job loss

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  We Are Both Out of Work and About to Lose the House. Should We File Bankruptcy? – Maria

  “Dear Steve, My husband loses his job as of this year in a couple weeks. Due to family illness, I lost my job 2 years ago. He is in his late 60’s & I am 60. Due...

  • Posted April 3, 2013
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  Debt is the Symptom, Not the Problem

  Now here is a point many in the debt world get totally wrong. They assume that the debt someone has is the problem. That’s not true. In fact the debt is the byproduct of another event and...

  • Posted November 12, 2012
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• Lost My High Paying Job and Now Want to Tap My 401(k) to Pay Off Debt. – Tom

  “Dear Steve, 20 years same company making 200 or more each year in a sales role. Got fired unexpectedly. Been riding large debt load for years, but managing it I guess because of big income. My monthly...

  • Posted October 8, 2012
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• I’m a Teacher. My Husband Took a Pay Cut. We Can’t Make Ends Meet. – Jenifer

  “Dear Steve, I am married with two children under 4 and rent my house. My rent is 750.00/mo., car payment is 550.00/mo., daycare is 1000.00/mo., loan is 450/mo., and then we have the usual utilities and cell...

  • Posted October 3, 2012
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• Is Your Job Loss A Hallmark Moment?

  You’ll see six new greeting cards in your local Hallmark stores designated strictly to job less and the recession. That’s right, recession cards! I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Recession Day “holiday” pop up in their...

  • Posted September 30, 2011
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• Should I Go With Bankruptcy or Debt Consolidation? – Patricia

  My husband has lost his job twice in the last 2 years. The first time it only took him 1 month to find a new job, so we recouped pretty quickly. The second time (which was just...

  • Posted October 25, 2010
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• Lost My Job, Upside Down in Mortgage, and Our Expenses Far Exceed Our Income. – Doug

  Doug “Dear Steve, I have lost my job, We have a huge overhead and with the current economy, we have tried, but unable to sell our house for loan value. Upside down with bills 4 to 5...

  • Posted October 15, 2010
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• It All Started When My Husband Lost His Job in South Africa in 1999. – Maria

  “Dear Steve, All started in 1999 my husband lost his job and i haven got a permanent job for a year. So i didnt pay any accounts they blacklist me and soon as i start working all...

  • Posted September 6, 2010
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• 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...

  • Posted June 1, 2010
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• I Cosigned for a Car Loan and that Person Went to Jail. Now I Have to Pay it. – Noname

  Noname “Dear Steve, I am in a distressed situation and i dont know what to do about it. I recently lost my job and I have 2 car payments that along with insurance is taking about 600.00...

  • Posted May 13, 2010
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• My Mother Was In An Accident And Lost Her Job And Can’t Pay – Paula

  “Dear Steve, My mother was in an accident and lost her job, we lost our tenant in our house for about 6 months in which bills got backed up, credit cards and loans were used to pay...

  • Posted April 30, 2010
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• I Allowed My Credit Card Debt to Increase. – Hank

  “Dear Steve, I have a commssion based job. I allowed my credit card debt to increase. I was in a position to pay off the debt when my wife lost her job. The current economic situation caused...

  • Posted April 29, 2010
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• Retired, 45, Pregnant, and Afraid of Losing the House to Foreclosure. – Cris

  Cris “Dear Steve, My husband and I moved to a rural town to semi-retire at the ages of 45. We found that after 22 years of marraige, we were pregnant with our first child. We were doing...

  • Posted March 1, 2010
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• My Husband Doesn’t Seem Worried That He Lost His Job. I’m Freaking Out. – Tina

  “Dear Steve, My husband just lost his job two days ago. I am stay at home mom and have stopped working since 2002. We only have $13000 savings and a $1000 monthly mortgage. I have already started...

  • Posted February 12, 2010
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• I Am 90 Days Late on Two Credit Cards. A Debt Management Plan Company Said They Could Not Help Me. – Jennifer

  “Dear Steve, I have two outstanding credit cards that have not been paid in over 90days. I tried to go through a debt management and found out that two of them they really could not do anything...

  • Posted December 26, 2009
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• Should We Walk Away From Our Mortgage? – Phyllis

  Phyllis “Dear Steve, We bought a house three years ago – ARM, two mortgages, total payment 2562. One year after we purchased the house, we were in the middle of refinancing when my husband lost his job....

  • Posted July 7, 2009
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