Help I’m drowning in debt

I gotta vent…

I have a total of $20,646 in reported debt. $8,354 of that is mine — credit cards, lines of credit, whatever. The other $12,292? That’s a loan I took out for my parents almost 4 years ago… and I’ve been paying it this whole time.

It used to be $25K. I got that loan from my bank to help pay off one of their credit cards (that’s now closed)… and here I am, still stuck with the payments. Meanwhile, they now owe $30,000 on another card, paying $600 a month.

This has happened 3 times now. I’ve stepped in, I’ve covered, and now I’m the one who’s held back. Can’t even get a new car, can’t breathe financially because I’m carrying weight that’s not even mine.

I love my family, but damn… this has drained me emotionally and financially. I just needed to get this off my chest. 💔