You have stumbled upon the blog for the Internet Begging Experiment.  What an exciting day it is for you!  The Internet Begging Experiment (IBE) is raising $1 million, by asking for $1 donations from one million people.

The IBE was launched on June 11th, 2009.  So many fun things happened on that first day that I decided to create a blog.  This blog will keep you up to date on every fun thing that happens to, for and because of this experiment.

The Internet Begging Experiment was created because I need some help.  I am a pretty brilliant chick who always works to stay positive and upbeat.  I have an awesome 2 year old son and I hit a really difficult road.  Now, like any brilliant, positive and upbeat chick, I turned that pile of crap that I was dealt into a beautiful garden and then got in my car and left it for the neighbors to tend to.

So, I find myself in a situation.  And because of that, I decided to embark upon an experiment that will not only change my life, but the lives of many, many other people.  First of all, when I go, some people are coming with me.  You’ll meet them one by one if you follow this blog.  Secondly, I plan to donate half of the donations to a charity that you choose by voting in the poll on the IBE home page.  And third, and perhaps most importantly, once the experiment is successful and complete, I plan to work on creating a non-profit agency that will assist individuals in financial crisis.

But there are already non-profits like that…you say?  Well, what I want to do is help individuals.  People who, like me, need new tires on their car or they won’t be driving it much longer, or people who got a disconnect notice from their electric company like 2 weeks ago and are facing a life in the dark.  People who just need a pick me up that might serve to change their lives.  I do believe we are all responsible for our own choices, but at the same time, I believe that sometimes a helping hand can be just what we need to gather enough gumption to get BACK into control of our own lives.

Ok, since this is the introduction to the Internet Begging Experiment post, I’m not going into any more detail.  Come and follow this blog and stay up to date on all the fun goings-on with the Internet Begging Experiment.  I’ll be posting as often as fun things are happening.