Quote Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan View Post
I'll tell you a little story about gofundme. My oldest son got very sick. He is on his own but not established enough to handle those kinds of bills. I made a deal with my ex-wife that I would cover half and she would cover half. She decided she was going to get her half by using gofundme (she did not need to do this). When I found out I was mortified. I was raised that things are handled within the family. I immediately called her up and said I would pay for the whole thing and sent a check to my son for the full amount of the hospital bill. She kept the money she got from gofundme anyway and did lord knows what with it. Personally I think that is lower than low. This is the type of thing you are dealing with on gofundme.
True that. I am wary of gofundmes because at least with kickstarter there are pledge goals, where gfm (for people you dont know) is literally a blind donation for ANYTHING that the person uses the money for. I have never used crowdfunding for myself and dont have an account with any except kickstarter (the tech and some of the comics and other stuff is incredible). Thanks for the insight. I definitely think i have a better idea of what they were thinking, especially since i didnt set up the scenerio at all I just mentioned as a joke that i might have to set one up.

I also hope you guys believe me when i say that i wouldnt do that because i make plenty of money myself, i was just kind of curious about the morals behind it.