hey all, i have to use my laptop very carefully right now, because the connector for the charging cable doesn't always connect, which runs down the battery, and then 3 different times the battery discharged down to 1% while at 20-30%. i'm worried that my laptop may become unusable from the battery dying.

unfortunately, it's very expensive to get this sort of thing fixed, because the battery itself costs at least $60 (maybe more if it's genuine, i have no idea), and then i have to take it to a computer tech to get it installed because i have zero confidence i could do it myself without causing damage.

besides all that, we always need help with rent and groceries, so it's basically like, i can only get this done if i set aside money (that we always need for bills) to fix this thing. i'm kind of worried that i'm never going to get it fixed and i'll just have a perfectly good laptop i can't use because it has a fucked battery/charger/whatever.

so, i'm going to try to earn money with commissions. it's the only thing i can do, really.
by the way, i have a "pay what you can" option for commissions, because i know that everyone is broke right now. just tell me how much you're willing to pay, and i can tell you what that translates to as a commission. if you have $30, i can do you a sketch, and etc.
there's info about that on my kofi: https://ko-fi.com/wrenwhite/commissions

the one upside to this is that i have plenty of supplies to do traditional art, and i prefer drawing on paper anyway. if it came down to it, i can use my friend's laptop to make edits or draw digitally. if you do request a commission, i'll probably be drawing it on paper anyway (unless you specifically request that you want it drawn digitally, or if i feel it's too complicated/would take too long to draw on paper, so it would just be more convenient to draw it digitally).

anyways, thanks for reading. i'm hoping i can get this resolved soon.