{"id":4897,"date":"2025-07-03T21:53:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?p=4897"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:04:05","slug":"client-exclusive-how-we-helped-veterans-mark-and-dawne-m-recover-from-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/client-exclusive-how-we-helped-veterans-mark-and-dawne-m-recover-from-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Client Exclusive: How We Helped Veterans Mark and Dawne M. 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He served in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve and she served in the Navy. After their military careers they reconnected and have now been married for 35 years. Together they raised four children and looked forward to a quiet retirement in their Oklahoma home until debt interrupted their plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a Series of Setbacks Led to Debt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several years ago, life threw Mark and Dawne a big series of unexpected and expensive challenges. It started when the water well went out at their home. Soon after power surges destroyed their AC unit and hot water tank. Finally, there was flood damage from a storm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because they were on a fixed income and didn\u2019t have enough savings, they turned to high-interest loans and credit cards to pay for the back to back emergencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>It was just one thing on top of another. It just got worse and worse and we didn&#8217;t have anywhere to turn. &#8211; Mark<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>At one point, the financial setbacks left them without enough funds to cover their grocery bills. So they relied on food pantries to get by. For a couple who once found joy in leaving groceries on the porches of neighbors in need it was a difficult reality to accept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>We went from being able to supply other people with food\u2026to needing the help ourselves and it was a very hard thing for us to do. &#8211; Dawne<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Out of Options Mark and Dawn Needed a New Solution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They tried budgeting and the snowball method to get ahead of the debt, but nothing seemed to work and making minimum payments felt like a dead end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They shared with us that the stress was immense and began to affect their marriage. 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