Not a cry for help... Just a plea.

Sadly I have no examples online other than a website I created for a company I used to work for. Bullworthy Garage Equipment.

Tanks or nice videos. It also solve my problem.

You could make a video for her telling her how much you love her, or compose a piece of music especially for her. Your time spent on her is more valuable than money, but I think that I can find you some work, I'll pm you.

I am very sad to hear about your situation but i can not help you, because i have my own video editor i use.

But i think you should post you skills on to some freelancing pages and offer small gigs in zeerk and Fiverr, they maynot bring in Huge amount of cash, but they should bring in some money atleast 100$ a month atleast.
My video maker got a gig offering him 50$ to compose a 1 min video, and that is not a lot of work.

And for your daughter i think the BEST present would You. spend the day with her.

If you think a material item is the best present for your 4 year old, your values are misplaced and your going to teach your daughter misplaced values.

This may sound harsh,but its the truth.

well i talk from a been there perspective, there is no secret we went through years of no money and i was exactly where you are now, I had to do some quick leg work but when my daughter was about the same age, i had your same problem, but i managed to get a few $ together and i purchased 4 or 5 birthday cards and made my daughter a present / all up it was probably under 10$.

I was / am good at art and i made a paper tole picture ( pictures cut out and layered on each other then framed) / I made this by hand and gave it to my daughter for her birthday / it still carries my with love and the date + some kisses and hugs from dad hand written on the back.

Why tell you this story / well, there were also the good years where i spend hundreds on crap, and guess what / all of those dolls are lost broken or missing and every other thing. But this present my daughter still has and treasures.

Here are the pictures below ( i had to round them up today as a midnight fling into her room would have been wrong ) / but you can see it takes pride of place and will probably for the rest of her life / well after I am gone.

a little hard to see but the ribbons and balloon's are are all multi layered

I hope this can help you in some way and gives you some ideas from those that have walked in your shoes.

Her birthday is not until next Sunday so have a few days to play with so hoping to make as much money as possible.

Hi Pro Backing

Really sorry to hear about your situation, I know just how you feel. Not in the market for anything you're offering right now, but thought I'd just send you a kind thought and a prayer that you manage to get your girl something for her birthday.

No matter what anyone says, it does matter, if not to her then to you!

All the best!

If KimW's advice had an impact on you, maybe he did a good thing in making you reflect on it. He was sharing some wisdom with you in possibly one of the last moments of his life. KimW is terminally ill and presently in critical care.

Well, there are people with no food, no housing and in dire need of medical help. KimW is currently fighting for his life with kidney failure. You come here asking for help to purchase a birthday present.

I find that seriously warped.

Thomas and Mike,

For me the above statement stood out as the weirdest in the OP's converstation with Kim. The juxtaposition of that statement with this statement " I feel like such a failiure that I am not able to provide something as simple as a birthday present to my own daughter" makes this whole thread seem a bit bizzare.

Perhaps the lesson here is to use the proper channels for soliciting work from others instead of pulling out the pity card and tying your need for work to a single instance that only tends to confuse others.

I hope the OP does get the work needed, and I hope others find a lesson in how to package their requests for work. The current model used here has a basic flaw. That flaw allows for confusing commerce with charity on the part of others.

~Bill

No need to wonder about what I would do.

Actually, if you have read my posts, you would have seen the part of almost being homeless. Far worst than not affording a birthday gift. I never asked for help but took care of it myself.

So, I am very doubtful I couldn't come up with birthday money on my own. If I couldn't get the money then I would make a gift or do something special with my child like a picnic. Something that shows I love my kid and they are special.

That is great to know! Now, I can get to convincing you how great Lady Gaga is.

(but I have to convince myself first)