Tag: debt

Overcoming debt

November 10, 2010 | 5 comments

Here’s another reason to never fear debt… It’s finite. Yep, that’s right. It’s not infinite. It’s not unending. It’s not so big it can never be conquered. It’s not so large it can never be reduced to nothing. It’s not

The one debt that matters

November 1, 2010 | 5 comments

The Great Recession has wreaked havoc on millions of people’s finances. Debt that was manageable became unmanageable. Mortgages that once were easy to pay became difficult to maintain. Credit card balances became onerous. And the list goes on. Lessons are

Debt is like a narcotic

May 30, 2009 | 10 comments

Have you noticed how huge the national debt is becoming in the United States? An article I read yesterday in USA Today said that our government red ink increased over $55,000 per household in the last year. I showed the

Managing debt

October 9, 2008 | 4 comments

My wife shared an interesting observation with me yesterday. She had been listening to a piece on the radio about how to manage debt. People were talking about the misery debt had brought into their lives, how they were burdened

Conquering fear of a credit squeeze

October 1, 2008 | 3 comments

Many of the economic fears coming out of Washington DC right now circulate around concern about a credit freeze locking up funds around the world. Banks don’t trust one another, and are refusing to lend money. They’ve locked their lending