My name is Vinh. I am a Asian American child of immigrants. I was scammed out of 2,780.72 dollars when I am struggling to save and make ends meet.

My stepdad is out of the picture, and I ran away from my mom because of her mental abuse and gambling addiction. She constantly insulted me, gossiped about me over the phone, and harmed my cat when she was stressed. She also lost my previous cat.

I ran away with a family member after she stole money from me and said we'd have to move to live with 7 other people. It turns out living with another family member wasn't as great as I thought it would be. I only have less than 3 months to move somewhere else

I can't go back to her or go to any of my relatives other than my sister in Philly, who I've only JUST reunited with after 6 years. I can't live under her roof either because there's not enough space for me. I have my own cat as well, who I wish to take with me.

It's very difficult for me. Ever since I was young, I'd constantly move houses, each house getting smaller and smaller, me throwing away items precious to me because my mom didn't want to take them with us or we didn't have enough room. I've never had my own room, my own privacy, and even now I still have no one teaching me how to navigate fully being an adult. I still can't drive, have no credit score, etc. I am not ready for financial independence. I am every step of the way disadvantaged but that's why I'm saving everything I can for me to move and to get on my feet as quickly as possible once I have to leave.

This is my last resort. I am struggling a lot and I still feel like I have no one to fall back on. I've been working every day even with an unchecked sleeping disorder. Every day is work, sleep, and repeat, and I feel like I'm going nowhere. I don't even have time to focus on my art or the things that make me happy. I don't even have my own room still, just a corner in the living room where I currently live.

Even now, I feel guilty for asking for anything because I know that there are people out there who need money more than me, but anything helps! I don't wish to share everything about me, I don't want to guilt people into having sympathy for me, but for those who are already fortunate and sympathize with what I shared, I hope you can spare something or wish me well. I do not expect to meet my goal, it's just a hope and anything spared is well for me.