Do you have any extra bills at the moment?
By Bethany1202
@Bethany1202 (3431)
United States
May 10, 2009 2:40pm CST
What's the most amount of money you've ever had to come up with in a pinch to pay an extra bill?
I mean, sometimes it's debt from Christmas shopping or a move, but right now I owe $677 and some change for a bill or I will be taken to court, and I need to pay it in 30 days. This is in addition to my regular bills.
I am stressing a little because my boyfriend and I are just buying a new house as well, so I want everything to go through with the loan as expected without anything like this ruining our chances... I know I can do it. Then I have two additional payments in the next 60 days after that of $340 or so each. Once that is paid off I will almost be finished paying off my car (I only owe another $800 or so on that, thank goodness!) Then, FINALLY, I can work on paying off my credit card debt.
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20 responses
@killahclaire (3665)
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30 May 09
Oooh I owe my mother £350 which I think is about 700 dollars because I needed a loan of money to move house but I am waiting on a tax rebate being processed which is taking for ages and that should hopefully pay her off. I was made redundant when I was 5 months pregnant and now the wee one is 4 months old so it certainly has been a struggle.
Good luck for you paying off your debts.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
14 May 09
I am not sure of what we owe,but we have several medical bills from my oldest daughter having to have a lot of tests done before they found that she has Lyme disease. I think that it is around $5,000 and I just don't have it extra as my husband is currently without work.
Good luck on getting your bills paid and good luck with the new house.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
26 May 09
Hello my friend Bethany1202 Ji,
Well, I do not have anything pending. I always want to plan in advance and limit our
expenses within our resources. One should plan and spend accordingly.
May God bless you and have a great time.
@ccarabuena (442)
• Cebu, Philippines
19 May 09
Don't add some extra credit to your credit line..it will ruin your budget...
just buy something that you can pay for the meantime..I mean one at a time...
not in just one blow...to avoid complication
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
11 May 09
My hubby is always creating extra bills *LOL* He traded in his car for a more expensive vehicle that we can't afford as it is. YAY!
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
12 May 09
Nothing that can be paid off that quickly, most of ours are going to take a year or so and then we'll be free.
@sudalunts (5523)
• United States
11 May 09
I have plenty of bills that needs to be paid. I am also being sued, but there is not much I can do, because I do not have the money, and can not come up with either. I have been out of work since June of last year, my husband is also out of work. My bills are just piling up, because there is not much money to cover them. Once you get behind, it is really hard to catch up, especially without much money. Up until October of last year, I had excellent credit, but now my credit is ruined because of the back log of bills I have not been able to pay.
I wish you luck with your crisis, and hope you enjoy your new home. I only wished that my outstanding debt was as low as yours.
@jayrene (2708)
• Philippines
11 May 09
for now in the two weeks we need almost $900 to pay for our house mortgaged, we were soo behind it. we need that amount to be updated and not pay monthly fines. but if we cant find that amount by that time, we need at least $166 to pay one month so as not to get a letter of default and eviction... 
... quite sad, really as we dont have a stable income as of now, and our business closed down last year.
we still have other bills to pay, but that we can take care of...
our car is also late in registration for 3 years now... how bad can that get?
we also have a credit card, but im not using it anymore for two years, im just paying the balance which is i can afford easily.
... quite sad, really as we dont have a stable income as of now, and our business closed down last year.
we still have other bills to pay, but that we can take care of...
our car is also late in registration for 3 years now... how bad can that get?
we also have a credit card, but im not using it anymore for two years, im just paying the balance which is i can afford easily.
@geniustiger (1694)
• Philippines
11 May 09
funny to be a topic why coz in my own real life situation i also suffer different debts and i dont know where to go, what to do and whats the next move to be made. it is really stressful for our minds always flashing those past dues and nothing bills remain in my hand or pocket. i just work with all my might whatever let it passed by and think for the future what would happene next.
@Jillianmc (84)
• United States
11 May 09
Maybe after going to court they will allow you to break your bill down in payments. I think that if theres nothing unreasonable and you agree to work with them they will work with you!
Good luck i hope everything works out for you! =)
@nessababii (1)
• United States
11 May 09
i currently have a $119 bill that i have to pay in a couple of months or i will be taken to court also.
@max1950 (2306)
• United States
10 May 09
144,567 dollars in fines and penalties from the i.r.s.. when i was younger,much, i was in jail and didn't file on time, bam !!!!!!! but we worked things out because they couldn't find me, hey guy's im "in" here, anyway they let me skip on over 100 thousand in fines and penalty's. now believe me when i tell you take care of those bill's because when buying a new home the least thing you want is people constantly running a credit check on you, after a few your score will drop. dont let that guy who's getting you a mortage or loan keep running your credit, that will cause an increase in your rates also. be careful, but congrats on the new home. and dont let those finance charges eat your xtra cash up...........
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
11 May 09
Well with my husband losing his job, we are have begun looking at ways to reduce our monthly bills. When he leaves the state job, he's going to cash in part of his retirement and pay off both vehicles. We will have to pay taxes on it at next year, but it will be much cheaper than the interest we're paying on the car loans right now. It will also reduce our monthly bills by more than $900 a month.
@oneidmnster (1384)
• United States
11 May 09
I owe about 10,000 in ,edical bills and another 10k in credit card debt as a result of the operations I've had.Consider yourself lucky right now.It can get worse.
@makeupartisteileen (653)
• Singapore
10 May 09
well i got a lot bill haven pay yet .i got my internet bill ,cell phone bill, home bill,tax bill. and my insurance and power supply. i own a lot month i try to pay each bill by half, so at least it won't cancel off.
