Why Most Cannot Make Debt Problems Go Away Permanently
Why Most Cannot Make Debt Problems Go Away Permanently
People can use several tactics to make debt problems go away. The more popular ways involve Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, debt settlement or other techniques that either partially or fully erase the same debt that causes people so much grief.
But are these types of solutions anything more than applying a band-aid to a rusted-out water pipe? Of course, the collectors might stop calling, the debt will be reduced and cash flow will increase, but when the rest of that pipe bursts, would it not have made more sense to treat the true problem?
Many experts say that the only way to make debt problems go away is to find out what the root of the problem is. This is what we need to tackle, not the consequences (i.e. the debt problems) if we want to permanently make debt problems go away.
According to various sources, these are the more popular questions that we should be asking about ourselves and our debt management practices:
- Why am I spending more money than I have? Am I buying this item because I need it, or is it simply something I will enjoy so I can be like my friend who has the same thing?
- What motivates my spending habits? Is it stress? Do I make big-ticket purchases so that I can feel better after a long week at work? Can another, non-destructive method of dealing with stress achieve the same result?
- Where am I spending all of my money or using my credit the most? Can I survive without these things, even temporarily until I can save the money myself?
- Do I know anyone else who has these types of debt problems? Do my closest friends have bad debt management strategies, or do my parents complain about how they need to make debt problems go away too? Where did I learn this?
Strangely, there hasn’t been much written about stress contributing to bad debt management skills, whereas reams of papers have been written about stress contributing to obesity.
For people who are driven by stress to overspend, exploring alternative ways to handle stress is a must. Trade in the credit card for a (cheap) gym membership, for example.
Ultimately, people who want to make debt problems go away need to deal with the “problem” and not just the “debt.” Because even after the “debt” goes away, if the “problem” has not been deal with properly, it will show up again. And again. And again.
Chris has more than 16 years of experience in the financial services industry, having helped thousands of clients fix their personal finances. He is the author of Help Fix My Finances, the debt management e-book that serves as the premise of the Members Only Debt Management Program of the same name. Chris also maintains a free website to help people deal with debt problems. You can visit his site at How To Repay Debt.com.
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February 27, 2012 





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