It sounds lame, but I need a new laptop

Hello there. First of all I would like to apologize for doing this online begging for money. Had it not for a badly needed something that I could rather afford, I would not even bother doing this. It feels embarrassing and selfish, but I guess life just thrown a hard one to my direction.

I just recently found a decent way to earn money using an old laptop. It was working fine even if I kept getting notifications that its drivers were already giving away. I thought I am a careful user and that earning my keep is my top priority.

And then the day came that the laptop stopped working, it won't start anymore. I had the laptop checked for repair, but unfortunately it is beyond fixing (power fan hardware issue, I was told).

I would not ask for more than I needed, a $200 laptop is enough for me. I will put down this post as soon as the goal is achieved.

I will pay forward the goodwill by coming back to this site to take my turn to help others.

Thank you in advance and good day.