Talk to your creditors

Household indebtedness is a rising menace in Botswana
Household indebtedness is a rising menace in Botswana

I owe so much money, I don’t know what to do. I am afraid to go to work; I know they are waiting for me.  It’s Payday tomorrow, but what’s the point, I still won’t have any money. What am I going to tell my family when there is no food?  How will I get out of this?  I feel like I am drowning…

The first question we need to address in this situation is, “Should I hide from my Creditors?” Creditors are people that you owe money to. If you owe someone money, they want to know where you are, what you are doing, and when they will get paid back. Which often results in them contacting us, sometimes frequently, which puts pressure on us – and sometimes makes us feel very afraid.

How should we handle our creditors?

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