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You know that we just paid off all our consumer debt. We paid off all shamefully and inappropriately high amount of it n three years. Smooth sailing it was not and, looking back, how to become debt-free has three stages. Naturally, I published a post about it. I wanted…
Living with the weight of a mountain of debt is stressful. On the one hand, is the insecurity and fear of being indebted, and on the other, is the confusion and inability to deal with the situation. It is tempting to live your life like an ostrich and bury…
Are you a victim of debt stress? Do you wake up before sunrise covered in cold sweat and feeling the fear chomping at your gut? You see, when people talk about debt, they seldom discuss feelings. I paid off a considerable amount of debt and learned enough to write…
A couple of weeks ago, I told you that it is time to focus on money because succumbing to Covid is no longer very likely. Creating a debt inventory is the first step to taking a decisive step towards improving your money situation over the next year. You may…
Editor’s note: One of the things I learned when we had debt is that ‘no debt is bad enough to kill yourself over it’. And I was tempted, believe me. Still, we often hear the stories of people for whom debt, unemployment, low pay and, generally, feeling ‘caught by the…
You’ve just decided it’s time to deal with your debt and have set out to learn all there is to know about debt and what to do about it. You read blogs, you read top-notch websites and, if you are really into working things out, you may even be reading…
If you are feeling up to your neck in debt, then you know just how stressful trying to keep up with bills and payments can be. That financial stress, however, is not simply in your head. If it gets bad enough, it could start affecting your overall health in…
Editor’s note: This is a no-nonsense list of action to take when you have no money at all by Sara Williams: a fellow UK personal finance blogger and a passionate advocate for a fairer debt system..I hope you never find yourself in a situation so desperate that you need to…
Today’s post is my contribution to the #DebtIsNotForever movement started by Jackie Beck over at The Debt Myth. You can also take part in it by taking a picture of your top reasons to want to get out of debt and posting it to her Facebook page. Check out this…
Yesterday I read the story of a guy who took loads of pills and booze trying to kill himself because he had too much debt. He survived and was left with sore tum, a hurting head, and the embarrassment of failure. Embarrassment for which his parents were very, very…
We are debt-free today! And what you are looking at is the expensive bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that I brought back from Chile and it is empty; it was drunk last Friday and it was really great wine. Even greater was the occasion – we said that we will…
Call me a snowflake. Call me an emotional woman. Tell me I don’t understand money because I would rather talk about money mentality (or these pesky feelings, beliefs and values) than primary school maths. Personal finance gurus tell us that our money destiny hangs in the balance between how…