I'm a self-taught dev from a small town in India. I need help getting a laptop/PC — can't afford one.

I’ll keep this real — I’m a 21-year-old junior web developer from a small town in Gujarat, India. I never had the money to study Bachelor of IT or CS, so I taught myself how to code during my diploma in mechanical engineering. I have a huge passion for coding, After a few months of grinding through online tutorials, projects, and sleepless debugging nights, I landed my first dev job at a small service-based company. It doesn’t pay much (₹25k/month), but it was a start. I’ve been working on real projects using React, Next.js, etc., and learning more every day.

Now the project I was working on just ended, and I have to return the laptop and PC the company gave me. I’ll still be working from the office on their machines, but I won’t have any personal setup at home. The problem is — that’s where I do all my growth. That’s where I build side projects, prepare for interviews, apply to better opportunities, and keep improving.

The truth is, I do have an old HP laptop lying around — over a decade old, broken, and collecting dust, cant fix it up, I can’t afford to buy a new laptop or even a used one right now. Whatever I earn goes into rent, bills, and basic survival of my family of 8. I’m the only earning member at the moment, and even thinking about buying a laptop feels like a luxury I can’t afford.

So I’m reaching out here — if anyone has a laptop or PC they’re not using, or can help me any way, I’d appreciate. I don’t need anything fancy — just something that can run VS Code, a browser, and maybe Node.js.

I know this is a bit embarrassing, and trust me, I hate asking. But I’m doing this because I don’t want to stop growing. I’ve got goals — I want to join a better company, work on smarter tools, explore AI/ML, and maybe one day help someone else who’s in a position like I am right now.

If anyone can help — by donating, pointing me in the right direction, or even just sharing this — thank you. From the bottom of my heart.

And if nothing works out, that’s okay too. I’ll figure something out. But I had to try.

Let me know if you wanna connect with me.

Thanks for reading.