We got married in Nevada, in a quaint gold mining town. Good paying jobs, and poor decisions led us to lots of debt. Pregnancy forced my wife to quit work, I was laid off, and we lost everything.
We ended up back in Oregon with our small but growing family, and lots of debt collectors, lessons learned, and not much else.
Years of hard work have paid all of the debt collectors off, but left us with horrible credit.
Nearly a year ago I graduated beauty school (15000 in debt again) and am now working my dream job as a barber. Work is good, steady, and reliable.
The heartbreaking part for me is that it will take years more time, and the accumulation of more debt, to rebuild my credit back to where I am able to buy a house and move us out of the 5th wheel we've been living in for 2 years.
My youngest (2 kids) turns 6 April 24th, and all she asked for for her birthday is a house we can live in to get out of the trailer, and I can't do it. That's where you come in. I'm not trying to get a mansion. I'd just like a little fixer upper on some land where our chicken, dog, and kids can run free, and Hannah can celebrate her next birthday in a home, not a trailer.
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