My wife and I have separate credit card debt as well as auto loans. We share the $900 rent and utilities. She brings home about $3500/mo and I about $3000/mo. I owe about $5000 on a refinanced auto loan that costs me $178/mo. My auto ins is $100/mo. I have $10,400 in credit card debt over 6 cards that I manage easily by paying more than the minimum monthly. I have a plan to pay off at least 75% of that cc debt by the end of the year because I would like to begin the mortgage qualification process in 2009.
My wife has about $50,000 in credit card debt over 10 cards. Three of those are severely delinquent. She has been playing the interest rate reduction game with the cc companies for some time now, but she also has other financial obligations due to a DWI conviction last year + a $700 car pmt +$125/mo insurance bill.
Should she cut her losses, file for bankruptcy and will this allow her more take home cash for savings? How does this work under our circumstances? Thanks.
We live in TX. That’s part of my question…I’m not sure if and how it will affect my credit. I am thinking it will affect my attempts to qualify for future credit, especially a mortgage, but I just don’t know.
Shirley Flagg

What state do you live in. Since your married won’t it impact your credit too?
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It will affect your credit too because you are married.
Why on earth are you even with her if she has $50,000 on cards?? She definitely has some sort of problem and she’s dragging you down with her.
For mortgage loan without her income to file bk they will have to wait years after filing.
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