Posted by Kath on October 11, 2003, at 22:28:33
In reply to How does one handle poverty?, posted by shar on October 11, 2003, at 11:45:56
(((((((((((((Shar))))))))))))))
All I can do is share what my Mom told me & what I've also done & told my kids.....
As long as you pay a small amount on a regular basis, they'll know you are serious about paying. Now, when it comes to bills where the electricity is going to be turned off, etc....I don't know.....but once when i had a huge phone bill I called the billing dept. & talked with them. I told them that I wanted to be paying off my debt on a regular basis, and that all I could afford was $x They accepted it.
Another time, I went to the Credit Union of the University where I worked in the library & took a "consolidation loan" - they looked at my bills & saw what I owed & I think they actually wrote out cheques & sent them to the companies & I had to hand over my credit cards to them - no more credit cards (scarey) and worked out what I could afford to pay the Credit Union monthly.
That's all I can say Shar. My thoughts are with you hun. Please give yourself great credit for "hanging in there".
much love,Kath
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