Random Acts of Relief has just launched. It's all about getting gifts of $250 to those of you who need it right now, by crowdsourcing money from those who can afford to give.
This is not a loan, there’s nothing to pay back – this is a $250 gift for those of you that COVID-19 has hit hardest
COVID-19 has hit people hard financially. This is $ redistribution at it’s best – collective gifts of $250 from those who want to help, to those who need it most.
Now, we expected some kind of shift in spending, you know, given the world is literally on it’s ass right now. But these. These are some weirdly iconic ways of coping with stress – here are the outlets with your biggest % increase in spending since Feb.
Look, it’s a psychologically weird time right now. I haven’t spoken to a new human in three weeks, I’ve downloaded TikTok, and I’m still not drinking enough water.
Whether it’s a pair of those weird toe socks or a one-way ticket to a f*ckboy’s house, we all thought it was breakups that triggered our most ridiculous spending. Turns out, it’s isolation – here are some of your weirdest pandemic purchases, rated.
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We’re living in wild times.
Over the last several weeks, many of us were on edge – from wondering when and if we get access to relief funds to whether we’ll even have a job. Now that the U.S. government has rolled out the process and we’ve received more clarity on who qualifies for a stimulus check (and who doesn’t), some of us can breathe a sigh of relief.