Help Me Pay Living Expenses for 5 Months of My Life
Note from Saryan
I am in need of funds.
I am fundraising for myself.
I am underweight.
I cannot do work that involves physical tasks.
I need your help.
I am living on what little of savings I have left.
Help me fund my living.
Help me buy food and shelter so I may live normally for the next 5 months.
I will live with your gratitude.
Thank You kindly,
Saryan
Saryan's Story
Saryan is unemployed and lives with a little of his savings that he has saved during his life. He lives alone in a rented room that's located far outside his city. He lives a frugal life, is weak, and needs your help to pay for food and living expenses.
He needs INR 53,530 for buying food and paying for shelter for the next 5 months. It is very crucial for his livelihood. If he can't fundraise his living soon, he will be forced to take to the streets and wander the city as a beggar.
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Thank You kindly
How the funds would be used
Key: 1 month ~= 4.2 weeks
Shelter Fee per month : INR 4500 /- (the place is a room for one with an attached wash room and toilet, there is one fan, a tube light, a bed, a table, and a chair)
Electricity per month : INR 550 /-
Washing : INR 50 per week; 4.2 * 50 = INR 210 /- per month (for clothes, and bed sheets)
Travel : INR 80 per week; 4.2 * 80 = INR 336 /- per month (to buy food and personal care supplies from the city, one-way travel costs ~INR 20 /- by public transport buses)
Raw Food, Cooked Food, Beverage Snacks, and Fruits
Raw Food
Saryan eats easily chewable rice mixed with extruded soya food, a spice mix, drinking water, and refined cereal for his meals each day.
These are his food-based needs on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. He needs nourishment to help him become a healthy person.
Aval Rice (flattened rice flakes)
Price per 500g ~= INR 55 /-
Consumption : 4 Kg per week; 4.2 * (4 * 110) = 4.2 * 440 = INR 1848 /- per month
Extruded Soya Protein (soya bean balls or chunks)
Price per 200g ~= INR 45 /-
Consumption : 800 g per week; 4.2 * (4 * 45) = 4.2 * 180 = INR 756 /- per month
Cereal Grain (ready to eat oats)
Price per 1000g ~= INR 185 /-
Consumption : 500g per week; 4.2 * (1 * 93) = 4.2 * 93 = INR 391 /- per month
Spice and Nut Mix (raisins, star anises, cashew nuts, fennel seeds, large sugar crystals)
Price per 100g ~= INR 25 /-
Consumption : 50g per week; 4.2 * (1 * 12) = 4.2 * 12 = INR 50 /- per month
Cooked Food
Saryan does not have a kitchen in the room he stays in. So, on occassion, Saryan would have to eat at a nearby hotel or local restaurant. In order to maintain a balanced diet and return his physical form to good health, he would need to eat a combination of raw, fresh, and cooked food stuffs.
Morning Meals
Price for steamed rice cakes or Appam, steamed batter mixes like Idly and Mini Dosa = INR 21 /- ( 3 Nos. @ INR 7 /- each)
Price for Egg Curry = INR 20 /-
for breakfast : INR 41 /- per meal, 2 meals per week = 2 * 41 = INR 82 /- per week; 4.2 * 82 = INR 345 /- per month
Afternoon Meals
Price for boiled rice, lentils, and vegetable curries = INR 45/-
for lunch : INR 45 /- per meal, 2 meals per week = 2 * 45 = INR 90 /- per week; 4.2 * 90 = INR 378 /- per month
Beverage Snacks
Saryan would visit a nearby hotel, local restaurant, or food stall to obtain his beverage snacks.
Price for Tea = INR 5 /-
Consumption : 1 glass full of tea, in the morning, per day, 7 * 5 = INR 35 /- per week; 4.2 * 35 = INR 147 /- per month
Price for Coffee = INR 8 /-
Consumption : 1 glass full of coffee, in the evening, per day, 7 * 8 = INR 56 /- per week; 4.2 * 56 = INR 235 /- per month
Price for Snacks = INR 10 /- (per oil-cooked lentil ball or parippu vada, oil-cooked battered potato ball or potato bajji)
Consumption : 2 Nos. of snacks per beverage break per day, 7 * (2 * 10) = INR 140 /- per week; 4.2 * 140 = INR 558 /- per month
Fruits
Fruits are rich in vitamins and provide the body with instant energy that it needs. Saryan would supplement his diet with fresh fruits from time to time to nourish himself.
Price for 1 Kg plantain (Robusta green bananas) = INR 40 /- per week, 4.2 * 40 = INR 168 /- per month
Price for 1 Kg seasonal fruits (green pears, red apples, black grapes, or yellow-orange mangoes) ~= INR 100 /- per month
Personal Care Necessities
Saryan would buy cost-effective, easy to store personal care accessories on a weekly basis or as per immediate needs.
Price for Soap : INR 5 /- per week; 4.2 * 5 = INR 21 /- per month
Price for Oil : INR 5 /- per week; 4.2 * 5 = INR 21 /- per month
Price for Toothpaste : INR 5 /- per week; 4.2 * 5 = INR 21 /- per month
Price for Anti-prickly heat Talc : INR 5 /- per week; 4.2 * 5 = INR 21 /- per month
Other expenses
Price for Dish-washing Soap : INR 5 /- per week; 4.2 * 5 = INR 21 /- per month
Price for Garbage Disposal : INR 5 /- per week; 4.2 * 5 = INR 21 /- per month
Garbage is either burnt or dumped in appropriate pickup sites using thin garbage bags.
Table of Expenses with Living Expenses for One Month of Time
(all values are in Indian Rupees, rounded off to the nearest Rupee)
4500 - shelter fee
550 - electricity
210 - washing
336 - travelling
3045 - raw foods
723 - cooked foods
948 - snack foods
268 - fruits
84 - personal care
42 - other expenses
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10706 - total cost of funding living expenses for one month
53530 - total cost of funding living expenses for five months
2000 - to help marketing efforts on this project (internet browsing fees, offline and online ad fees)-------------------------------------
55530 - total cost of project
4554 - project fees (8.2℅ of total cost of project)
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60084 - overall cost of funding this project