Jake Thacker
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And so they were fine with allowing me to go on this list.
And so they were fine with allowing me to go on this list.
Yeah, I used that money to invest more heavily in crypto in general, not necessarily... So I immediately knew I was going to have to work with them and I was going to need professional help that I wouldn't be able to do that on my own. So I met with the debt collection company
Yeah, I used that money to invest more heavily in crypto in general, not necessarily... So I immediately knew I was going to have to work with them and I was going to need professional help that I wouldn't be able to do that on my own. So I met with the debt collection company
Yeah, I used that money to invest more heavily in crypto in general, not necessarily... So I immediately knew I was going to have to work with them and I was going to need professional help that I wouldn't be able to do that on my own. So I met with the debt collection company
We worked out a plan and, you know, their job is to work with people that you have debt with, your creditors and so on and so forth to come up with reasonable repayment structuring plans and so on and so forth. And I had my job. I worked at a company called Loom at the time and was doing fairly well from a career standpoint.
We worked out a plan and, you know, their job is to work with people that you have debt with, your creditors and so on and so forth to come up with reasonable repayment structuring plans and so on and so forth. And I had my job. I worked at a company called Loom at the time and was doing fairly well from a career standpoint.
We worked out a plan and, you know, their job is to work with people that you have debt with, your creditors and so on and so forth to come up with reasonable repayment structuring plans and so on and so forth. And I had my job. I worked at a company called Loom at the time and was doing fairly well from a career standpoint.
And it was going to be extremely tight, but it was going to be manageable. I would be able to do it if nothing else happened. Well, it wasn't until February when the tech layoffs happened and I got laid off from my job that things really got serious. And at that point, debt collection wasn't an option. And I thought, okay, where are the real options here?
And it was going to be extremely tight, but it was going to be manageable. I would be able to do it if nothing else happened. Well, it wasn't until February when the tech layoffs happened and I got laid off from my job that things really got serious. And at that point, debt collection wasn't an option. And I thought, okay, where are the real options here?
And it was going to be extremely tight, but it was going to be manageable. I would be able to do it if nothing else happened. Well, it wasn't until February when the tech layoffs happened and I got laid off from my job that things really got serious. And at that point, debt collection wasn't an option. And I thought, okay, where are the real options here?
Bankruptcy was one of the first things that somebody recommended. It's not something that I had ever considered myself doing. having to do, needing to do, or having to consider it all in the course of my life. I had liked to think that I was pretty financially prudent and, and that, um, something like that was not in my future, but it was.
Bankruptcy was one of the first things that somebody recommended. It's not something that I had ever considered myself doing. having to do, needing to do, or having to consider it all in the course of my life. I had liked to think that I was pretty financially prudent and, and that, um, something like that was not in my future, but it was.
Bankruptcy was one of the first things that somebody recommended. It's not something that I had ever considered myself doing. having to do, needing to do, or having to consider it all in the course of my life. I had liked to think that I was pretty financially prudent and, and that, um, something like that was not in my future, but it was.
And I had opted to do chapter seven, personal bankruptcy, but that is a qualification process that takes quite some time because they look back at your history and they say, okay, if you were here at this point and you're now here, why can't you do this? Or why couldn't you do this? Or what happened? And so my bankruptcy lawyer essentially said, you can't file right away.
And I had opted to do chapter seven, personal bankruptcy, but that is a qualification process that takes quite some time because they look back at your history and they say, okay, if you were here at this point and you're now here, why can't you do this? Or why couldn't you do this? Or what happened? And so my bankruptcy lawyer essentially said, you can't file right away.
And I had opted to do chapter seven, personal bankruptcy, but that is a qualification process that takes quite some time because they look back at your history and they say, okay, if you were here at this point and you're now here, why can't you do this? Or why couldn't you do this? Or what happened? And so my bankruptcy lawyer essentially said, you can't file right away.
We can get everything ready, but we have to wait at least eight to 12 months because you won't qualify. There's a very specific bar that has to be met. And unfortunately, if they wouldn't look back right now, you have had some tough times, but you still wouldn't qualify. And so that started
We can get everything ready, but we have to wait at least eight to 12 months because you won't qualify. There's a very specific bar that has to be met. And unfortunately, if they wouldn't look back right now, you have had some tough times, but you still wouldn't qualify. And so that started
We can get everything ready, but we have to wait at least eight to 12 months because you won't qualify. There's a very specific bar that has to be met. And unfortunately, if they wouldn't look back right now, you have had some tough times, but you still wouldn't qualify. And so that started