This article was reviewed and updated June 2026 (original post date March 2023). Don’t miss my video about financial assistance for medical bills at the bottom of the page! If you haven’t dealt with large medical bills for yourself or your kids, you are very fortunate. I have personally dealt with some really big ones […]
My student loans totaling over $100,000 were forgiven in 2024. Yes, I am completely serious. Student loan forgiveness does happen and it worked for me. I really did not think I would ever NOT have student loans. They loomed over my head for more than twenty years, making it difficult to purchase a house, and
Around ten years ago I was faced with filing bankruptcy. The United States was in the middle of a recession, and I was out of options. I was self-employed back then and had been doing quite well. Once the recession hit, everyone became afraid to spend money. My clients began to disappear overnight. I went
