I’m going over my credit report, and feel pretty overwhelmed. I lost my car (rather it was repossessed) after losing my job and getting on unemployment, which is so much less that I can barely afford food every month, so forget about a car payment. And, quite frankly, I just want to know what happens if I don’t pay off these debts? I don’t have a lot of debts, but for a 21 year old college student, I’m pretty much in front of the financial firing squad as we speak. 5K on the car, 2K student loans (which don’t need to be paid back until I graduate), 1.5K on a Capital One card. Those are my concerns.
So question: what if I just never pay? Is it possible to rebuild my credit without paying them back? Doesn’t it reset every 7 years or something?
Thank you.