Quotes On Debt – Part 2
 
 
A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
If I owe Smith ten dollars, and God forgives me, that doesn’t pay Smith.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
At the time we were funding our national debt, we heard much about “a public debt being a public blessing”; that […]

Quotes on Debt - Part 1
 
 
The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor.  ~Author Unknown
Who goeth a borrowing, Goeth a sorrowing.
~Thomas Tusser
Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most. 
~American Proverb
In God we trust; all others must pay cash. 
~American Saying
Creditors have […]

Debt Denial
 
 
A lot of denial takes place when it comes to the subject of finances, debt, responsibility and financial accountability.  You may deny that debt is bad.  You may deny that you really have debt.  After all, isn’t debt just being past due on your payments? 
 
Isn’t a loan just a contract?  Or […]

Stop the Bleeding Now!
 
 
By bringing to a halt unessential purchases, you can begin to get a handle on your debt.  Though that will stop the bleeding, it does nothing to correct past mistakes.  You still have to handle past purchases, past loans and other debt you have incurred. 
 
Now that you have stopped […]

But I Have Worked So Hard!
 
Of course, you think you have worked hard and deserve some extras, and perhaps you do – but don’t!  Now is the time to say no and now is the time to give up the extra things you purchase that make you feel good. 
 
Will some of this […]