Jared Walker believes that a medical emergency shouldn’t be followed by a financial emergency. After watching his family go through a medical crisis, Jared founded Dollar For, a national nonprofit that crushes medical bills by empowering patients and advocating on their behalf. In this episode, Jared will share more about Dollar For and explain Charity Care, medical debt, and how you can overcome expensive hospital bills.

After a difficult divorce, Annette Spychalla accumulated debt that was too big to overcome alone. With MMI's help, Annette found the courage to face her problems and paid off $20,000 of credit card debt in four years.

After a car accident put Rachel deep in debt, she began a debt management plan with MMI, ultimately repaying $28,000 in less than four years.

An artist by trade, Ali fell deep into debt after losing his primary source of income. With help from MMI, he was able to repay $17,000.

Naomi Peden, a housing counselor with MMI, shares her experiences helping people in a financial crisis.

Dr. Megan McCoy is a professor of practice in financial planning at Kansas State University and is also a licensed financial therapist specializing in the intersection of emotional well-being and financial health.

Jordan Zangara’s debt journey started when he was laid off from his job in New York City.

When Jackie Upshaw moved from Philadelphia to Las Vegas to help take care of her mom, she brought some credit card debt with her across the country.

Deborah Wang was living life as she thought most people did. As a mom raising four kids, many of her family’s expenses went on a credit card. When that credit card bill snowballed into an unmanageable amount, Deborah turned to MMI for help.

As the daughter of immigrants from South Korea, Joanne Lee was not taught about personal finance at home and talking about debt was taboo. When Joanne was overloaded with credit card debt, a Google search for help led her to MMI.