https://www.reddit.com/r/care/comments/1hpsg9c/literally_just_asking/
created by EducationalDish219 on 30/12/2024 at 17:30 UTC
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does anyone ever actually get help in this group?
Comment by rhubes at 30/12/2024 at 21:47 UTC
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Often, the help that people get here is advice. Unfortunately there are users that habitually use Reddit for excessive requesting, and then they find here and get angry and or downvoted.
We encourage our users to look at posting history before offering help. That means many people are not offered help as they do things like ask to borrow money that is to be repaid, and then start asking for money again on what that due date would have been.
https://www.reddit.com/r/INeedMoneyNow/comments/1hl0f0q/fuck_please_help/
Things like this. You wanted to borrow $200 and pay back in 5 days? But then you asked for another $15 just a couple of hours ago.
So essentially, the help is often the harsh reality of you cannot rely on the internet for money. Anyone that had offered you that loan, wouldn't be getting it back from you would they?
There are many groups on Reddit that help people learn how to budget, such as povertyfinance , subreddits that teach people to save money such as frugal, subreddits that help people drastically reduce their grocery bills such as eat /r/cheapandhealthy, and multiple couponing groups.
People that offer help in these groups tend to be the poorest of the poor themselves. They don't have much to suggest other than community resources. If you are not seen actively trying to do something to change your life, then you get overlooked.