Raise Money for Personal Bills on Crowdfunding Sites

Before you move forward with setting up an online crowdfunding campaign, here's what you need to know.

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Do you need money for unexpected medical and long-term-care expenses, funeral costs, or a local charitable endeavor? Maybe it's time to turn to one of a growing number of personal "crowdfunding" sites and ask the public for small donations.

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Susan B. Garland
Contributing Editor, Kiplinger's Retirement Report
Susan Garland is the former editor of Kiplinger's Retirement Report, a personal finance publication whose subscribers are retirees and those approaching retirement. Before joining Kiplinger in 2006, Garland was a freelance writer whose work appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, BusinessWeek, Modern Maturity (now AARP The Magazine), Fortune Small Business and other publications. For 12 years, Garland was a Washington-based correspondent for BusinessWeek, covering the White House, national politics, social policy and legal affairs. Garland is a graduate of Colgate University.