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GoFundMe- Is it me?

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LadyGaGa Tue 17-Jun-25 20:01:04

I agree Primrose53 If someone is raising money for charity then fair play, but it doesn’t sit well with me when people ask for money for a specific personal issue, or to pay for something that the rest of us have to fund ourselves. I do feel a bit mean saying this, and I suppose everyone is different, but I certainly wouldn’t do it.

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Primrose53 Tue 17-Jun-25 19:47:59

I’ve seen several GoFundmes for people who have passed away and their family ask for help in “giving him/her the send off they deserve”.

I find those a bit odd. I know some people have genuinely fallen on hard times but if it were me I would just do my very best with the budget I have available.

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Calendargirl Tue 17-Jun-25 19:30:39

If you can’t afford the insurance, you shouldn’t be going on the holiday.

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Georgesgran Tue 17-Jun-25 19:30:28

Similar to car insurance, for me, it’s a pity proof of insurance isn’t needed at the point of purchase. Difficult to police I know, as rogue drivers take out a policy, have ‘proof’ on their phones, but neglect to pay any installments! Currently, a chap in the NE is appealing for funds to get home. Although he had taken out insurance, he hadn’t owned up to an existing condition, so his insurers are refusing to pay out. He needs £45K.

Just to add that 20+ years ago when DD2 booked a flight to New York via Thomas Cook, they actually did ask to see her proof of insurance - she’s a wheelchair user.

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Calendargirl Tue 17-Jun-25 19:29:58

Allsorts

I take out insurance when I go away. No sympathy if anyone doesn't.

This.

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escaped Tue 17-Jun-25 19:09:57

Allsorts

I take out insurance when I go away. No sympathy if anyone doesn't.

I agree. Even our dogs have travel insurance abroad.

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Allsorts Tue 17-Jun-25 19:07:15

I take out insurance when I go away. No sympathy if anyone doesn't.

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Luckygirl3 Tue 17-Jun-25 18:59:13

I only receive ones from family and friends - e.g. grandchild doing a sponsored walk or something. Where are you getting all this stuff?

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Daddima Tue 17-Jun-25 17:57:22

I’m just looking at my social media, and there are three posts asking for contributions to a GoFundMe.
Two are for people who have been taken ill on holiday and are fundraising to have them brought home , and one for someone who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Now, I do think that everyone should have travel insurance, and I do understand that when we hear a sad tale of illness we feel we want to help, and firing in a fiver can make us feel better, but hasn’t the GoFundMe culture gone far enough, or am I Hard Hearted Hannah?

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