With five days left in the month we are still a total of $640.33 shy of reaching the goal for the month of August. This is the absolute minimum required to break even for the month, there is no profit built in. Ask yourself, could you afford having $640.33 taken out of your check by your boss without any warning? I thought not.
I also have a lot of bills hitting together this month making it a rough month for me without any shortfall. My passport fees were $155.66 needed for January, see the September issue of the Advocate magazine for details. Plus an additional $20.00 for passport photos. $8.00 for new drivers license! I have blood tests for hormones coming out at the beginning of the month which will run me just under $300.00; plus doctors visit $88.40, I was sent a bill from the doctor for another visit which I do not think I owe, but if I do that's another $88.40; plus refilling the hormones $200-ish. Not counting 2 months rent $800 ($400 per month).
So I am looking at roughly $1,668.46 in expenses with roughly $1,578.00 left in the bank. I have been expecting another larger donation, but was informed it might be another month before it can be sent, and I absolutely cannot begrudge the person for the reason behind the delay!
I know this isn't your problem but any help with it is appreciated. Many of these expenses were either transition related, I got my birth certificate gender changed, and had to get all my documents updated, and applied for a passport for a my planned trip to Thailand in January (transition related).
If we make the $2,000.00 goal in August things are not nearly as tight, if we can exceed it, that would be absolutely amazing! Your help is needed and is appreciated!
Converted to topic. Thanks to everyone who stepped up to help out! 👏