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July 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM in reply to: What is worst case scenario if someone stops making credit card payments? #244538July 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM in reply to: What is worst case scenario if someone stops making credit card payments? #244683
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ParticipantI ran up a debt of about 18K from 99-2002. I had a friend that worked for one of these credit counseling services (located here in SD) and bc of him, they managed my accounts without service charges. I guess I was a lucky one.
Bottom line is that they negotiated my rates down to about 9-12% each and as I got bonuses I pay off the higher interest cards one by one. They claimed it would take me 6 years to pay it off, I did it in 3 (2005). My FICO is back up above 720 after all of this so if you make the right decisions to resolve your situation, you can pull out of it rather quickly.
I recommend she work her way through trying to negotiate and pay them off without the “easy way out” approach of BK. I learned a lot from the experience in money management, so did my wife.
Looks like the company i used went out of business but I sifted through my emails and remembered that after I paid off a few of my creditors, I took the initiative to call the 2 that I had left and negotiated a rate with them on my own and left the credit counseling program.
July 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM in reply to: What is worst case scenario if someone stops making credit card payments? #244693LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI ran up a debt of about 18K from 99-2002. I had a friend that worked for one of these credit counseling services (located here in SD) and bc of him, they managed my accounts without service charges. I guess I was a lucky one.
Bottom line is that they negotiated my rates down to about 9-12% each and as I got bonuses I pay off the higher interest cards one by one. They claimed it would take me 6 years to pay it off, I did it in 3 (2005). My FICO is back up above 720 after all of this so if you make the right decisions to resolve your situation, you can pull out of it rather quickly.
I recommend she work her way through trying to negotiate and pay them off without the “easy way out” approach of BK. I learned a lot from the experience in money management, so did my wife.
Looks like the company i used went out of business but I sifted through my emails and remembered that after I paid off a few of my creditors, I took the initiative to call the 2 that I had left and negotiated a rate with them on my own and left the credit counseling program.
July 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM in reply to: What is worst case scenario if someone stops making credit card payments? #244751LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI ran up a debt of about 18K from 99-2002. I had a friend that worked for one of these credit counseling services (located here in SD) and bc of him, they managed my accounts without service charges. I guess I was a lucky one.
Bottom line is that they negotiated my rates down to about 9-12% each and as I got bonuses I pay off the higher interest cards one by one. They claimed it would take me 6 years to pay it off, I did it in 3 (2005). My FICO is back up above 720 after all of this so if you make the right decisions to resolve your situation, you can pull out of it rather quickly.
I recommend she work her way through trying to negotiate and pay them off without the “easy way out” approach of BK. I learned a lot from the experience in money management, so did my wife.
Looks like the company i used went out of business but I sifted through my emails and remembered that after I paid off a few of my creditors, I took the initiative to call the 2 that I had left and negotiated a rate with them on my own and left the credit counseling program.
July 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM in reply to: What is worst case scenario if someone stops making credit card payments? #244760LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI ran up a debt of about 18K from 99-2002. I had a friend that worked for one of these credit counseling services (located here in SD) and bc of him, they managed my accounts without service charges. I guess I was a lucky one.
Bottom line is that they negotiated my rates down to about 9-12% each and as I got bonuses I pay off the higher interest cards one by one. They claimed it would take me 6 years to pay it off, I did it in 3 (2005). My FICO is back up above 720 after all of this so if you make the right decisions to resolve your situation, you can pull out of it rather quickly.
I recommend she work her way through trying to negotiate and pay them off without the “easy way out” approach of BK. I learned a lot from the experience in money management, so did my wife.
Looks like the company i used went out of business but I sifted through my emails and remembered that after I paid off a few of my creditors, I took the initiative to call the 2 that I had left and negotiated a rate with them on my own and left the credit counseling program.
July 18, 2008 at 1:09 PM in reply to: Anyone have a link for newly closed data for june and july for 92127? #241982LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantBridgeport Townhome 2+2 sold under 300K. Another one sold for 370K.
Other townhomes selling for 70-100K less than prices from 1.5 years ago.
July 18, 2008 at 1:09 PM in reply to: Anyone have a link for newly closed data for june and july for 92127? #242118LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantBridgeport Townhome 2+2 sold under 300K. Another one sold for 370K.
Other townhomes selling for 70-100K less than prices from 1.5 years ago.
July 18, 2008 at 1:09 PM in reply to: Anyone have a link for newly closed data for june and july for 92127? #242127LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantBridgeport Townhome 2+2 sold under 300K. Another one sold for 370K.
Other townhomes selling for 70-100K less than prices from 1.5 years ago.
July 18, 2008 at 1:09 PM in reply to: Anyone have a link for newly closed data for june and july for 92127? #242181LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantBridgeport Townhome 2+2 sold under 300K. Another one sold for 370K.
Other townhomes selling for 70-100K less than prices from 1.5 years ago.
July 18, 2008 at 1:09 PM in reply to: Anyone have a link for newly closed data for june and july for 92127? #242184LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantBridgeport Townhome 2+2 sold under 300K. Another one sold for 370K.
Other townhomes selling for 70-100K less than prices from 1.5 years ago.
LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI would say traffic is down somewhat but partially its due to school being out for the summer. I drive the 56 daily at 730am and its still packed every day. Its lighter due to schools being out. I also take it at 5-6 each evening and it backs up daily.
Unfortunately thats only one road. Try the 805 south from the 5 split in Sorrento at 5pm any weekday and let me know how it is.
Take the 15 south at the same time from mira mesa.
LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI would say traffic is down somewhat but partially its due to school being out for the summer. I drive the 56 daily at 730am and its still packed every day. Its lighter due to schools being out. I also take it at 5-6 each evening and it backs up daily.
Unfortunately thats only one road. Try the 805 south from the 5 split in Sorrento at 5pm any weekday and let me know how it is.
Take the 15 south at the same time from mira mesa.
LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI would say traffic is down somewhat but partially its due to school being out for the summer. I drive the 56 daily at 730am and its still packed every day. Its lighter due to schools being out. I also take it at 5-6 each evening and it backs up daily.
Unfortunately thats only one road. Try the 805 south from the 5 split in Sorrento at 5pm any weekday and let me know how it is.
Take the 15 south at the same time from mira mesa.
LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI would say traffic is down somewhat but partially its due to school being out for the summer. I drive the 56 daily at 730am and its still packed every day. Its lighter due to schools being out. I also take it at 5-6 each evening and it backs up daily.
Unfortunately thats only one road. Try the 805 south from the 5 split in Sorrento at 5pm any weekday and let me know how it is.
Take the 15 south at the same time from mira mesa.
LAAFTERHOURS
ParticipantI would say traffic is down somewhat but partially its due to school being out for the summer. I drive the 56 daily at 730am and its still packed every day. Its lighter due to schools being out. I also take it at 5-6 each evening and it backs up daily.
Unfortunately thats only one road. Try the 805 south from the 5 split in Sorrento at 5pm any weekday and let me know how it is.
Take the 15 south at the same time from mira mesa.
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