Tag Archives: bill collector
- Is There Anything I Can Do to Get the Bill Collectors Off My Back for a Few Months? – Nadia
Nadia “Dear Steve, I am 24, I moved to Oklahoma in December of 08, it took me a while to find a good job. I have been working steadily now for about 4 months and trying to get back on track. I planned on going to school and therefore being able to get in-school deferment [...]
- Where Are The “Eager to Help” Creditors? – Steve
“Dear Steve, I am nearly reached the end of long journey journey to enter a heathcare profession. Credit, damaged during the lean years of graduate school, was most rehabilitated. But then I had a job change (with pay cut) and adding insult to injury, I have stumbled at the last professional qualfying hurdle – the [...]
- My Mother is Disabled and Bedridden in a Nursing Home and Chased by Debt Collectors. – Carolyn
“Dear Steve, My mom is bedridden and disabled in a nursing home for over 5 years. The credit cards she left behind were notified of her phsycial and finaancial inability to pay these debts over 4 years ago. I was told by her lawyer to ignore all communication about her debts which I have done [...]
- Debt Collectors Agree to Not Chase Debtors for 30 Days
Collections agencies in the UK have agreed not to chase debts for 30 days when debtors seek advice from accredited debt management companies. The 30 day breathing space, agreed between the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Credit Services Association (CSA), will start once an accredited debt management company has been [...]
- Shellie Had Cancer And Is Now Slowly Dying From Terminal Debt
Shellie “Dear Steve, I had cancer and a lot of complications with it, at the same time my youngest son had lung surgery. I don’t have any other outstanding bills other that medical. Even with insurance i still owe about 6 or 7 thousand dollers in medical bills. I am getting disability but it isn’t [...]
- What to Do if Your Creditors And Bill Collectors Make You Really Angry
I’ve heard more people issue swear words and threats against creditors and debt collectors than you can imagine. Having the pressure increase when you are in debt makes good people say and do silly and regrettable things. Many feel those normal emotions but feeling like you are going to explode or wanting to kill the [...]
- So You Have to Use Your Credit Card In An Emergency – Personal Finnance Bloggers Question of The Week
This weeks personal finance brain trust question was: What goes through your mind when people say that they HAD to use their credit card to get by? Is using a credit card when you can’t afford to pay a smart or necessary thing to do? WC – A 27-year-old writer living in Chicago and writing [...]