Filing bankruptcy at 44

Signed the papers on Thursday. Chapter 7. The trustee meeting was eleven minutes long. Eleven minutes to close out twenty years of trying to build something. My landscaping compan…

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At 44, I filed bankruptcy after losing contracts and equipment at my landscaping company. Eleven minutes with a trustee closed out years of effort. I am still carrying the shame, even while trying to be present for my kids.

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