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Living from paycheck to paycheck and robbing Peter to pay Paul is not living…it is merely existing, and nothing more. There is little joy in life when you are consumed with debt.

I decided to ask for assistance because like everyone, I was tired of collectors calling my house.

Soon just the monthly payments on my credit cards were more than I could afford and the total amount owed when added together was overwhelming. Paying the minimum monthly payments was getting me nowhere. There was no end in sight.

It wasn’t until we were both working full time and still not making a dent in our monthly expenses that we had to sit back and take a good look at the reality of the situation. The reality was that we owed a lot of money.

Since completing my debt management program I have found that I can breathe again. Before debt management, my husband and I were so stressed over our inability to pay our bills that it not only affected our credit it affected every part of our lives.

Of all the major purchases people make in their lives, few are more based on emotion than buying a car.

The cost of prom doesn’t have to take away from the enjoyment of this memorable high school rite of passage. Creating a budget and considering ways to save before the dance can make for an enjoyable (and reasonably priced) evening.

Recently, I attended a women’s empowerment conference and one of the speakers used a profound analogy I found useful in many areas of life. Her example illustrated that people spend too much time on the obstacle and forget to focus on the goal.

The government's debt woes hold valuable financial lessons for consumers.

Most people know that they would/should/could reduce their spending. However, people are discouraged by this idea because they think of it as an "all or nothing" strategy. But in reality, there is a lot of room in between to step-down.

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