Stuck in Las Vegas – Please Help Cracker & I Avoid Homelessness in St. George Before It’s Too Late”
Story:
Hello all, I’m Rick (Cracker is the cutie in the pic) from California, recently relocated to St. George, UT.
It’s an old cliché, but it’s 1000% true in my life right now: if it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all. I’m not here to blame anyone or make excuses. I own my past choices, even when they weren’t the best. But right now, after everything I’ve been through, I’m at the absolute end of the road and I’m scared.
After nearly 25 years at a company I loved, I resigned in June 2014 and sold my house the same day. The first several years were decent — I lived semi-retired off the proceeds. In 2020 during the pandemic I moved in with my dad in Porterville and in 2022 became his full-time care provider. In late autumn 2022 I finally landed a great job with the US Treasury Department, commuting daily from Porterville to Fresno. Things were starting to look up. Unfortunately, after only 7 months I had to resign as my dad’s health started to decline and I needed to be home with him full time. I’m so glad I did, because it was in that last year and a half that we became even closer. He ultimately passed in late October 2024. Exactly one year later, I moved to St. George, Utah with his little dog Cracker. Three very special women in my life gave me the love and support to make that move possible. Cracker is doing well and loves his new big yard to run around in. For the first time in years, I felt real hope for a fresh start.
Now that hope is slipping away fast. I’m currently stranded in Las Vegas after my wallet was stolen. I have zero money — not even enough for a meal. My vehicle is impounded, and I need $842.17 to get it out by tomorrow, June 3rd, or the fees jump another $47 per day. On top of that, I’m facing $1,000 in past-due rent back in St. George.
Without my car, I can’t make it to work — and I’m scheduled for a shift this Wednesday. If I lose this job, I lose everything. I’ll be evicted, forced onto the streets with nothing, and all the progress I’ve fought so hard for in Utah will be gone. This is my last chance. I have nowhere else to go and no safety net left.
I’m humbly asking for $2,000 total to:
• Get my car out of impound immediately
• Pay the rent and keep a roof over my head
• Buy basic food and gas so I can get back to St. George and start working again
Every single dollar will be used for these exact needs, and I will post clear updates with proof.
Please… if you’ve ever been down and out, if you know what it feels like to have nowhere left to turn, I’m begging for your help. Even $10 or $20 would mean the world and could be the difference between sleeping in my car (or worse) and getting back on my feet. I’m determined to make this new life in St. George work — for myself and for Cracker. I just need a little compassion to survive this immediate crisis.
If you can’t donate, please share this far and wide. I’m grateful beyond words for anyone who takes a moment to read this and cares enough to help a guy who’s fighting with everything he has left.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart with sincere thanks.
Rick
St. George, UT (currently stuck in Las Vegas)
