*UPDATE* After writing this post, i called the attorney and was able to set up a payment plan! YAY!! Annnndd…no court date! I feel so much more relieved and in the end things will always work out. Man I’m glad I called!
As a single mother and single income family its not always easy. And thanks to this recession things just got a whole lot worse! I can barely even sit here and type because I’m crying and I’m just letting all my thoughts out so if i stop making sense at some point, i apologize in advance.
I used to be very irresponsible when it came to money. So four years ago, i was in trouble and handed over all my finances to my dad. I have direct deposit from my work check that goes right into an account that only he has access to. He uses that to pay all my bills for me. I think of it as if I were married and my husband takes care of all the finances. Its not something I am good at, i admit it so this just makes life easier.
Today i get a letter summonsing me to court. Apparently i haven’t paid my condo fees in like 6 months!! News to me!! So I call my dad to find out what happened and he said I just haven’t had the money and he hasn’t either to help me out. I am so scared and upset that i am going to lose my house.
This sucks!
Allow me to share with you how much i pay for my condo a month. My mortgage is $1274 and my condo fees are $352. Except they assessed us all to put a new roof on one of the buildings and it went up to over $500 a month for four months for me. I live alone and that is a lot of money for me. I hate owing money…especially this much. I can’t stop crying and I don’t even know what to do. I have NEVER been summonsed to court before.
I guess i was naive about the whole recession because it hadn’t effected me at all (or so I thought) until now. I had no idea that some of my bills weren’t being paid and that i didn’t have the money to cover them. This is probably one of the most scariest grown-up moments I’ve ever had to deal with.
This is the reality of today’s economy. I am on the verge of losing my house and that is devastating.
So, if anyone wants to advertise on Good Golly Miss Blondie….i would be more grateful and appreciative than you can even imagine!! 
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I’ve been where you are this year. Hubs was a commissioned salesman at a car dealership. I probably don’t have to tell you that our mortgage went unpaid for a few months at the beginning of the year. Keep having faith and know that they might be willing to make some concessions if you put it all on the table. In the meantime I’ll send up love and prayers on behalf of ypur tears.
I am so sad to hear this! I hope you know that I am here anytime you need to talk! I’ve been to that point and it is scary! I suck at money! Which is why I try to teach my girls how to manage their own money. But it is still so hard. I hop you know that I am praying for some answers for you!
So sorry Miss Blondie… I wish there was something I could do to help. We are currently renting and hoping to buy a house this year and frustrated because the mortgage companies just arent willing to give us the loan we need… my husband owns his own company BUT things are still tight for us… I am praying for you!
Oh sweetie! I am SO SO sorry….I am a REALTOR in WI and I have come across this in my area…it sucks! I hope it all works out for you…sending possitive thoughts your way!!!!!!!
Oh Miss Blondie, I am so sorry to hear about this! Maybe if you go to court and explain the whole situation to them they can work out some type of payment plan with you? I mean, I am sure the bank / condo association would rather have some money paid back to them then none at all as in this economy they will have a hard time even re-selling your condo.
I will keep you and your little boy in my thoughts & prayers!
I was wondering if you got anything worked out! I am so thrilled you did. ya know I am considering branching out on my advertising… send me some rates for a 125×125 for a month. =)