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    I am 36 years old, married with 3 children and I am so done with being in debt! I am veeery slowly starting to change some things . 1 hour ago

    I am a mom of 2 teens about 2 years shy of college. Also I have a 6 year old. Married to an awesome hubby for 14 years. The father of our children. I am taking little steps to get out of debt..first step is admitting and accepting it!! I am! To be cont’d
    so far this is what I have done..
    1. Admitted that it’s in my life (our lives!) and decided to get on the no debt bandwagon!
    2. Got my hubby to realize that we have never been “together” regarding finances….no more!
    3. Got help via low interest personal loan to pay majority of student loan debt off!
    4. Debt mgmt thru reputable agency that has taken a lot of pressure off of so many bills!!

    Still not ahead but need prayers, support, and cheers!



    Yay 20 hours ago

    I’ve got a meeting on Monday morning, before getting an actual interview. There aren’t many candidates, so there’s a good chance of getting the job.

    Wish me luck :-)



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    Okay. 1 day ago

    How on earth does anyone ever pay off their student loan debt??? I hadn’t been taking it into account, because I’ve been in school and they’ve been deferred, but come January I will be making payments of about $250 per month. Which with me out of work and my husband and I already struggling to pay bills and rent, will be impossible.
    Life comes with so many stupid, unnecessary complications.
    And my student loan debt only comes to about $20,000 – which is horrible, yes, but students who go to private schools end up with like $50,000+ in debt. How do they handle the payments? It blows my mind.



    meh. 1 day ago

    cc1 – 824.49
    cc2 – 579.87
    cc3 – 598.72
    cc4 – 2095.03
    car – 1230.48

    total debt – 5328.59 – 7/8/09

    this is the stuff that needs to get paid off first, in highest-interest rate order. i feel overwhelmed. but, once i move and get a job, i can start paying it down slowly. i’ve already committed myself not to use my cards anymore unless there is an absolute emergency.



    39 months to go. 1 day ago

    Just another update on my payments…

    Still no luck on the job front though. I haven’t got much time. My last day at work is th 26th of July, which only gives me two and a half weeks left.

    So much stress.



    No more! 2 days ago

    I hate owing people money and I am sick of paying interest! It is like throwing money out the window. The sad thing is that I thought debt was a normal thing in life, until I discovered Dave Ramsey, who teaches that debt is DUMB (which it is)!!!



    so far so good 3 days ago

    so far so good! I’ve got payment plans on everything and paid off one thing completely! In less than three months I’ll have 2/3 of everything paid off! but lord was it scary making all those calls….



    Untitled 3 days ago

    NEED to get this excessive overdraft paid off!



    Getting There.... 4 days ago

    Currently at
    CC1 – $4150
    CC2 – $800
    CAR – $1310
    DAD – $1000

    I have paid off a lot of CC1 but then had to put stuff on there for work which will take another 2 weeks for them to pay back the money through expenses.

    Another 2 weeks and I can close the account for CC2!!!
    And then put that $500 a week towards CC1!!!



    List THA DEBT 5 days ago

    1 : 4,408
    2 : 676.46
    CHASE: 834.49
    PAYPAL: 176.77
    BESTBUY: 1,831.71
    macys: 807.99
    home depot: 856.07

    Total Debt:9595.42 07/04/09

    If i commit myself to 1599.66 a month i could be debt free in six months!!!!



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    New York City
    Rocio617 asks, “Can you really do this? I am 23 and still need to go to graduate school and hope to buy a house one day. I can not imagine doing these things without taking on considerable debt.”
    — 11 months ago


    18 answers

    New Brunswick
    Ami in Wünderland asks, “does closing a credit card account effect your credit score? would it be better to close the account before or after i pay the debt, or should i close it at all; i've heard that having 'active' accounts is good for your credit rating.”
    — 14 months ago


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    San Francisco
    peachesps asks, “thinking of quiting my job, what to do about my debt in between finding work?”
    — 19 months ago


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    Kansas City
    A Well-Read Dog Head asks, “Expecting twins - better to save or pay off debt?”
    — 2 years ago


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    New York City
    Ali C asks, “anyone familiar with debt consolidation? any good recommendations?”
    — 2 years ago


    8 answers

    loansdebtcreditguy asks, “How does one be consistent with this?”
    — 2 years ago


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    rogerm2 asks, “any good web sites on this that you can recommend?”
    — 2 years ago


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    isis1lotus asks, “Getting your family on the band wagon”
    — 3 years ago


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    Kalamazoo
    dottiemama asks, “How do I get hubby on board? He seems very depressed, but clearly is not willing to make many sacrafices. I can't do it alone. Help!”
    — 3 years ago


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    Paducah
    karishaf asks, “Where do I begin? We are five hundred dollars shy on meeting our monthly bills each month. And thats with a second job, and turning off the cable. We can't refinance right now, because we are behind a month on the mortgage as well.”
    — 3 years ago


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