I didn't read the GoFundMe, but my rule is I generally only donate to ones where you'd helping out a party that can't help themselves (orphaned kids, disabling injury occured). Otherwise where do you draw the line? There are millions of sob story's on there (not taking away from them being ####ty), but it seems to be turning into everyone's first option to try and crowd-source away their unexpected expenses. You can't help them all, and there are a tonne of charities out there dying for more funding who are helping those who can't/don't have a GoFundMe.
If I wrote up the story for every patient at the local brain injury rehab centre I volunteer at, most of these GoFundMe's wouldn't even hold a candle to how sad and terrible they are. Instead, I donate to the UnitedWay that helps those that need helping.
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