This week has been nuts. Absolutely nuts. Sickness, new project at work, moving into my office, bankruptcy paperwork, nuts, nuts, nuts.
I’m too tired to even write today, and probably won’t be able to write for a few days. It looks like I’m signing papers for the short sale tomorrow or thurs.
I still have a good 10 hours of strait work at the house to clean up and organize and move stuff to the office.
How you can help
When I started this journal 5 months ago (wow, time has gone fast) I said I would never ask for money. And I never will. I like to be creative and I found a creative way you can help you me, if you’d be kind enough.
There is a great site for people in debt that hosts a blog contest each month. If I could win the contest this month I would win enough money to put a deposit down on a small studio apartment or basement room here in Seattle. I promise I’ll post pics of the new place (assuming I win. I was 7th place last month). So, I’d really appreciate a vote + comment in
this little widget here. Thanks! (crossing my fingers….)
Click the Yes to vote!
P.S. Mailed off the IRS 2005 bill today. My first debt completely repaid! ($1025.50)
More on DebtConsolidationCare.com
I found this site a few months ago while searching for a resource on negotiating with creditors. The site has a very, very active forum on all kinds of debt issues. Many in the forum seem plagued with payday loan debt, which is different from my situation, but hey, debt is still debt right?
I received an e-mail from a guy over at debtconsolidationcare indicated that the race this month for the top blog is very close, but it sounds like I have a shot.
The DebtCC community was started by a guy named Denny, who has a very interesting story of getting into and out of debt as well. He ran a tech company that went bust back in the bubble, ending up living in churches, and on the street. I may have to give this guy a call sometime. I’ll be living in my office by the end of the week, so maybe we can share some tips. He racked up 20K in debt, anyway, enough of me rambling, you can see his story here.
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Updated! Comments are now working again. Thanks to Ian for shooting me a quick e-mail to let me know this! Thanks Ian! And I just thought no one thought anything was worth commenting anymore!
Thanks also to everyone who has voted for me! Keep it up please! I’ll have lots of updates soon. So much going on, like I said, my life is nuts right now!
Been advised again to go BK. Don’t know how you feel about it, but it’s a real tough one. This advice was friend who is an accountant. Everyone says I’ll never raise the cash to pay it all off or negotiate a settlement. Do you or anyone else in the same boat reading this empathise? Suppose it’s just a hard guy attitude – “I’ll do it and prove them all wrong”. Would get a fantastic kick out of turning it and a sense of pride. Nobody will thank me for it, but at least if I do manage it, it will make me feel good. Then again, got a home and daughter. That may force me the other way. Anyone else torn in a similar way?
I came to this blog from DebtCC ad. I wish you good luck with your debt fight. Keep fighting and one day you will be debt free.
Keep planning and work on some web products that can be sold to Google
. Great knowing your blog. Keep writing.
congratulations on the IRS payment ! way to go.
Mt
Good luck in your efforts!