Contest Entries
Some very close friends of mine moved out of state a couple years ago. It has been very hard without them because they are like my second family. With work and school and everything else going on it has been hard to find the time and money to visit. Finally after getting a much needed break I decided to go for it and used my National loan to buy a plane ticket and surprise them with a weekend visit. We were all so excited to see each other after being apart for so long. On top of everything my friend went into labor that weekend and I got to be there for the birth of my godson!! It was almost as if he knew it would be the perfect time to be born!
My wife and I decided to make holiday gifts this year for our families. We saw snowmen and christmas trees that were made out of wood and decorated with lights in a craft store. The kits for these snowmen and christmas trees still needed to be put together, painted and decorated and cost $17.00 per kit. My wife and I have had some experience with home remodeling and decided not to buy the kits and try to make them ourselves. We took pictures of the snowmen and christmas trees. We went to The Home Depot and bought the wood, Kmart and bought the lights and Jo Ann Fabrics and bought decorations and craft paints. We made six snowmen and six christmas trees altogether and they came to a cost of about $5.00 per snowmen and christmas tree, for a grand total of $60.00. If we would have bought these in the store which still needed decorated they would have cost us a grand total of $204.00. We saved $144.00 and have beautiful gifts for twelve of our friends and relatives. Of course, it takes a little more time and patience to make your own gifts but we believe your friends and family will appreciate the love you personally put into every gift. National Payday has saved us from being late on payments several times. My wife is in the process of transitioning from one job to another and money has been tight since her new job does not start for another month. It is really nice and helps to have National Payday as an option until you get back on your feet. A little creativity along with some help from National Payday will help you keep your Christmas budget in check and your bills on time.
I have a large family and we are all extremely close. One of my brothers (there are FOUR!) and I are like peas in a pod--we talk on the phone at least twice a day. He turns to me for advice or if he just needs to vent. He is the sole breadwinner for his family. He has a beautiful wife who stays at home for now because they have two small boys, ages 3 and 1 year old.
At the beginning of November, Daniel learned that he was going to be laid off at the end of the month. He spent the whole month looking for another job, but this time of year is TERRIBLE for that! Everyone kept telling him to wait until January 1st. Not one to complain, he told me of ways he was looking to cut costs while unemployed. One of those ways was to take his son out of school. Dylan, the 3 year old, is exceptionally smart. I'm not just saying that because we are related--he really is! He goes to a special montessori school where the tuition is $250 per month for only 2 days per week! He was on a waiting list for MONTHS to get into this school. December rolled around and my brother was going to take Dylan out of school.
I don't have much money, but the thought of Dylan not going to school because of a money situation broke my heart. I took out a payday loan on December 3 to cover tuition as an early Christmas present.
Thanks to National, the funds arrived the next day, even though I applied at 1:55pm! The representative was kind enough to put the approval through as though it had made the 2pm dealdline, even though it was after 2pm.
Thank you National!!!
If I can win $400 I will surely make my grandpa happy this Christmas. My grandpa is 80 years old and he lives in Ontario Canada. Its too cold for him to come out on Christmas so he stays home. I feel sorry for my grandpa because nobody visits him at all. Yes folks he lives by himself at age 80,God Bless. For the past 2 Christmas I've surprised him by visiting. I’m the only family member that visits once a year. I usually take the bus to Canada, but it SUCKS. It’s 13hrs to go and 13hrs returning. I don't mind it, but the thing is, I work on weekdays so I usually go on weekends. With 26hrs of traveling I only have one day to spend with him. I was planning to fly there this year, but unfortunately I don't have the money. I live by myself and all the bills are adding up, thanks to national I'm able to pay them on time. I am still currently paying off one loan, so surely I would not have enough money this Christmas to take the plane. The thing is, I can’t take a week off from work to spend more time with my grandpa, because I need to pay my bills. If I have $400 I would be able to fly there and spend more time with him on Christmas weekend. That would be the best thing ever for him on Christmas to spend more time with me. He gets really sad when I have to leave in such a short time. I will surely give him a big gift this Christmas if I can spend more time with him. Thank you -ray
What I would do with extra cash. I will catch on with my bills that I have been behind for several months now. So, I will also have money for Christmas gifts. For the first time, my wife and hi will probably not have a good Christmas like in the past, because we are very limited in cash. Our bank account has a negative balance as we speak now. So, by the time we get paid and have our checks deposited in our bank account, we still hold some of that negative balance. I feel with a little extra cash will suit us good for atleast a gift for Christmas. We are also needing extra cash to pay off our home taxes at the begining of the year, so if we don't buy gifts for each other, we will pay on our taxes with this extra cash. One last thing, I could use this extra cash, to help burry my wife's cousin who past away last week. His family is raising funds to pay for some of the funeral expensives. Really I could go on and on. I hope you will consider us during this time of need.
Thank You
