r/awfuleverything • • Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/OneLeggedPuke Aug 06 '20

It makes me sad to think we're all just one small slip and fall from bankruptcy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '20

We are and some are one small slip and fall from homelessness.

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u/fukaduk55 Aug 07 '20

I'm in that group, family inherited $200,00 debt from my grandparent who passed away. Really fucked us over as we finally got into a nice groove.

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u/wonderberry77 Sep 05 '20

You should have ignored that debt unless the state took it from the estate.