anon ultimately i don't know your life but i don't think this approach to bills is... uh... well at minimum i don't think i'd suggest this to other people as an approach to rely on.
(for people who are legit in poverty, though, it's worth noting that you can in fact tell that to hospitals and benefit from their financial assistance programs. in some cases this will indeed see the vast majority of the bill waived. there are absolutely options—my wife has helped out struggling friends with this a lot—but "just don't pay and take no further steps" is nnnnot a good idea, and the consequences once it does hit your credit can be extremely bad. at that point paying it off does not fully undo the damage. you really do not want the "find out" part of "fuck around and," here.)
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well at minimum i don't think i'd suggest this to other people as an approach to rely on.
(for people who are legit in poverty, though, it's worth noting that you can in fact tell that to hospitals and benefit from their financial assistance programs. in some cases this will indeed see the vast majority of the bill waived. there are absolutely options—my wife has helped out struggling friends with this a lot—but "just don't pay and take no further steps" is nnnnot a good idea, and the consequences once it does hit your credit can be extremely bad. at that point paying it off does not fully undo the damage. you really do not want the "find out" part of "fuck around and," here.)