""Don't you want to make more money?" Hammer questioned her, noting that a 30-minute commute to the nearest town could guarantee her a higher salary. "No," Kelcey stated. "I don't want to make more money.""
""I didn't want them to hate me," she said, admitting her struggles and how she splurged to spoil her children. "I had to spend so long rebuilding that relationship after being mentally absent for so long.""
""I've had no hope," she recalled to Hammer, referring to her credit card debt. "I was living in the world with no hope. I don't want to be in debt but I don't need to make more money.""
A 46-year-old widowed public accountant in Texas earns $18 per hour and chooses to work from home rather than accept a 30-minute office commute for higher pay. She supports herself and her children on that wage plus some Social Security. After her husband died four years ago, she accumulated substantial credit-card debt by overspending to spoil her children and to rebuild relationships after a period of emotional absence. She expresses contentment with her current income and lifestyle despite limited retirement prospects. Debt reduction measures such as closing credit cards have been recommended given an existing mortgage.
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