A single mother has divided opinion online after she launched a GoFundMe where she asked for funds to help her build her "dream home."
Securing a home can be a long and expensive process, and one of the biggest challenges is often putting down a large deposit in order to be accepted for a mortgage. As a result, many of us spend years scrimping and saving to finally get the keys to our first home.
Kara-Louise Hoppo, a mother of four young boys, caused a stir when she posted on the "Darwin Buy Swap Sell" page on Facebook asking for donations totaling $40,000 in order to secure a new home.
The post has now been deleted since receiving a mixed response - with the other members of the group seemingly not too impressed at Hoppo's request.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the initial post read: "We are in a bit of a housing predicament and I'm manifesting that we're going to get out of those permanently this year. I've found a way, but I can't do it without help."
Hoppo proceeded to post a link to a GoFundMe page, where further details were found about what the donations would be used for.
The single mother posted a lengthy description of her situation, detailing that: "We are needing to move from the home that we are currently in mainly due to health and safety reasons, in a rental market that is skyrocketing and we cannot really afford."
The self-dubbed "hippy family" would use the donations in order to buy two demountable homes which would be set up on a friend's plot of land, which would keep their rent low and they would be able to pay their friend back by helping out.
Hoppo revealed that she is currently unemployed but is "currently studying and by the end of this year intended to be a fully qualified energy healer and completely financially self-sufficient."
"I am asking for $40,000 total in donations. Or for min. 4000 kind hearted people to be willing to donate $100 worth of their yearly bought coffee budget," Hoppo wrote.
She stated that the seller of the demountable homes is negotiable on the asking price and is willing to hold off selling them for a month to see if the single mom can get the funds to be able to buy them.
Hoppo claims the donations would "change" her family's life and she gave a list of other expenditures, including furniture and electrician costs.
When the story was shared by local news outlet The Mango Inquirer on Facebook, it's safe to say that it did not go down well with readers.
"Wow, if only everyone could be funded to get their dream," one person wrote, with a second adding: "So... you want us to pay for your house... right."
However, there are clearly many who support the doting mom's dream, as her GoFundMe has raised $4,300 at the time of writing from 51 donations.
After donating $20 to the cause, one person commented on the page: "I really hope you can get yourself a house. I wish everybody everywhere could be happy and get the things they need. The world can be dark - I want to be a bright spot despite that. I really hope you get your dream house and dream life!!!"
A second added: "Just a small donation but every little bit helps and I truly hope you can make your dreams come true. I read that there were negative comments but all I see is a mum trying to do the best for her kids.
"In a world where people fork out hundreds of dollars just to catch a glimpse of an 'influencer' and spend money on meaningless things wouldn’t it be nice if people were just kind and helped others."