The Moneyist
‘There is a pressure to turn my finances around because I’m in a serious relationship with a guy who makes great money and owns his own home’
“He knows I have made major changes in my life, and he is very supportive, but I have never told him about the debt.”
MarketWatch illustration
Dear Moneyist,
I’m a 27-year-old grocery-store employee. I was raised in poverty and in an unstable household, and I was once an emotionally unkempt individual. But with the help of therapy and ADHD treatment, I am now a very stable person. One thing that has followed me from my previous lifestyle, however, is old debt and a horrible credit score.
I…
