The #GoFundMe Explosion: A Random Sampling of Online Beggin’ For Your Viewing Pleasure… [PHOTOS]

Pimp for Cash

Whatever happened to the good old days when people conned you outta your cash from the sidewalk? These day’s all anyone has to do to get their ‘fix’ is have an active internet connection… where’s the fun in that?

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If you’re active on any type of social media  it’s hard to miss the many links to “donation” sites that have been popping up lately.

While many were created for causes by those genuinely in need, it seems nowadays “needy” has taken on a much larger definition which now includes shopping sprees, vacations and just plain ole greed!

I hate to admit it, but I’ve been suckered into donating a time or two (or three) but with the recent explosion of crowd funding requests out there for things like Louboutins, Chanel purses and trips to Vegas, I’m thinking my generosity would best be utilized on my own dayum hopes & dreams.

That being said, take a look at a few GoFundMe requests that I came across recently… (more…)

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