Tag Archives: worry

Making payments but barely breathing financially. – Julie

Debt Guru, I have close to $25,000 of unsecured debt that is causing me a great deal of worry. When my husband was working fulltime and making a good living the payments weren’t a problem. As he is now disabled and suffering from leukemia, I am not sure what to do. My income is half [...]

The Worry and Stress Over My Debt is Emotionally Draining. – KL

“Dear Steve, I am a single person who has no help. Not only do I not have financial help in my life….but I go through the worry and stress alone trying to figure out how to pay all my debt. Its hard and emotionally draining by yourself. I have always wanted to do the right [...]

44 Lessons in Life for Debtors

Here is an excellent video that was sent to me by a friend which contains 44 perfect life lessons for debtors. The video helps to put what really matter into perspective and to refocus us to realize that while debt is painful and immediate there are still joys and opportunities around for us to still [...]

My Debt Situation Has Me So Worried I Don’t Sleep at Night. – Darcey

“Dear Steve, Am gainfully employed, but have over $100,000 in student loan debt, plus around $15,000 in credit card debt. I was an Allegro Law debt management client. I have been usign your site fro gudiance in the Allegro Law mess, as I was one of their former debt management plan clients. In the past [...]

I Left an Abusive Boyfriend 9 Months Ago and I’m Trying to Start Over. – Jen

Jen 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 [...]

My Husband Doesn’t Seem Worried That He Lost His Job. I’m Freaking Out. – Tina

Tina 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 [...]

My Friend and Fellow Motorcycle Rider is Worried About Getting Laid Off

The economic blues are hitting more and more people. I just learned that a friend of mine who works at a Bridgestone tire plant is on the bubble for the next wave of layoffs. My friend and fellow Suzuki Burgman rider is known as the Smyrna Cowboy and he publishes a regular vlog on riding [...]

How to Talk to Your Children About Your Financial Problems

I came across this article below, purely by accident, but then again maybe it was more of a divine on purpose? Who knows. Talking to your kids about debt when you are living though problems has always been something I feel is very important. from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit [...]

Expect Tidal Wave Of Limit Reductions and Credit Card Closures to Hit Before Christmas

Yesterday I wrote about a little old hardware store that had noticed an increase in card purchases over cash. That’s not a good sign if people are using plastic more for routine things and especially in this environment of credit card issuers reducing credit limits, raising interest rates and closing cards. You see, the credit [...]

Americans losing sleep over financial crisis

Americans losing sleep over financial crisis Reuters - 32 minutes ago Of those, a third said their biggest worry was the cost of living, while another third cited their credit card debt . One in six said their biggest worry was …

Anne Writes In “I Am Going Crazy With Worry”

Anne wrote me through the GetOutofDebt.org site and asked for help. You can write me also and ask for help. Anne says “I have a large debt load and I am unable to make the payments. I have been on short term disability for eight weeks which has made an already difficult time even worse. [...]