My Husband Racked Up $700,000 Of Debt!

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[BoriPR]

I'm 14k in debt and I feel like its the end of the world. I can't imagine 700k

[ursulac.]

Choosing your life partner is the biggest decision you can make, so choose wisely.

[BrianaBudgets]

She’s not upset about the debt. She’s upset that she’s spent all her time, money and energy to fix a problem that her husband caused instead of being able to put her time, money and energy into her dreams. That’s completely understandable.

[MaximilianFischer]

We Are in Unchartered Financial Waters! every day we encounter challenges that have become the new standard. Although we previously perceived it as a crisis, we now acknowledge it as the new normal and must adapt accordingly. Given the current economic difficulties that the country is experiencing in 2024, how can we enhance our earnings during this period of adjustment? I cannot let my $680, 000 savings vanish after putting in so much effort to accumulate them.

[jolie]

Have some compassion, 7 years is a long time. She’s tired. So many women would have walked away by now.

[JogBird]

choose your life partner carefully folks

[elizabethallen]

what I heard was “He didn’t hide the debt, but he made the decisions without me, and for 7+ years I’ve been stuck cleaning up his mess.” It sounded like he’s never apologized for his stupidity, and never (at least from her perspective) fully appreciated her support and what it’s cost her. That’s why she’s exhausted and boiling over with resentment. I would be.

[amde]

It doesn’t sound like she’s going to get past her resentment

[juicyfresh]

They never understood her point of view. She sacrificed herself for her husband's dream but she has nothing to show for it..

[swavekbu]

1:39 - "Nobody emotionally supports me." The rest of the call is irrelevant. That's the issue right there. Not the debt, nothing else. She's trying to tell them that her husband is weak and she feels like the only grown-up in the marriage with nobody having her back. The problem isn't a financial one, it's an unequal partnership issue. She's married to a child and has had enough.

[Righhhhhtttt]

You can just hear the exhaustion and disappointment in her voice. I hope she finds HER happiness and some support.

[esonon]

she needs a therapist and marriage counselor not financial advice

[late]

I think she wants permission to leave him.

[bigdaddy]

" I wanted to stay home and raise my kids, that WAS my dream " heartbreaking.... reminds me why I work everyday

[nocalsteve]

They missed something. She’s working two jobs. She’s going to be resentful as long as she is working that hard and getting nothing for it. This isn’t something that is just in the past, it’s in her face everyday, now.

[dohnjoe]

Her dream was to be a mothering presence to her children; she sacrificed that for the debt, but she can take solace in giving her children a legacy of unrelenting strength and financial freedom.

[Scribble-zilla]

"It's the only dream I've ever had, and I guess I need a new one." Wow, that's brutally sad-- I'm sad for her.

[brittanyb]

She feels like she has been living her husband's dream instead of hers.

[tinalindsey]

I truly think she wants a divorce. Thirty eight year marriage, empty nester, searching for her new purpose. It happens often after the kids are grown that the parents look at each other like strangers. Sad.

[jcastronaut]

This lady is 2 tigers away from doing a Carole Baskin