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Unfortunately, the pay turned out to be much less than she was originally promised. Since she had already moved and was committed to a new apartment she decided to make it work by relying on credit cards and taking side jobs to pay them off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The debt escalated when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and rapidly accumulated medical expenses from MRIs and blood work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With so much pressure on her, she tried consolidating the debt with personal loans, but the cycle of debt just got worse. She couldn\u2019t afford the monthly payments and trying to work extra jobs was exhausting and unsustainable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>\u201cMy monthly payments [were] over $2,000. I tried to afford [it] by getting more and more jobs. I was extremely tired \u2013 no human can keep up with all of that on top of the anxiety and stress of having all of that debt. It felt like I was a failure \u2013 like I was never going to get out of it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Help From Accredited Debt Relief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Annemie initially called a nonprofit that referred her to Accredited Debt Relief, but she was skeptical and decided to wait a year and keep trying on her own. When she saw how little progress she was making, she realized it was time to get help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;I called the first time, got scared and decided to try another year to do it all myself and get as much paid off as I could. It didn&#8217;t end up going anywhere. I thought it was because I wasn&#8217;t trying hard enough or that I wasn&#8217;t enough, but in the end I needed help. 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