Neil Douglas-Campbell on June 27th, 2009

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Being Good With Money Can be Boring!
We all know that we need to budget, watch what we spend, and not put things on credit.  Sometimes this can just seem a little bit dull and depressing!  You start the month feeling sure that there will be some money left at the end for [...]

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Neil Douglas-Campbell on June 26th, 2009

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What is a debt spiral?
This is when the interest/repayments on loans reduce your available income so that you have to borrow more and more each month to keep up.  It is a downward path that leads to serious financial problems and even bankruptcy.
Example
A family has a monthly income of 2000.  Their [...]

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Neil Douglas-Campbell on April 26th, 2009

3 years ago I was deep in debt and unable to see a way out.  I was being called at home by debt collection agents – I dreaded the phone ringing.  Every day I received threatening letters.  Stress was making me ill and having to admit my situation to my wife was putting my marriage [...]

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