Fundme.com & How I Feel About It

Let me first start this post off by saying, Happy New Year!  It's official everyone!  We're now in 2015!!  Hope it's a great year for everyone!

Recently, by skimming my newsfeed on Facebook, I came across a Facebook status of a friend (who shall remain anonymous) who utilized Fundme.com in order to help fund for his wedding.  Gofundme.com is another common site for requesting funds.  Don't get me wrong, I don't know the full story, but I do know one thing; both people in the relationship do work.  However, only one person in the relationship works for profit.  They claim that they only have so much money -- then why is only one person in the relationship working for profit?

Jason and I have been together for 4 years this past November and still aren't married.  Another fact that I know about this particular couple is that they haven't been dating long.  They just met this year, I believe.  I don't know.  I must be old fashioned in the sense that I believe it takes longer than a year to determine whether or not you want to marry someone.  I'm not saying that people who have been together for less time than Jason and I have been together shouldn't get married.  I'm just stating that they should have to save for it just like the rest of us, especially when they are capable of it.

An example couple who I could understand if they asked people to help fund their wedding is if one or both people in the relationship had something terminally wrong with them in which they couldn't work in order to save for it.  That's beyond their control and I can even see that it would be very difficult for just one person in the relationship to save for such an event on top of paying all other necessary bills.

As you can tell from the snippet above, what is trending on GoFundme.com is accurate for the most part to what I believe is worthy of requesting funds for; medical, emergencies, memorials . . .I even thought animals would be a pretty popular category.

People these days chalk it up that it's such a quick and easy decision to make.  That's one of the biggest reasons that the divorce rate is so high.  That and the fact that people are also just as quick to throw in the towel when something goes wrong.

But anyway, that's not even the purpose of this post.  Gosh, I ramble a lot.

I'm not knocking the people who have no money and want to get married.  The point I'm trying to get at is that both of these people have the potential to save toward their wedding and they are utilizing a fund site, so that other people can pay for their wedding.  Again, I'm old fashioned, but I was always under the impression that if your mommy and daddy don't have the means to fork-up some money toward your wedding, if not pay for the entirety of it, then you're on your own.

I was always taught, "If you don't have the money, you don't get it".  It was and should still be that simple.

Besides, there are a ton of people and by ton, I mean millions of people who need money for reasons that are detrimental to them whether it's physical or mental.

I can think of a million different reasons that I rather give money toward than someones wedding, especially when they both are able to work in order to save.

What about the people with terminal illnesses such as cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?  What about that puppy or kitty that is about to be put down if they can't get enough funds to help pay for its medical procedure?  Or how about the people who lose their home in a house fire?

What are your thoughts on this matter?  Leave your comments below!