I was on my second tour in Iraq as a DoD Contractor. When news of my youngest daughter medical condition came about and wasn't looking good, then my wife talking to me about the stresses in dealing with all the medical appointments and treatments along with the needs of my 2 other children was putting a strain on her and needed me to come home. I knew my wife and family needed me home so I left Iraq and returned home not knowing what I would do for work. It has been hard finding a job that will meet our needs along with the time needed at home. I came home in May 2006 and we lived on our savings. Our savings are gone and I was able to find a job working nights allowing me to be home in the day. I started this job the beginning of Aug but while in training my first few checks will be small and I wont be getting normal checks till Sept. Till then we have bills that I just don't know what to do. Our church and family has helped us as much as the could and I bless God for the help they where able to give, but needs still remain until we fully get back on our feet. We still have bills from July that are unpaid along with Aug. These bills do not include medical bills which are beyond what I can think. My youngest daughter is having surgery on Aug.11th and my wife is really worried about it, I believe that the Lord will take care of her, and I place her in the Lords hands. Thank you for whatever help and prayers you can give to us.

7 years Security Forces in the United States Air Force

was deployed to Iraq 2004

Attending school to become a teacher

Hello.  I am new to this so I am not even sure if I am doing this properly but its worth a shot.  I am very stressed and I may vent so I apologize.

I am 25 years old and married to a soldier serving in Iraq. I have been very depressed and extremely stressed out since he left.  I have had to take on so much on top of worrying about him everyday.  My stress level has reached a new high.  I just have so much on my plate right now I just cannot handle it anymore.  We have so many bills to pay each month and it never seems like I can pay them all.  I was laid off from my job and I have been trying so hard to find a new one but it seems like there are none in my small town.  My credit as well as my husbands nearly perfect credit is now in the toilet because I would forget to pay a bill all together one month or I would forget to pay a bill and pay extra on another one to try to pay it off and then when that bill would arrive I wouldn't have the money to pay for it anymore.  The people at my husbands bank are not nice at all.  They would not let me change the address on his account even though I have full power of attorney on it, I was told  that they would not recognize it.  I went in this month to pay on his loan, they always have to look up the account for me and the teller was very rude and never mentioned to me that there was a problem with the account.  Now I did not receive the notice in the mail being they did not let me change my address and I received a call saying the account went negative on January 31 and they have been charging me 5 dollars a day ever since.  This was an error that never should have happened in the first place.  I changed a bill that was being taken out directly from that account to another one because it was easier for me to keep track of and I assumed it would stop that month but it did not.  If I was told about it I would have gladly taken care of it right away but I didn't have the chance.  I guess this is what is putting me over the edge right now.  I have more bills than I can keep track of right now.  I have way too much on my mind and I am so lost and have no idea what to do.  My husband and I were married at the court house before he left and are planning to have a wedding for our families this fall when he returns but now I am not sure if this can happen.  To top off the stress with the wedding planning the place where I bought my dress ordered it 4 sizes too big and did not order the wrap that came with it and is being very difficult with me.  I actually had to go to the Better Business Bureau about her and she continues to lie which is so frustrating.  I am just so overwhelmed right now.  I have no clue what to do anymore.  I want to find a consolidation loan but I have bad credit so I cannot get one.  Can anyone help me?  Point me in the direction of away I can get help with my financial trouble?  Is there some place that will give me a loan?  My husband will be home on leave sometime this spring for 2 weeks and I am so afraid we will have no money while he is here and I will have a break down.  If someone could help me out I would be so grateful.  You would save my sanity.  I really feel as though I am going to loose it soon.  I have so much going on on top of everything I have already wrote about.  Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. 

Hello my husband/hero Kelly is serving his 2nd tour in Iraq. Our 3 kids and I live in Germany, waiting for him to come home. He has been in the Army for over 5 years and is a very good soldier. Our sacrifices for our country are made with lots of pride. He loves Harley Davidsons and it has been his lifelong dream to build a custom one. There is no way for us to afford this on our own. I wanted to see if anyone wants to show support for a brave, deserving, dedicated soldier by donating money for parts or donating parts for him to build it. He is supposed to come home Oct/Nov 08. If you or anyone you know is interested in making someones dream come true, I have a ChipIn widget on my MySpace page that you can pay securely thru PayPal. You can find me on MySpace under Marie Beberniss. After clicking on the ChipIn button, you will need to copy and paste the URL into your browser. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for anything you can do!

Hello, I am private greenlaw I served my country but my country wont serve me I am back in civilian life looking for a job but since I have been out of the army I am falling way behind on bill my electric bill is almost 800.00 with them threatning to shut me down, My rent is 2 months over due I make enough help with the state to cover the cost of food for myself and my wife & kids we do get help from family for daily cash needs but the two bills mentioned above is what is dragging me down I tried to apply for TANF but they denied me The would much rather help those cheating the system then the ones trying to work with the system any help would be appreciated thank you in advance!

I retired from the military 2 years ago after 20 years of service, and moved to Atlanta.  I was working as a Defense Contractor and was laid off in early 2007.  I struggled with a severance package to stretch out during the duration of my layoff.  As a result, my emergency savings is completely depleted and my bills are currently more than my income.  I have a 5 year old daughter that I am supporting and with the holiday season coming up, I want her to have a nice Christmas.  I don't buy anything at all for me, and take less than $20 per week for myself, the rest goes to my sustaining my daughter, my household, and my bills.

 I've received some help from friends and family already, and need $2000 to bring all of my bills current and to get my head above water once again.  Any assistance, no matter how much or how little, would be greatly appreciated.

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