Guess what!? This is an "Ask Sal" podcast episode where listeners submit their questions, and I answer them! The question today is a little bit different, because it focuses on personal crowdfunding. Katie Schwabline asked:

"How can I help finance my son's medical expenses with crowdfunding?"

I have to admit that this is a bit of a depressing and heart-wrenching episode. Katie is going through a very difficult time. I'm going to try to help her by providing actionable advice and setting realistic expectations for an online medical fundraising campaign.

In this episode of the podcast, I talked about about crowdfunding for personal causes with Sarah Margulis, the cofounder and CEO of Plumfund, a newer crowdfunding site. She also runs HoneyFund, a honeymoon registry website.

We discuss some of the strategies that you can use to raise money for personal causes. She also shares a great way to launch a personal crowdfunding campaign that I hadn't considered beforehand.

If you don't know where to begin, this is the episode for you.

You'll also hear about Sarah's Shark Tank story and how she got an investment from Kevin O'Leary!