Originally Posted by notabook

What happened to Julie and Jon? Did Jon get fired? Or did he quit in order to pursue other interests that didn't pan out? Did Julie have a job as well or is she a stay at home mom? With payments on that home I'm assuming they have been together a while, married most likely. Did they not have any savings built up or did they and they already blew through them while looking for work? Do they own the home, could they sale it and downsize at least temporarily until Jon and Julie find stable work again?