How To Get Rid Of My Debt?!

[Maximilianus]

I imagine a community would take vehicles too... I was at an orphanage in Haiti and the sisters there had what I assume were military surplus vehicles... just thinking out loud.

This may seem ubiquitous, and I'm not sure how effective it would be, but you could start a blog or website, explaining your discernment, or displaying any gift or skill you have and attach a donation button. A little mendicant, but every little bit helps.

[AnneLine]

That's not TOO much debt... it should be do-able!

in addition to what you ahve already mentioned, if you have nice handwriting, I wonder if you could leave contact info at stationery shops that sell wedding invites and/or Christmas Card orders for businesses that you are available to address wedding invitations and/or Christmas cards on a per-item basis.

A lot of people will spend money for weddings that the wouldn't for other things.... and a few hundred invites at a reasonable recompense ($1.00 or $.50 US) per envelope would hadd up pretty quickly. Some businesses send holiday/Christmas cards out to ALL their customers, and again, might be willing to pay something for this to be done for them....

Or something similar to this... get creative!

[cmtc]

Thanks everyone! Your suggestions are blowing my mind!!! These responses are all so helpful - I really appreciate it!

I will add all the recent suggestions to the list and look into them all.

Be assured of my prayers for each one of you and your intentions.

In JMJ,
cmtc

Edited August 8, 2012 by cmtc

[littlesister]

One of our novices was in the same predicament, so she got herself sponsored to run the New York Marathon. If you.re athletic, something like that just might work. It did for her. Or could your future community hire you in one of their missions as a live-in? That would take care of room and board and the stipend, or salary as the case might be, could be applied to your debt. A number of our candidates have done that, but of course it depends on the work of the community and the requirements for their staffs. It's a challenge that many if not most discerners are facing today. We pray for them all the time.

[OnlySunshine]

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One of our novices was in the same predicament, so she got herself sponsored to run the New York Marathon. If you.re athletic, something like that just might work. It did for her. Or could your future community hire you in one of their missions as a live-in? That would take care of room and board and the stipend, or salary as the case might be, could be applied to your debt. A number of our candidates have done that, but of course it depends on the work of the community and the requirements for their staffs. It's a challenge that many if not most discerners are facing today. We pray for them all the time.
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This is a very good idea! When I was in the application stage with the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Northern Province), I had credit card debt of $1,600. Since I did not have a job, I thought my entrance would have to be delayed until the following year but the Sisters were kind enough to offer me a position in their apostolate so I could work to pay off my debts. It was a great way to learn about their life firsthand and live in the convent. I lived in the flat with the junior Sisters, in the guest room. I was scheduled to be there for 6 weeks, but I left after 3 days due to some medical issues. Still, it was very useful to my discernment because I felt I needed to keep looking around since their apostolate wasn't the right fit for me.