Would you consider me a deadbeat debtor if I can’t afford to pay my credit card creditors?
After I pay my “fixed expenditures”, I don’t have any $ left to pay my credit card creditors. So, I’ve decided to hide from my creditors since they don’t understand that I have no money. I don’t have a landline so they can’t contact me by phone. Their letters are not opened, just immediately thrown away. They literally have no other way to contact me. If I make only X amount of $ a month, how can I pay these creditors XX amount of $? I only have the basic necessities at home – no phone, no cable TV, no internet (I’m using a free public library computer to type this). So, do you agree that I did the right thing by hiding since the creditors have no compassion?
Here’s a list of my monthly “fixed expenditures”:
Rent – $450
Gas Heating/Hot Water/Cooking – $150
Car Insurance – $177
Car Warranty – $125
Life Insurance – $100
Health Insurance – $96
Prescriptions – (total of 3 each month equaling $260)
Electricity – $48 ($74/mo during the summer for added cooling costs – necessary due to my health/asthma)
Laundry – $24 for supplies, cost of loads, etc.
Household Goods – $20 (cleaning supplies, toilet tissue, dish/laundry detergent, etc.)
Personal Goods – $30 (shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, etc.)
Clothing – $50
Haircut – $17
Postage/Stamps – $9
Money Orders – $4.20 to $8/mo (I need to pay my bills via money order because I do not have a checking account)
Car Fuel/Gasoline – $30/wk (since gas prices are consistently increasing)
Parking/Tolls to get to work – $15/wk
Car Fluids, etc. (Brake Fluid, Power Steering Fluid, Oil, Cleaning Supplies, Windshield Wiper Fluid) – $10
Food – $100 (or $25/wk on average)
Here’s a list of my yearly, etc. “fixed expenditures”:
Car Inspection/Emissions Test – $56/year
Car Registration – $38/yr
Driver’s License Renewal – $28/every 4 yrs
AAA (Emergency Roadside Assistance) – $81/yr
H&R Block Tax Services – $234/yr
Car Oil Change – $50/every 3 mos
Doctor/Eye/Dental copays – $60 ($15/each) for every appointment – at least 2 or 3 times/yr
Car Upkeep (Tires) – $200 on average ($50 for each tire)
Car Upkeep (Belts/Hoses/Spark Plugs/Battery/Wipers) – $150/yr
I also don’t have a cell phone – can’t afford it. I don’t have any phone (inc. landline) at all.
I also need my car, despite the expenses. It’s my only way to work.
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