My partner and I are six months behind on our mortgage and we keep having the same circular argument about whether filing for bankruptcy is 'giving up' or being responsible, and I think we're really fighting about what kind of people we want to be when everything falls apart.
More people experience this than they realize.
The decision to file for bankruptcy has become a proxy battle about identity, morality, and what constitutes honorable behavior under financial pressure.
“Where Are You with Bankruptcy — the philosophy and the process?”
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