tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post5399816052123609120..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Did unemployment, foreclosure and America's economic woes cause Pittsburg murder-suicide?Martha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-51082298567614116252011-11-18T14:05:00.870-08:002011-11-18T14:05:00.870-08:00@11:34 - I lost my job in 2001, was a single paren...@11:34 - I lost my job in 2001, was a single parent and had a house in a great neighborhood with great schools. The line of credit I had on my house had been opened while I was employed and was going to be used for routine improvements to the property. Instead, it became my lifeline. It allowed me to keep the only home my child had ever known while I got back on my feet. But at 40+ years of age, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-217605784298651362011-11-18T11:34:05.983-08:002011-11-18T11:34:05.983-08:00A key fact missing from this story is that the hus...A key fact missing from this story is that the husband paid only $190K for the house in 1999, that's less than the current market value of $200k. <br /><br />Where did the $300k+ that he owed on this property go? Vacations, toys, fancy SUV's, TV's, supporting a lifestyle he couldn't affor maybe? <br /><br />I guess personal responsibility is no longer required or expected in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com