Question: Dear Steve, I just got separated from active duty, but I gambled through the funds I earned through that time (April 2021-August 2021), so I basically have nothing $8,000 in owed on Credit Card Nearly $8,000 for an auto loan Can’t afford car insurance Personal loans ( 2) both in the amount of $2,000 …
On Sunday, September 28, 2008, twenty floors up in a Boston apartment, Christian Mogensen logged on to his website, updated his web page, and then put a bullet into the head of his wife of many years. Not long later, Christian turned the gun on himself. The webpage update that Christian made was a death …
We assume that it is wrong not to treat others with kindness in all corners of life. For example, in the U.S., we no longer have separate entrances based on your skin color. Buildings make allowances for physical limitations, and a recent news story said that more people had developed a tolerance for others’ religion. …
Question: Dear Steve, My husband has outlandish student debt. He has a clinical diagnosis of anxiety, depression, and PTSD. His doctor says it’s not “debilitating.” I have epilepsy. Everything online (at least for Missouri) says 120 payments required. I know that will never happen. He did not graduate. I don’t want to live the rest …
Question: Dear Steve, I am bipolar and have PTSD social security disability. I signed up for several credit cards to get mileage to visit our 6 children, needless to say, I got my husband and myself in 30,000 dollars debt in 6 months. I am 60 years old and my husband is 65 years old. …
Hill v. ECMC: A veteran seeks to discharge her student loans in bankruptcy Risa Rozella Hill enrolled at Wichita State University after getting out of the Army, and she obtained a bachelor’s degree in social work in 2002. She went on to pursue a master’s degree from Newman College but did not graduate. In 2008, …
Question: Dear Steve, Married with kids. A masters degree in Urban planning. Long story Since I have trust issues and self-worth issues that come from untreated and misdiagnosed CPTSD I attempted to bootstrap myself into a better situation by getting a lot of education. Now I have a lot of education and a ton of …
I’ve been helping people with financial problems since 1994. My passion for assisting others with this struggle was because I lived through my own set of financial misery in 1989. After going through that process, I was very depressed and inquisitive why my self-esteem had been so shattered along with my ability to make complex …
The quaint notion of being a farmer in America and living a carefree life off the land is a nice notion but not a reality for many. In the past three years, the average farm income has decreased 45 percent leaving farmers stuck with high operational debt but much lower incomes. There is no shortage …
If you believe in social justice and basic human decency, you must read Matt Taibbi’s article on the student-loan crisis that appeared this month in Rolling Stone. Writing in the tradition of great American investigative journalism, Taibbi deconstructs “the great college loan swindle” that is destroying the lives of millions. Taibbi illustrates his theme by …