Tag Archives: laid off
- Which Debt Settlement Company Do You Recommend? – Laura
“Dear Steve, Basically I have debt, a lot of it. My spouse and I are working, however, he was laid off and took another job where he made substantially less than he was making. Through the course of the past year, expenses have risen and our income decreased. Our savings is about depleted and I [...]
- I Need Help Fast. They Want to Take Me to Court. – Luke
“Dear Steve, I’m in my early 30′s., recently divorced, & have no children. I was laid off in February after I moved out west for a job n ’09. All this has depleted all funds My problem is I have maxed out my CCs & am in debt $70k(give or take few grand) & it’s [...]
- Do I Wait for the Court to Dismiss My Chapter 13 Bankruptcy? – Asia
“Dear Steve, i filed for a chapter 13 bankruptcy. i have not yet been to court expect for the meeting with the creditors. we are in the beginning stages of the bankruptcy. my husband and i have both been laid off so we are unable to pay the bankruptcy. i asked my lawyer to dismiss [...]
- I’m a Lawyer With a Law Degree From a Top Law School and I Can’t Find a Job. Michael
Michael wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- How to Survive a Job Loss
If you’ve ever lost a job, you know how devastating it can be. It doesn’t really matter how you lost it — a company reorganization, merger, forced retirement or simply being fired — the results are the same. It probably feels like everything you’ve worked for is gone, including your income. And because losing a [...]
- I Was Trying to Get In a Debt Management Program But Wife Got Laid Off. – Jonathan
“Dear Steve, I have some debt that its been over 7 years old, most of them were when I was single, been married for 6 years. I just cant continue like this. total debt is 17,000.00 I being sued by a collection agency for 10,000.00, I was trying to get into one of those debt [...]
- I Lost My Job And Then Found Out I Was Pregnant. – Amanda
Amanda wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- I Am in a Debt Management Plan With Only $100 a Month to Spare. – Lynn
Lynn wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- How Can We Get Out of This Credit Card Debt Since We Are Unemployed and Laid Off? – Bobbie
“Dear Steve, We have about 50K in credit card debt. My husband got laid off the end of Jan. 2010, with little in savings we can’t make our monthly payments with my income and his unemployment. Trying to figure out if we should try to work with the credit card companies themselves or do to [...]
- I am a Sales Professional, Unemployed and Unable to File Bankruptcy Again. – Vicki
Vicki wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- I’m 8 Months Pregnant and My Husband and I Were Laid Off at the Same Time. – Kristin
“Dear Steve, My husband and I were laid off in Nov of 2008 within 24 hours of each other, and I was eight months pregnant! We both looked for work for a long time. My husband just got a job about a month ago and I am still currently looking. We each have 2 credit [...]
- My Debts Finally Equal My Income. I’m Using Credit Cards to Pay Bills. – Julie
“Dear Steve, I had paid off my debts in 2002, however since then, I had been laid off twice (different times) by different companies expanding nearly a couple of years. The credit card companies were offering low interest rates all over the place, so eventually I ended up accruing a large debt through the years [...]
- Can I Go Bankrupt Even Though I Used the Credit Cards to Get By? – Lee
Lee wrote to me through the GetOutOfDebt.org site and asked the following question. If you have a credit or debt question you’d like to ask just use the online form. I’m happy to help you totally for free. Income from the GetOutOfDebt.org site advertising is used to help alleviate poverty. If you would like to [...]
- I Just Got Fired From My Job. What Should I Do? – Marie
“Dear Steve, I just got fired from my job and now have no source of income to pay my bills which include over $13,000.00 in credit card debts. I’ve always paid my bills on time and am current with all my credit card payments. I have a very good credit score. I have filed for [...]
- What’s the Best Way to Keep Our Credit But Reduce Our Debt Payments? – Susan
“Dear Steve, My husband was laid off and now receives unemployment; he is 51years old, with the rate of unemployment and his age it’s a lot harder to find another job. In addition, we live in a small town so the closest jobs available (if any) are over an hour away. He is in the [...]