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  Do You Care Debt is Actually Killing American Farmers?

  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...

  • Posted June 26, 2018
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  My Ex-Husband Committed Suicide With Me Still On His Credit Cards

  Question: Dear Steve, My ex husband died, suicide. We have been divorced 7 years. We had no outstanding credit card debt when divorced. There is an attorney handling his estate and I was contacted and told that...

  • Posted May 9, 2017
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  Suicide and Student Loans: Is There a Link?

  Death rates among white, middle-aged Americans have gone up significantly in recent years, according to a recent study by Anne Case and Angus Deaton, two Princeton economists. Case and Deaton found that death rates for people in...

  • Posted December 9, 2016
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  Bankruptcy, Depression & Suicide. The Most Avoidable Tragedy.

  People with problem debt are likely to be depressed. My own study in 2001 found that of those people who reached out for help 39.71% were clinically depressed and another 9.56% identified themselves as moderately depressed. Women...

  • Posted June 8, 2013
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  If I Kill Myself Will Sallie Mae Take My Life Insurance Money to Pay the Student Loans? – Sam

  “Dear Steve, Took out student loans at 8.5 % interest rate in middle 90’s to enable me to get Bachelors degree to be a teacher, have been making payments off and on since depending upon if I...

  • Posted April 29, 2013
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  I Want to Kill Myself Because of My Student Loans. I Dream of Dying.

  “Dear Steve, I have seen that there are others who have posted that they have contemplated suicide in order to get out of student loan debt and I can tell you that they aren’t alone. I was...

  • Posted April 19, 2013
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  My Bipolar Boyfriend Killed Himself But Ran Up My Debt Before. – Bonnie

  “Dear Steve, My boyfriend was living with me and about 1 week before it was to be our one year, he committed suicide. He survived for two years in a vegative state. He passed away 2 years...

  • Posted April 9, 2013
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  I’ve Put My Gun in My Mouth Many Times to Deal With My Debt. – Matthew

  “Dear Steve, 37 years old, 2 kids 11 and 10. I served in Iraq. Suffering now with severe mental issues. I grew up abused and joined the Army at 21. I have gone to Iraq. Moments after...

  • Posted March 24, 2013
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  Is Suicide My Only Option to Get Out of Debt? – Raj

  “Dear Steve, I’m in deep trouble and the only option left for me is Suicide. I just can’t think of anything to overcome the hassle I created by myself. Im so stupid that I trusted someone wholeheartedly...

  • Posted March 11, 2013
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  My Husband Committed Suicide and Left Me With IRS Debt. – Kathy

  “Dear Jim, I’m dealing with a situation where I was married for 11 years. It was a very abusive marriage. To make a long story short, he committed suicide, since then the IRS has been hounding me,...

  • Posted January 17, 2013
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  There is Life After Debt and It’s Awesome

  I spend so much time thinking and living in the world of debt that I’ve realized it is equally important to talk about life after debt. When you are in debt it is an intense and immediate...

  • Posted December 26, 2012
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  I’ll Be Committing Suicide Next Month Because of My Student Loans. – Bradley

  “Dear Jon, Student – Due to illness will be commiting suicide early January If a student with pretty much no estate other than a tv and an xbox was to give said “tv and xbox” away as...

  • Posted December 11, 2012
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  I Got Out of the Military, Went to Wyotech, and Now Want to Kill Myself Over Student Loans. – Dustin

  “Dear Steve, I guess it all started after I got out of the military. I knew I needed to go to school in some capacity to hold a decent paying job. I decided life as an automotive...

  • Posted November 19, 2012
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  UK Woman Kills Self to Avoid Dealing With Debt Problems and Hidden Credit Card Debt

  From This is Staffordshire: A mother killed herself on the day she thought bailiffs were coming to repossess her home, an inquest heard. Tina Bennett, aged 40, was found by her son Anthony, and husband Michael, at...

  • Posted October 27, 2012
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  Suicide Over Student Loans. Tragic But Understandable.

  It seems more people are contacting me these days who look at suicide as a way out of primarily private student loan debt. I’m sure you have the same visceral reaction as I do and feel everyone...

  • Posted July 20, 2012
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• Is Suicide an Option to Get Out of Student Loan Debt? – Michael

  “Dear Steve, Student loan debt. Suicide as the option to get out. Do not want to work the rest of life thinking about this debt. If I cannot be free, I would prefer to be dead. I...

  • Posted July 18, 2012
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• I Know You’ll Give Me a Straight Forward Answer On How to Best Deal With Our Debt. – Raymond

  “Dear Steve, This debt I’m faced with was accumulated over a period of time, and did not come primarily as an affect from an uncontrolled, frivolous spending lifestyle. Rather, a turn of events that has removed my...

  • Posted April 26, 2012
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• Mary Kay, Freelance Editing, And Working to Pay Student Loans But Feeling Like Suicide. – Briar

  “Dear Steve, I need help. I graduated college in 2010 from a good school with a multidisciplinary BA. I was able to find a job within 4 months of graduating, before the student loan grace period ended....

  • Posted March 9, 2012
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• I’m on SSDI. Can you guess what 99.999% of my bills are from? – B

  Male: 54 yrs. old Health: Poor Bill Collectors: Yes, yes, and more yes. In 1994 I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Now before everybody jumps the gun and immediatly, even some doctors do, I did not experiment...

  • Posted January 12, 2012
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• If I commit suicide will my next of kin have to pay my student loans?

  I know it’s a terrible question, but they say that student loans never go away. I’m about to graduate with my masters, and it will end up costing me over 100,000. It makes me want to kill...

  • Posted January 9, 2012
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• I’m So in Debt I’ve Lost the Joy of Being Alive. – Carol

  “Dear Steve, I am so deep in debt that i have actually lost the joy of being alive. so i just searched the net for help and stumbled upon this site. I think i made a series...

  • Posted October 6, 2011
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• I Feel Like a Loser and Keep Trying to Kill Myself and Commit Suicide Because of My Debt. – Scott

  “Dear Steve, My situation is no different from the others who contemplate suicide as a means to an end.My problem is,I have already attempted,but,obviously failed.The medical bills incurred from the attempt have now balooned to over 7k.I...

  • Posted October 2, 2011
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• Easy Suicide Would Be a Way Out of My Debt. – Amy

  “Dear Steve, I’m desperate, depressed and have been suicidal on a regular basis over debt and money issues. I am disabled and on SS, and my husband is working full time. We do not have a very...

  • Posted August 4, 2011
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• Debt With Dignity

  In all sorts of corners of life we now assume that it is wrong to not treat others well. For example, in the U.S. we no longer have separate entrances based on the color of your skin....

  • Posted July 27, 2011
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• I Often Think About Suicide to Ease My Pain of Debt. – Pete

  “Dear Steve, I lost my job in January. I never really saved outside of a two month rainy day fund. I’ve used most of my savings to pay bills until I can land a new job at...

  • Posted May 23, 2011
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• I Am Desperate and Can’t Afford Bankruptcy. – Janie

  “Dear Steve, I have a work history of 30 years. I recently worked for a call center for 8 years. I am on disability for mental health after suffering a breakdown, due to domestic violence and stress...

  • Posted May 2, 2011
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• I’m Losing Control of My Sanity Because of My Debt. I’m Having Bad Thoughts. – Frank

  “Dear Steve, Wife and I both had decent paying jobs and able to spend as much as we wanted, she lost her job and soon after unemployement debt I no longer had the overtime,bonuses and other perks,...

  • Posted April 26, 2011
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• Suicide Rate Climbs in Tough Economic Times

  In a result that I doubt many would find surprising, a study of suicide rates from 1928-2007 found that people 25-64 were more likely to commit suicide and end their life during down economic times. The overall...

  • Posted April 15, 2011
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• I Am Afraid My Brother is Considering Suicide as the Result of His Student Loan Debt. – Alex

  “Dear Steve, I am the brother of the person in question. I love him very much and fear that he is close to suicide. My brother Paul has both clinical depression and OCD. He has tried to...

  • Posted March 22, 2011
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• Emotional Problems from Debt Ruining Life. – John

  Been a good provider for the home, but I ran up debt supposing to get an inheritence that would pay for it. I have been struggling with depression for three years and it is getting worse along...

  • Posted October 26, 2010
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• My Debt is Overwhelming and I’ve Had Some Very Dark Thoughts Lately. – Lee

  “Dear Steve, I am a single male, 46, with no children or other dependents, living in the San Diego California area. I was laid off and have been unemployed since Jan 2010. I have a monthly mortgage...

  • Posted October 19, 2010
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• I’m Feeling Totally Helpless at the Moment. – Marc

  “Dear Steve, Self employed but all my clients went out of business in the recession. I have child support to pay college tuition and at moment have no income at all. I am in major debt, over...

  • Posted September 6, 2010
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• Husband and Wife Murder Suicide Over Debt. Facing Foreclosure.

  It is always so senseless to read or hear about these stories. There is no debt worth killing yourself over, there is always an option.

  • Posted June 14, 2010
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• I Suffered From Multiple Nervous Breakdowns and Attempted Suicide. I Just Want to Be Happy. – Kanda

  “Dear Steve, I graduated from high school in 2005. My parents wanted me to go to college so I did. I suffered from multiple nervous breakdowns and attempted suicide I hated school so much and I was...

  • Posted June 8, 2010
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• Money and Stress: How to Keep Your Money Worries From Killing You

  A recent study at Ohio State University found that people with financial problems, in particular credit card debt, suffered from more emotional problems than those who didn’t have money-related stress. When you stop and think about it,...

  • Posted June 3, 2010
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• I Helped to Save My Sister With Her Retarded Son and Now I’m Drowning. – Sharon

  “Dear Steve, I am a 59 yr old divorced woman. I am seriously in debt over my head. I have a rental property which is currently in foreclosure due to lack of tenants to rent it. I...

  • Posted May 22, 2010
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• Stay Connected to Family and Friends While in Debt. – Vicki

  “Hi Steve, Several months ago I wrote to you for the first time, and then, about 6 months later, wrote another letter when I thought mine would not get published. Then, imagine my surprise when I saw...

  • Posted April 6, 2010
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• I’m Thinking of Suicide Because of My Student Loans. – John

  “Dear Steve, My student loans are almost $42,000 dollars. I pay almost $260 dollars per month and all but $12 dollars is interest and the principal continues to go higher. I am 47 years old and working...

  • Posted March 29, 2010
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• I Am Unemployed Right Now And Just Called The Suicide Hotline. – Neyzimar

  “Dear Steve, Hi Steve, I am unemployed right now and in complete despair. I just called the suicide hot line because Suicide is the only thing that comes to my mind. It is a coward solution and...

  • Posted March 26, 2010
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• I’m Desperate, in Debt, and Thinking of Hanging Myself. – Evelyn

  “Dear Steve, I’m desperate, with about 75,000 on credit cards, two repos and about (on one the sold the truck and sent a bill for about 7,000 waiting on the second but I sure is going to...

  • Posted February 26, 2010
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• I’m Thinking of Killing Myself Over My Debt. – Yvonne

  “Dear Steve, I am a 58 yo white female, i do work but don’t make enoughto buy groceries, must less pay bills that was left from a abusive marriage I have tried a debt consolidator but was...

  • Posted February 22, 2010
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  You Ain’t Your Fucking Debt

  On the way from a weekend visiting really good friends and having lots of laughs, yesterday I was talking with Pam in the car, in the rain, and on cruise control. I was just thinking back on...

  • Posted February 7, 2010
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• My Debt is Making Me Depressed and Suicidal – Tim

  “Dear Steve, I, we are very close to your situation, after over a year of unemployment, my wife working for pennies at a christian school and me – the bread winner, an IT system admin, 3 degrees...

  • Posted January 26, 2010
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• I Have a Mountain of Debt. I Am Being Garnished and Thinking of Suicide. – Stacy

  “Dear Steve, I am in desperate need of help immediately. I have mountain of debt and am being garnished. With the garnishments I can’t pay off the debts or file bankruptcy because I am only left with...

  • Posted December 31, 2009
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• I’m Bipolar, Tried to Kill Myself, and Nobody Will Listen to Me About My Debt. – SC

  “Dear Steve, Hi, I am desperate for help. I have been mentally ill for a decade now and at one point three years ago my medications were not right and I fell into my bipolar disorder full...

  • Posted December 17, 2009
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• I’m a College Student and I Feel Suicidal Because of My Debt. – Calvin

  Calvin “Dear Steve, I am a college student with severe chronic depression. The illness has been so debilitating that I have gone from being a dean’s list student to entering the second term of my fifth year...

  • Posted August 14, 2009
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• SO THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO BE IN DEBT!

  An old friend of mine let me know recently that he had been struggling with some financial problems. While debt issues are not something that you often share with just anyone, my friend trusted me enough to...

  • Posted February 24, 2009
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• Job Loss Leads Family to Death. All Killed by Parent

  Senseless. So senseless. I know that job loss and financial worries can seem hopeless, but they aren’t. They certainly are not so desperate that murder and suicide are the best way out. Sadly, this isn’t the first...

  • Posted January 28, 2009
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• Client Kills Self Just One Payment Away From Being Debt Free

  I’m not surprised that people find it necessary to kill themselves because of financial problems. They do, it’s sad and it’s needless. What makes this so shocking was that he was so close to being debt free....

  • Posted March 4, 2008
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