Geoff Rickly wrote, "So just to give the whole story: Walking home from the train to my place I was robbed. Taken at gunpoint: iPad, iPhone, passport, wallet, cards, rent money in cash (long story). "Also my medicine for intense medical treatments."

He continues by tweeting, "I'm one of many Americans who lives frugally and happily from paycheck to paycheck. This has been well documented in the past.

"I haven't asked anyone to help me with this except for the police. My friends and family have been there for me to the fullest. A number of kind and generous souls have elected to make donations to my Bandcamp, for one reason or another. Unexpected, unsolicited�