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The State Laid Me Off and Now I Can’t Afford My Student LoansQuestion: Dear Steve, I am 51. Was fired from my job of 15 years because of State budget issues. It was financially easier for the former employer to fire than to lay off. I have student loans...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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President Obama Laid Me Off and I Can’t Afford My Student Loans – JacqueQuestion: Dear Steve, I have a federal student loan @ $110,000 from 2003 – 2011. I was laid off from the Federal Bankruptcy Court in 2014 thats to Mr Obama with only 19 months left till early...
- Posted September 26, 2016
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I Was Unfairly Terminated and My Firing Caused a Bunch of Debt“Dear Steve, I was left terminated after corporate falsely identified me not eligible for a temporary leave when I have documented hospital visits to remain out of work for the needed amount of time to qualify for...
- Posted February 5, 2015
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I Don’t Want My Student Loans to Hurt My Credit Report
“Dear Steve, I owe $17,000 on my student loans. I have been able to make the payments each month, but I just learned that I will be soon losing my job. I don’t have an emergency fund...
- Posted November 14, 2014
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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...
- Posted June 25, 2011
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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...
- Posted June 14, 2011
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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...
- Posted August 5, 2010
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I’m a Lawyer With a Law Degree From a Top Law School and I Can’t Find a Job. Michael
Michael “Dear Steve, I’m almost 30 years old, have a law degree from one of the top law schools in the country, and was laid off in December after working only a few months. In any other...
- Posted July 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 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...
- Posted May 28, 2010
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I Lost My Job And Then Found Out I Was Pregnant. – Amanda
“Dear Steve, In August ’08 I lost my job and a month later found out I was pregnant. I was in search of a job immediately after losing my job but still used my card for a...
- Posted May 22, 2010
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I Am in a Debt Management Plan With Only $100 a Month to Spare. – Lynn
“Dear Steve, I have about 24000 in debt credit cards and loans. I was in a debt management plan about 5 months ago with a local company. I was off of work for a sort time. What...
- Posted April 23, 2010
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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...
- Posted March 3, 2010
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I am a Sales Professional, Unemployed and Unable to File Bankruptcy Again. – Vicki
Vicki “Hi Steve, I have been in sales for quite some time. Unfortunately, the last three years I have had to take a reduction in pay when the companies I worked for either went to commission only,...
- Posted February 24, 2010
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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...
- Posted February 23, 2010
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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...
- Posted February 16, 2010
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Can I Go Bankrupt Even Though I Used the Credit Cards to Get By? – Lee
“Dear Steve, Since last March, I have charged $30,000.00 in Credit Card purchases. The bulk of this was March thru May 2008. In May My hours were reduced (At that point I was using my credit card...
- Posted January 7, 2010
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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...
- Posted December 28, 2009
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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...
- Posted December 26, 2009
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Should I Just Let the Truck Get Repossessed? – Beck
“Dear Steve, I’ve been reading your advice. I am about to be laid off. I had a business on the side, but just blew the engine in my truck. That side business requies the truck. I can’t...
- Posted October 7, 2009
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I’m 33, Just Married, and Drowning in Debt. – Sean
“Dear Steve, I am 33 years old and just married in August of 2008. My wife and I bought a home last September but I was laid off in February of this year. So now I have...
- Posted September 24, 2009
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What Can a Family Do to Get Help With the Mortgage and Credit Card Debt? – Joe
“Dear Steve, I got laid off from work and scared of losing everything. What can me and my family do to help with the mortgage and the credit card dept so we don’t lose everything? Joe” Dear...
- Posted September 17, 2009
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My Husband Just Got Laid Off. How Can We Fix Our Debt Problem Without Ruining Our Credit? – Amanda
“Dear Steve, My husband and I have recently bought our first home and made some other big purchases using credit and have gotten ourselves into debt and then to top it off, he was just laid off,...
- Posted May 13, 2009
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My Husband is Going to Be Laid Off This Friday. – Lori
Lori “Dear Steve, My husband is going to be unemployed Friday. We aren’t in dire straights just yet however there are only so many hours I can work. He is making the radar but with 9 interviews...
- Posted May 13, 2009
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My Husband Died and I Was Laid Off. – Linda
Linda “Dear Steve, I am 51 years old. My husband died 3 years ago. I was layed off from my job in Oct. 2008. I have over 40,000.00 in credit card debt and 50,000.00 on a home...
- Posted February 27, 2009
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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...
- Posted January 24, 2009
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Bank of America Troubles With Republic Windows & Doors in Chicago Highlight ‘Banks Are Soulless’
In a terrible and unfolding tragedy in Chicago, or just another of the thousands of such similar stories around the nation, Bank of America has taken swift and specific action which has led to the firing of...
- Posted December 9, 2008
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I’m Afraid I’m Going To Get Laid Off. How Will I Pay My Bills? What Will I Do?
“Dear Steve, When I read the news I get so afraid that I will get laidoff. Business at work seems to be slow and I find myself surfing the internet more at work and reading more of...
- Posted October 24, 2008
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