Big Financial Whoopsie · 10:16pm Feb 10th, 2017
So...
A while back I purchased a bit of software. I had the money, I thought I was buying a one-year contract, and that if I failed to buy the software would stop working. And I was okay with that.
It turns out, however, that I accidentally signed up for a yearly contract, and they automatically took the money out of my account.
Which means I'm now overdrawn. By a lot. And not all my bills have been paid...
So now I have to either sort this mess out or raise three hundred and fifty dollars... in ten days. Or my water and electricity gets cut off.
Yipe.
So, yes, this is me asking who would be willing to help, and what they would want me to do in return for emergency funding. I am going to get in contact with the software people about this bungle, don't get me wrong, but I'm not sure I can legally ask for a refund...
I'm not going to ask one person for all 350 dollars, mind. Breaking it up into chunks is probably easier.
EDIT: I've added my paypal information to the top-right of my userpage. Again, thank you for all the support.
I can certainly lend a hand.
I would help if it weren't for the fact that I'm a broke teenager.
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Hands are nice and all, but I'm not sure what their market value is.
That was my attempt to ask how much money and what you'd want in return... I guess that joke fell flat. Jokes about money aren't my forte.
If you haven't contact the software people NOW! explain that the yearly renewal was not clear and that you need it refunded now as it has overdrawn your account. If they give you the run around tell them to stop and connect you to there legal department.
As long as you get this done within a week of being charged you should be able to get a refund unless there super shady.
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I can provide up to fifty bucks given the pinch you're in. In exchange? Honestly, I'm just happy to keep you afloat. You do enough for me just by existing and sharing your mad genius.
Call your utility providers, they might be willing to work out an extension or something until your next paycheck. Utility companies are usually pretty good about working with people to get their money, as long as you are up front with them.
Keyword is usually, of course.
I'd kick in some for a dire emergency. You need electricity to write fanfiction, after all. I suppose the pertinent question is how do I do that?
And if you decided to write a sequel to Delayed Reaction or Sunshipped, all the better, but not contingent upon.
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I do have a paypal... I should link that on my page at some point.
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It's late here. I think I'll wait until tomorrow to do that. But thank you for the advice.
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Oh I know that feel...
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Wish I had more to give than just advice, but I have an overdue bill on my end as well.
If nothing else, good luck.
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You should be giving your Paypal info in this post, really.
I could give you a hand—wait, I need those—some funds if you need it. I agree with 4417516: you really ought to put your paypal info (or some other way to get funds like GoFundMe) up here. It would be a lot faster to get some aid that way.
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...Question. How do I link paypal again...?
4417545 Try this:
s23.postimg.org/4cai8spsr/Pay_Pal_Donation_Instructions.png
Just a personal opinion: I'd make a progress bar so we know how you're doing. I like to keep this on hand if I ever need it (I haven't yet, but it's good to have): ◄▇▇▇▇▇►
I have sent the software company an e-mail, explaining the situation--I'm going to wait until tomorrow to set up the paypal payment thing.
I can pitch in as well. Let me know if/when you get PayPal set up.
Sorry I can't help, I'm barely scraping by myself, but I wish you the best of luck. Also did you know Present Perfect has a blog about you?
Count me in, too!
Count me in! Please please post a paypal link or something so we can all help you out.
same thing happened to me with an amazon prime subscription. talked with them and the bank, got refunded for both the subscription and the overdrawn fees within a day
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I've put my paypal up on my page. No word yet from the software company...
Have you tried talking to the bank to ask them to reverse the charge yet? That may well be possible as well.