Becky Queen
Appearances
Planet Money
The veteran loan calamity
Hi, she's friendly, but she's going to want to jerk you out before... Okay. Come on, Sigrid.
Planet Money
The veteran loan calamity
Because when I come in here in the spring and that blooming, I'm like, oh my God, that's beautiful.
Planet Money
The veteran loan calamity
I used to have a meadow back there. It was so beautiful. But last spring, my mom had a heart attack. And then my grandpa passed like a couple months after that. And that meadow did not get the attention that it needed or deserved. So this year I just mowed it all down and I'm starting over. So it's kind of scary.
Planet Money
The veteran loan calamity
Finally, the date has come and gone. And they're calling me. They're calling me every day. And I'm on the phone with the girl. Actually, I was in bed. And I had the stuff spread out in front of me. And she said, you have to sign it. You know, you have to. Otherwise, we're going to foreclose on your home. And I'm telling her again, it's not sustainable. I can't do this. I don't know what to do.
Planet Money
The veteran loan calamity
Tuesday, I was doing one after-school program. Thursday, I was doing one after-school program. And Wednesday, I was doing another one. And so I'm just doing all this stuff so that I can make all this money so I can try to pay my house payment. I mean, I just, I was just in survival mode. I just went to work. I came home. I kind of shut down. Like, I just, I can't, I can't do this anymore.
Planet Money
The veteran loan calamity
I just say, please help me too, help us too. Maybe all these other people, it's fixed for them and I'm so happy for them, but I want, I need that for myself too. I want some semblance of what my life was before I did this.