#MyFreedomDebtStory: The Story, the Contest, the Winners

Kevin C: “When I did all my research, FDR was the best solution… I was able to talk with a human, someone who actually cared.” 

As an actor, personal trainer, narrator and special-events presenter in Los Angeles, Kevin is a gig worker. He is paid not through a salary, but for the individual jobs he does. “That’s where the debt story starts,” he explains. While his bills came in consistently, his jobs and income didn’t, and debt accumulated. After exhausting all other means, he did his research and contacted FDR. “It was extreme stress relief, and an extremely easy process. I just had to make one payment a month in a program that was customized to what I could afford.” 

Donna H: “They (Freedom Debt Relief) will work with you. They don’t let go. They hold you through the whole process.”

The North Carolina resident thought she had lost everything. “I had lost my job, I was living off credit cards and I was in debt up to my eyeballs.” Wanting to avoid filing for bankruptcy, she called FDR after reading about the program. She found the agent that day – and every day she called – helpful and hopeful. “It was a joy talking to them. I looked forward to it.” Donna says she was done before she knew it. “It was a glorious day!” 

Luis M: “Lo and behold, it worked.”

Luis, from New Rochelle, New York, had just two years left to retire – and was in over his head in debt. “That was a burden I didn’t want when I was retired.” FDR was the opportunity he was seeking to find his way out. “They took me through, step by step, with no hassles.” Today, Luis is retired – and glad he went with the FDR program.

Annette G: “I found compassion, understanding – and a plan.”

In 2016, Annette, a dental professional in Idaho, felt paralyzed, depressed and lethargic. All she could think about was the debt hanging over her head. “I felt I had no options; there was nothing left.” She says she’ll never forget the relief she felt after making her first call to FDR, and how much different her life is today. “It never would have happened had I not made that call. I am so grateful for FDR.”

Melissa N: “I finally could see a light at the end of the tunnel!”

Now retired in North Carolina, the former engineer calls herself a “closet debtor.” Living in New York, Melissa had been working in a lucrative position, and thought she was managing her debt. Instead, she found herself getting deeper and deeper into debt. She kept it to herself; her family, friends and even her children didn’t know about her situation. Feeling “stupid, embarrassed, debilitated and frustrated,” she contacted FDR, and with increased confidence, began the program. “FDR was so helpful and resourceful,” she says. “And after 40 months, I paid off my debt. I had debt relief and stress relief.”