The U.S. suicide rate has risen dramatically in recent years, and certified money coach Tammy Lally of Washington, D.C., is convinced money shame is a contributing factor. Lallyâs brother died by suicide in 2007 after receiving a foreclosure notice. Shortly afterward, Lallyâs mortgage business collapsed in the Great Recession. She says she went from driving a Mercedes and living in an oceanfront house to filing for bankruptcy. âIt blew me away, the level of pain and sadness that I was experiencing,â Lally says. âI didnât tell anybody. I was pretending like nothing was going on.â - Advertisement -