.
I’ve been a FReeper for a lot of years and I love this place. Our family does okay, but we watch every penny. I wish I could donate to the dollar/day campaign, but we just don’t have the money.
Yes, there are people who don’t think about how much their lattes amount to, however we do, and have done so since our kids began preschool. Dh and I both promised the other that we would do whatever it took to put our kiddos through Christian schooling, even if it meant sacrificing - big time.
For the past decade, our family has taken one week-long vacation to WDW. We still have paper on a few windows. Our dining room is bare. We take drinks and snacks with us to the mall. We clip coupons. We drive Hyundais. We volunteer instead of donate money to our school’s capital campaign. We don’t subscribe to movie channels. We don’t have tivo, there’s no weekly housecleaner, we make lunches for the kids, we make coffee at home, we go out to dinner on our birthdays and that’s about it per year.
I always feel horrible that I can only donate 5-20 dollars per quarter, but that’s all I can squeeze. And after just learning that our tuition has added another 3k to our total annual tuition, we are now facing one quarter of dh’s salary going to Christian school tuition.
Add to this we live in the north Dallas suburbs where Uggs, Neiman Marcus, and Hummers give people topics of discussion while they sit and wait for their nails to dry. We’re staying the course, but FR is extremely important to who we choose to be. I wish I could donate more. But until the last one graduates, please know I’m doing everything I can.
Unfortunately not everyone can, including yours truly. I'm barely able to meet my own financial obligations right now. But as soon as I get back on my feet, I'll become a monthly donor. We need FR now more than ever.
Excuse me for a moment while I give Mrs. Dogood a Bronx cheer.