What To Do If You Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay All of Your Bills

Which bills should you pay first and which ones can slide for a while?
What To Do If You Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay All of Your Bills
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It might be the rising cost of groceries, or perhaps you’ve lost your job or have already been living paycheck-to-paycheck with no cushy emergency fund to fall back on. For whatever reason, suddenly this month you can’t pay all your bills.

You’re scared, angry, worried, and overwhelmed. What are you supposed to do right now? Which bills should you pay first and which ones can slide for a while?

Mary Hunt
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