A true story.  A man stole $45k from his company and saw no way out so he feigned his own death and eventually got caught and got 20 years in prison. It seemed like a big problem when he didn't know how to pay back the $45k.

Be creative about solutions because the unintended consequences you create may be more costly than the problems in the first place.

Looking back at your problems, are they smaller in retrospect?