knee deep in debt help

Would you list your debts, current payments, living expenses and income so we could get the whole picture? Everybody is qualified for something.

If I give you all my info can you help me too?

That's what we're here for! Please list your info so we can help you.

I owe about 100k (credit card debt).
I spoke with Superior debt, which seems to be the company everyone recommends, and they said I would have to pay about 1600 per month for their services. I already pay a 1200 mortgage payment a month on my parents home (which is a 2nd mortgage). If I paid just this & the 1600 a month I would be left with 200 a month for everything else I have to pay, which is just not realistic, phone bill, car, gas, food, ect....

I was reading up on this site about chapter 7 bankruptcy but I don't know if I qualify (the means test ect...) and the chapter 13 would probably still break me because of my mortgage payments & other payments I have to make.

I have been tempted to settle the debt on my own with the credit card companies as I am only about 2 months past due on the worst ones and I feel am I a relatively intelligent person. I just don't want to get 25% of my wages garnished because I am less experienced than the debt settlement people.

If I do file for a bankruptcy what is the average price of a lawyer?

I appreciate any & all help you give me...thanks

Average price for a BK lawyer for a Chapter 7 is about $1200, and Chap 13 is $3500.

You might want to talk with a BK attorney (get a free consultation) to see if you even qualify for a Chap 7. In a Chap 13, you'll have to pay your creditors but if the payment plan is still too much, then you'll know what your options are.

monthly income:5,493.00
housing expenses:3752.00
car pay/gas/insurance/tags/maint:1669.00
food: 500.00
total credit card debt: 112,038.00

debt management #1 offered us a payment plan of 2,699
debt management #2 offered us plan of 2,800
chapter 13 payments we were told would around 2800 - 3000
we are trying to do loan modification on the house so the payments would be a littler lower but then what?

do you mean debt settlement or debt management? I'm confused...You wouldn't be looking into debt management and bankruptcy at the same time....right?

If someone quoted you $2800-$3000 for a ch 13 restructuring on your income.....you better find a different attorney that can read and implement a proper "means test"
From the looks of it......you wouldn't have much to pay during Ch 13...unless of course you have a lot of equity in your home or you have liquid assets lying around....which is highly unlikely.

litledevilangel, those various payements you listed are those monthly amounts? The ones for debt management, settlement and chap 13.

litledevilangel, those payments you mentioned are stupendous. I had a debt of about 107K, and i'm only paying about 1200/ month. One of my accounts already settled for way below I was was told - so Debtpointer told me this will even reduce my program length. Call them.

Yes, I agree that the Chap 13 pymt structure seems high. Pymts of $3k for 36 months = $108,000. Even with attorney and trustee fees, that would be pretty darn close to repaying everything. $3k for 60 months = $180,000! Alot more than you owe.

I say call a few attorneys and see what they have to say.

On a side note, your housing expenses are 68% of your take home pay. That is alot for basic living. You should aim at housing (plus expenses) to be below 40-45% of take home.

True, as I mentioned debt settlement can be an awesome way to get rid of your outstandings. I'm pretty happy with the way things are shaping up with Debtpointer. call steve. here's the number 800-600-2003 x 2015.
hoping this will help.

Hi, I was hoping one of you on here might be able to help me out with a CA agreement. My ex-husband defaulted on a loan in both of our names and set up an agreement in writing. The CA never took out any money from his account, and now have added this debt to both of our credit reports. It is People First Recovery and I have spent the better part of 3 hours trying to find a working number for them. My question is since it has been four months since the agreement was made, and because it was their fault for not taking the money that has been laying in his acount- can I make them take this off of my credit report? I have the letter of agreement saved to my computer and have emailed them questioning why instead of taking the payments they chose to add it to our credit reports, but have heard nothing back. Any and all advice would be appreciated.

I feel bad for you... but this is somewhat the reason I was in debt of 107K. Me n my ex-wife had joint loans. She got the house, and I got the loans :( There's nothing that you can do about this - atleast I didn't know. As you signed for this loan, it is as much your responsibility as your husbands. the default on the payments will show up on both your credits. How much is this account... You might wanna settle this account... and pay like 55-60% of this thru a settlement company. My BOA loan has been taken care of by my rep Steve at DebtPointer.

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