debt

'I’m hesitant because of my dad’s past history with debt': 21-year-old Daughter stuck in an uncomfortable situation after bankrupt father and 22-year-old brother ask her to co-sign their $200k mortgage, mother suggests she sign

Emma Saven

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Working mom defies the odds, paying off a $160,000 loan after juggling two full-time jobs and a toddler for 12 months: ‘Here’s to new beginnings'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘Ho-ho-ho, people!’: Guy spends $5,000 to settle credit card debt for strangers instead of buying Christmas gifts for his estranged, self-centered family, turning family drama into holiday cheer

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Clever property owner charges his bad neighbor $4,000 to access his property after he refused to go halfsies on a repair caused by his tree: ‘$4k [was] the exact cost of what he owed me’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘To my horror… My credit has dropped to 590’: Parents open a credit card in son's name without him knowing, run up $8,000 in debt and say they will write him out of their will if he reports it

Elna McHilderson

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'I am about $60,000 in debt because of them': Daughter has parents arrested after discovering they took loans out in her name to pay off their debt

Isabella Penn

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‘She is living beyond her means’: Daughter $3,000 in debt demands her mom bail her out, mom refuses but offers a budgeting plan, daughter throws adult tantrum

Elna McHilderson

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Gen X couple grapples with a hard decision after finding out their broke parents planned a lavish vacation: ‘Congratulations, you are now their retirement plan’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I was given a $75,000 sign on bonus... but boy did I [mess] up': Employee scores a $75,000 signing bonus, squanders the cash, gets fired, then goes into debt; goes viral for laughing at his misfortune

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Cut off our electricity? No problem!': Exes disagree over who will pay electric bill, ex-girlfriend won't answer texts until debt collectors show up

Remy Millisky

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'I was prepared to help, however...': Unkind coworker lashes out at the accountant helping him absolve $4,500 in debt; ends up having to pay in full

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'She [must have] planned this heist for a year': Bride's MOH steals $25,000 from the bridal party to pay for her own credit card debt; gets kicked out of the wedding

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'They were looking forward to getting money': Newlyweds, in debt €2,000 to the family business, are absolved of their debt in lieu of a wedding gift; get offended it's not cash

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'iT's OuR mOnEy': Hardworking daughter gets her college fund robbed after graduation when her parents surprise her with a baby brother and revoke half of her college savings

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I don't want that door locked; I quit': Employee owes $18,000 to company after she changes entire doorknob to storage room, then quits

Eleonora Bader

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'If you don't pay your bills, you don't get to keep your stuff': Credit company serves as petty revenge messenger to man's cheating ex wife; they tow and repossess her car

Eleonora Bader

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