'It was not just the money but his willingness and his sacrifice for me to do better in life. This man knew me for maybe 20 minutes.'
Young, a single mom of three sons, began to drive for Uber and Lyft nearly five years ago to help make ends meet and supplement the money she makes as a hairstylist.
So, she enrolled at Georgia State in 2010 and began to take classes but was soon stopped because of a $693 financial hold on her account. Young and Esch struck up a conversation deeper than most that happen in Uber rides, with Esch telling Young he was going through a divorce and Young offering tips she learned through her own divorce.
"I still have the text that he sent me and my response. I wrote back, ‘Oh my God,'" said Young, remembering that Esch tried to downplay his generosity."I told him, 'I feel like your $693 is $1 million. I feel like I hit the jackpot.'" "That was amazing, to be there and to see the smile on her face and to know that she did it," said Esch."I know she’s going to go places much further than that now."
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