Help Bill Swartz & Rideshare Redemption get a car

Ten years ago my thirty-five year marriage ended in divorce. Through a series of personal devastations my life deteriorated. In 2016 I became homeless and lived on the streets of Phoenix with a shopping cart and my two dogs. I got off the streets six years ago and I became sober two years ago, after spending close to forty years addicted to addiction in every form.

Rideshare Redemption began in August of 2021 when I discovered an opportunity to become a rideshare driver using a rented vehicle. My intention was to create a YouTube channel documenting my use of driving as an act of amends for a life lived selfishly. By touching the lives of passengers in unique and positive ways each and every day.

The first six months saw twenty-five short videos posted and over fifteen hundred rides given. Having evolved and perfected my passenger experience to include a guestbook, I started a TikTok account to broadcast the positive entries.

Those first TikTok videos, starting in February, 2022, each featured one passenger entry from the guestbook, read aloud by me. Like something between fortune cookies and messages in a bottle.

Six months and over eight hundred TikTok videos later, I have built a base of close to twenty-five thousand followers. Focused on the addiction and recovery niche. My videos have been viewed approximately two million times.

I want very much to be able to generate a small amount of sustainable income by driving for Lyft with my own car. I can't live on the Social Security I get by itself. I recently saw a 50% rent increase on my 400' apartment to $1300/mo.

I am asking for your small donation to support the good work I am dedicated to doing via positive content. To be applied to buying my own used car, which will allow me to do more than break even by renting the vehicle and basically just working off the several hundred dollar per week cost.

Any amount is meaningful thank you very much for your support.

Much love, Bill Swartz