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Reduced Debt

“Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.”

Benjamin  Franklin 1706 – 1790, On of the Founding Fathers

of the United States, Scientist,  Inventor, Statesman,

Philosopher, Author, Postmaster

 

As I see it . . . . . . .

 

Reduced debt

 

Master your financial health by systematically reducing your debt.

 

Grow your debt . . . . and you become indentured to the debt.

 

More and more of the people that I speak with are telling me that wherever possible they have stopped using their credit cards. They have also saying that if they can’t pay cash for something that they are delaying the purchase until the cash is available pay for it.

 

Here are some of the things that I have learned from those conversations.

 

Reducing their debt was a conscious decision . . . . and a on purpose activity. It’s has not always easy for them to do it . . . . And some have told me that at times it becomes very painful to go through the process of reducing their debt. But when they do it . . .  they are telling me it was well worth it.

 

For most of them reducing their debt in a priority in their life . . . .

 

The time line for reducing their debt is an ongoing process . . . . and for some of them it will be an extended process.

 

For the ones that have make a big dent in their debt . . . . They are telling me it’s like a breath of fresh air has come into their life.  They have said that the weight of their debt has been lifted off their shoulders . . . . and they feel a sense of relief in their life.

 

There are some who are really struggling with their debt reducing have told me they have made very little progress in reducing their debt . . . . but remain committed to doing it.

 

Reduced debt is a process . . . . and requires a plan . . . . time . . . . a commitment . . . . and worth doing.

 

©2014 Lou Ludwig Motivational Power Quote, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

 

Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

This is so true Lou. Thanks for sharing and have a happy prosperous new year!

Jan 02, 2014 12:48 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Good morning Lou,  It is a breath of fresh air. I remember when we were doig the credit card thing and other No No's. We are happy to say, that we never filed bankruptsy and are basically debt free.  All of our vehicles are paid for, and we only have debit cards and a house payment.  It took years of work but we are proud of it. I suggest to anyone caught with credit card debt, that it is worth the slow process of getting rid of them.  Our phylosophy is, if we don't have the money, we don't need it. f we need it, we cautiously consider it.

Jan 02, 2014 12:56 AM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Lou, it is very liberating to be debt free.  Many people don't know that too many credit cards, even those without balances, can count against them if they really need to borrow money for larger purchases.  A good practice would be to pay off credit cards every month and have a budget to avoid overspending.

Jan 02, 2014 07:45 AM