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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:50 PM Original message |
I found out what I owe today. I'm sick and terrified. |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, that is some very bad news. Sorry, hope you can find a way to make it. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
2. Get a lawyer. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. I can't help. I wish I could |
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littlewolf (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. backruptcy will do nothing for student loans ... nt |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #18 |
93. does the no bankrupty law apply retroactively? |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #93 |
113. No, it doesn't apply retroactively and student loans |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
102. my wife does this for a living |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
125. Still check. There might be mitigating provisions in that law. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #3 |
54. My last lawyer croaked. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. sorry to hear, aquart |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. You could declare bankruptcy |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I believe student loans are the only loans that remain after bankruptcy. Someone else please advise |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. If you click on the link I provided above, it tells you how you can |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Well, that definitely sounds doable |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
73. that stuff won't help people with defaulted loans and no income |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Yes it will. |
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oldbanjo (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #73 |
91. Some States don't allow that. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
99. Thank you. nt |
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TicketyBoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Yes, I think that's true. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
100. Thank you. nt |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. You can't bankrupt out of student loans or medical bills anymore. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #28 |
108. You can bankrupt out of some student loans and not others-no change on medical bills. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:38 AM Response to Reply #108 |
173. Medical bills haven't been bankruptable for several years from what I have heard. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #173 |
177. Medical bills are dischargeable. nt. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #177 |
181. Are you SURE??? I have been in an outrage for years, lol, thinking that |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-26-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #181 |
187. 100% sure. nt. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #108 |
183. Deleted message |
liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
114. Because, unfortunately, student loans are not dischargeable |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
159. Bancruptcy does NOT cover student loans |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. It makes me sick to my stomach that where other advanced nations have free schooling... |
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formernaderite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
169. Didn't the OP say he went to Columbia? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. ADD is a bitch, I know... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. I second what ScreamingMeemie said. |
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nineteen50 (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. If only |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
130. Well said, nineteen50. And welcome to DU! n/t |
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Samantha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. Are there any community services locally that offer legal assistance |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
15. Here's a link. Hope there's some info here that helps. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. Thank you. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #42 |
97. My mom's SS was garnished for her student loans. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
154. I looked into this for a friend of mine recently. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. In the olden days (1960s, early 1970s) |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
110. The Democrats did quite a lot for student loan debtors. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
17. a friend of mine ignored her loans |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
55. I have been threatened with SS garnishment. |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. First of all get the facts you need |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. yeah, call in the scum |
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Gore1FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. That was not my experience |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:10 AM Response to Reply #29 |
50. I do sorta wonder how a debt situation gets any better |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #50 |
150. The math isn't that hard (and you created a spreadsheet which calculates |
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vanbean (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
84. That has NOT been my experience with lawyers. |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
104. Yes, and 98% of people from New Jersey |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
120. Excuse me, but my husband is an attorney and I've worked with |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #120 |
133. Excuse me but... |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. my whole point was |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:21 PM Response to Reply #133 |
151. Who the hell works for free? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. you need some help, chum |
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Rabblevox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. I am in very much the same boat. I've got very little advice, EXCEPT... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:44 AM Response to Reply #21 |
56. My mom has a reverse mortgage. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. vibes. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. ...in a very similar dinghy, rowing right there with ya! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:04 AM Response to Reply #23 |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:14 AM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Yeah, we all made the decision to be born into a failing middle class |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 07:50 AM Response to Reply #66 |
70. It sounds like you have nothing nice to say ... |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 07:55 AM Response to Reply #66 |
71. Yes we all make the decisions to get us where we are but having |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #66 |
85. no it really isn;t that siumple |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #66 |
96. That's a real "nice" thing to say, and it demonstrates a certain Ayn Rand-ish quality... |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #66 |
124. Crazyjoe speaks truth. |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #124 |
142. Wow, just wow. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #124 |
148. she took those loans to get an education, a better quality of life |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #148 |
167. Doesn't matter what the loan was for. Could've been for a car. And one poster used it for... |
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kurtzapril4 (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #124 |
162. Amazing, isn't it? |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #124 |
185. Crazyjoe speaks truth, and I agree with yours also. nt |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
129. Blech... |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #129 |
139. I do feel for OP, I just pointed out that she got herself into this mess. |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #139 |
143. Where do you come from? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:33 PM Response to Reply #139 |
152. Deleted message |
Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 07:48 PM Response to Reply #152 |
166. We all have problems and sad stories and physical ailments. None of that means... |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #166 |
174. you're being unnecessarily harsh |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 04:18 PM Response to Reply #174 |
184. why don't you step up to the plate then and make some payments for her? |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #184 |
186. clever idea! |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
105. FirstLight |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Is bankruptcy and option? |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
153. When I worked at a large student loan agency |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. At least you have a house - that is more than many of us have. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
155. Kudos to you for figuring all of that out. I have been there... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #155 |
170. Thanks for your note - |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 03:07 AM Response to Reply #170 |
178. good for you! nt |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
26. (((((((HUGS))))))) |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #26 |
49. Thank you. |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. If this are Direct Student Loans, there are some options. |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Info for Forgiveness and Repayment |
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Travelman (326 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
30. "according to the voice on the phone tonight" |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I don't owe anything. |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #31 |
76. Cripes that schtick is old. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. this is excellent advice from Travelman |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Thank you. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. No one has the right to scream at you |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:07 AM Response to Reply #39 |
60. Can't add anything except 100% agreement! |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
160. There is no suit for failure to notify |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #160 |
180. You make a good point. When one takes out a 20K dollar loan, one |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
45. The only thing I can add is if you can afford it get a lawyer |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
53. the loan was $20,000 |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #30 |
62. Absolutely. This much is true of any debt -- |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
121. you can stop the phone calls |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
164. Yes, yes, YES! What you said. Wish I could rec. Aquart, READ TRAVELMAN'S POST! n/t |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
165. Travelman, maybe this is a dumb question |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
175. +1 nt |
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jazz78 (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
32. Have you heard about IBR? |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
61. Great info. I didn't know that the loan would be forgiven even at a payment of $0 after 25 years. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #32 |
75. This is excellent info. Thank you for posting. |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #32 |
78. I went that rout with them, and it doesn't always work in your favor. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
176. +1 nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
33. Did you ever make payments on this loan? Have you been making |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
34. No advice. Just a hug and a thread kick for someone else to see and help. So sorry.... nt |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
36. Congress Proposes Relief for Student Loan Borrowers |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #36 |
46. Do government loans take points? |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
80. How far do you think the repukes will let this one go? |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
37. Please don't pay them. They can't make you. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. you are right they can not make you pay them |
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roxiejules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. Student Debt Relief |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-23-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
40. No advice, just a hug. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Much appreciated tonight. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. There's a lot of scarey stuff around here, too. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
51. You were an adult when you took out the loans; your mother owes them nothing |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
57. If it's a collection agency calling, you may be able to pay far less. |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
58. You people are the greatest! Lots of good information on here. I hope it helps you, aquart!! |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
59. *hug* nt |
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akbacchus_BC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
63. Sorry to hear about your challenges, however, can you try to consolidate |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:43 AM Response to Original message |
64. I don't have any advice |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
65. Hang tight! You are a fighter! Trust me, I know. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
68. Damn that is stress inducing |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
69. Aquart |
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mimitabby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
72. my son is in the same boat as you |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
74. Sorry this is happening to you. Some good advice and info here already. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
77. Your personal worth isn't the some total of your debt. You are a valuable |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
81. NEVER let debts wear you down |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
82. Get your mom out of this. Unless she is a cosigner or in some |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
83. At any point since making the loan did you know that the loan had not |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
86. Medical bills taught me not to give a flying fuck about money or credit ratings. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Sound advice. |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Funny that 'In God We Trust' is on money. In the Bible you are supposed to be forgiven ALL debt |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #89 |
98. Some commentaries on the bible explain the forgiveness in the |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #86 |
128. Best advice in this whole thread +1 |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #86 |
136. You, too. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #86 |
156. I like your attitude! |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #86 |
161. Great... |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
88. There's no freaking way that a 14K loan in '92 should have ballooned into |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. at 8% and unpaid the $20K loan would be over $80K |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #90 |
140. 8 percent is ridiculous . . . car loans are 3.75 percent nt. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #140 |
147. the loan originated in '92...plausible rate then... |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #88 |
117. There may have been penalties for nonpayment of monthly payments. |
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trud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
92. I'm not a lawyer, but |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
94. I wish the company I used to work for was still in business. |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #94 |
135. Credit Info Center is awesome!!! |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
95. "It leaves out a lot..." - um, yeah. Like why did you forget about it all these years? |
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jazz78 (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #95 |
115. Bankruptcy is generally not an option with student loans |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. Thank you for schooling me. I stand corrected. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
101. They can't get blood from a turnip. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #101 |
131. +10 |
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vanboggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
103. Helpful forum |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
106. you'll get used to it.... |
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prete_nero (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
107. get legal help |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
109. The whole student loan issue is a crime. n/t |
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avebury (455 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
111. K&R |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
112. Aquart: |
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Suziq (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
116. Brought Tears to My Eyes |
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locahungaria (194 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
118. What can I say? |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
119. Seek a lawyer who specializes in debt |
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SCantiGOP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #119 |
123. If you meet the income guidelines |
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Autumn Colors (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
122. Call this organization |
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stockholmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
127. what a wicked system the US has for uni education,must be millions in your shoes tonight, big hugs & |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
132. I know it is small comfort but you are in good company. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
137. Very best wishes! |
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FunMe (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
138. Students Loans are run by PREDATORS |
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FunMe (184 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
141. Department of Education failed to warn students about lack of fundamental consumer protections |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
144. Hello |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
145. Maybe see a lawyer that specializes in this. Don't feel like your alone |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
146. If all of us could each soak up a little bit of that fright for you, I think we would. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
149. You can discharge student loans in bankruptcy. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
157. ... |
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bethfully (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
158. I am so very, very sorry for your situation |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
163. Another possibility |
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Stumbler (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
168. This is an awful reminder for those of us w/ student loans. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
171. If you file bankruptcy it will give you more room to breathe.... |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-24-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
172. Most of what I know about student loans I learned watching Susie |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-25-11 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
179. Well I see I'm not the only one living the American Dream. . . |
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