“Dear Steve, I’m working full time and earning 46k annually. I got married this past spring and then my husband was laid off in June. His unemployment benefits are lower than his previous income and he is missing due dates every other month. We have barely been married long enough to merge bills but I’m scared because he already has ... Read More »

“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 and I will not collect enough on unemployment to make the payments with my other expenses. What is the best course of action ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, Two Job losses,1 death of an unborn child, medical issues and one birth has left me in abandoned credit card accounts but I continued paying on my car from my unemployment payments which recent has also been exhausted. My husband also recently relocated from the UK and has not been able to find a job. Yesterday I received ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, My husband got laid off from his job in November 2009 and has not found employment since and everything has fallen on me. We rent our apartment for the last 12 years and the monthly rent is $885.00. We have about $115,00.00 in debt. It is a mixture of Student Loans, Taxes, Credit Cards, and Payday Loans etc. ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I owe over $31,000.00 in credit card debt and I don’t know what to do? I lost my job almost 2 months ago, my unemployment is finally coming through, but unemployment is only about 60% of what you was making at your job so its very hard to make ends meet, I’ve called my mortgage company & hopefully ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I have 3 credit cards and an auto loan. One card was recently paid in full after being delinquent for a year. The 2nd one I have made payment arrangements with and will be paid in full as soon as my tax return is received. The 3rd and highest balance (approx $7000 with Wells Fargo), I have payment ... Read More »

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“Dear Steve, I have a few credit card that I am behind on payments,one is about to take legal action against me,Spouse have been unemployed since 2008,unemployment ran out in 2009,unable to find full time work. Have been able to get some temp work through temp employment agencies,only feww weeks at a time.Decrease in household income–50%. where can I locate ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I have been unemployed since 2010. I had inherited some money when my father passed away in 2005 and was able to continue meeting my needs and paying my bills. Unfortunately because of emotional issues, I really did not have a good grasp of the kind of money I was spending. I was able to renegotiate my mortgage ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I have a total of $17,000 in Credit card debt ($3800 in Business Credit Card Debt) from 6 different cards. I am current on all my payments, however I have been unemployed for the last 7 months due to a disability and am running out of savings to cover the minimum payments. I recently have received a loan ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I lost my job and cannot repay my debts — all unsecured. Shopping for a debt reduction program. The only debt reduction programs I am learning about require monthly payments. I have no monthly income for making any payments. However, I may be able to find a private benefactor to loan / give me the lump sum for ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, I am a 77 years young individual. I lost my job on January 2011 and have not been able to find a job anywhere, although I have been trying very hard. I have a credit card debt ( unsecured ) of around $43,000 and I have ran out of money trying to keep my credit in good standing ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, Lost job. Depleted Unemployment payments. Living on Social Security only. Cannot pay all debts. I lost my job of 14yrs in 2010. I have depleted all my unemployment and only have Social Security as an income. I am 71 yrs old and cannot find another job. I have $43.000.00 in credit card bills and a personal loan. Am ... Read More »

“Dear Steve, Unfortunatly as I found out the HOPE program and all other programs will not modify your loan if you are currently on Unemployment benefits. What are options for people who are unemployed. I am working but my husband was laid off over 2 years ago. I have tried to modify my mortgage thru Citi Mortgage but they are ... Read More »