Contact your school for help. See your counselor.
Ask your church group or community service for help.
You don't get your diploma at graduation. That is a mere ceremony. It's nice to be there with your friends, but not really necessary. Don't go.
This really isn't a crisis. You don't really "need" $50 for a cap and gown. It is just another thing you wish for, that would be "nice." It's really just a formality and ceremonial.
If you can't figure this out, how are you going to figure out how to get a job or choose a mate or a vocation or which college to attend?
This issue of "need $50" is why we save for the future. It is a lesson in life; part of your responsibility. You should ALWAYS have $100 or $200 stashed away for emergencies or investment when the opportunity or crisis arises.
The less responsible and the more needy a person becomes, the less people want to help them. When you think you can "get" money, and expect it from someone else, you are on the take and get cut off. But when you take responsibility, show signs of actually doing something yourself, figuring out ways to fix things, getting multiple jobs at once, getting involved with responsible people, show yourself to be a hard worker, i.e., abandon your childish ways, then you will get help. When you realize the difference and show the difference and show that you don't really "need $50" (if you can't make the money somehow then you won't go to graduation), then you will probably get the money. People love to help someone that is willing to help themselves, but avoid someone that is on the take.
Graduation is part of growing up, part of becoming an adult. Embrace that change, welcome it, because you can never be a child again. You can no longer "expect" someone else to provide everything for you. Welcome to the real world.
Your real problem isn't this $50 you want to get dressed up. The real problem is that you didn't know weeks ago you would be graduating and don't have any money for emergencies or other wants. Keep this up you will be like your parents, old enough to have kids going to college and still in debt. Every year the rest of your life Christmas will be a surprise you never see coming. Babies will be born without you figuring out they were on the way, retirement will be a total shock. Fix the real issues and consider this your wake up call not to live the way you have saving nothing.
You could go to a temp agency and do some temp work. Or ask your boss at your part-time job for an advance. (what? you don't have one? maybe that explains why you don't have $50)
Grandparents or other relatives in secret and tell them you'll get it back to the asap?
Sell some clothes or a game or something? there has to be a few things you can sell
Even if your in very desperate need then go to a counselor and ask if they would care if you just borrowed it and explain it and tell them you'll get it back to them asap. Or a friend. Someone you can trust.
Or if all fails in the next 2 days I would just mention it to your parents and tell them you don't know what to do but you don't want to ask because they're in debt.
That's so sad i'm sorry ):
There are several options:
1. You can offer to mow lawns for a few neighbors (or yard work)
2. Ask a few friends to loan you money
3. Explain to a school counselor your situation and I'm sure they'll figure something out
I wouldn't worry about it too much, I'm sure you'll find a way.
I need 50 dollars for my cap and gown and i don't have a job and graduation is in 8 days... I would ask my parents but they have no money they're way in debt and i dont know what to do :( ive tried craigslist and i have nothing to sell... Please help me!!
