Currently I have about ,500 worth of debt that include credit cards, a personal loan, and doctor bills. I recently became unemployed and I haven’t been able to make payments on any of my debts.
I’m fairly young and of course my interest rates are high, ranging from 16%-24%. I use to not only pay my bills on time, I paid them all early. I like paying my bills. I don’t want to file bankruptcy but in this situation I don’t know what to do. I expect to starting working within 4 weeks.
If I try to start making payments, it will take several months to get caught up. I live with my family and I’m basically head of the household. I take care of my family of 5, and that’s why I’m in debt.
I don’t want to go to one of those companies that you make a monthly payment to and they make payments to your creditors. I could do that myself, and I would still be in the same situation.
Is filing for bankruptcy the right thing to do? Will I be able to, considering the new laws?
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