I puchased my first home in the end of september. So far I have only been able to make one payment. My payment amount is roughly $1200/month. I live in a condo and my association fees are $258. I know this sounds steep but the association fees covers all of my utlities (other than my electric) I have 3 credit cards that are maxed. I own my car so luckily I have no car payment. However in the past month I have shelled out nearly $1K for repairs/maintance The company I work for just told us we are not getting our anual raises this January, I need to write a letter explaining my harship. I have looked online for samples and all of the samples seem to deal with people who have lost their job, a death of their spouce or something really serious. on the other hand, just had a few unlucky months of poor money management. What can I say or put in the letter? Can someone help me please? I sincerly appreciate any and all help. I on the other hand, just had a few unlucky mont My cards were maxed so I could survive. I used them for groceries, gas (which is not cheap these days) electric bills, and for my costly car repairs My goal is to make my back payments, stay current and keep my home. I am a first time homebuyer and this is all a littel overwhelming for me.