Article Written By: Ericka Berta
When my husband lost his job several years ago, we quickly found ourselves in a pile of debt. Our credit card balances began to increase. My husband and I soon discovered we weren't able to make the credit card companies' minimum payments. We thought up ways to decrease our average monthly interest payment for our credit card balances; one trick we tried was to open new credit card accounts and transfer the old accounts in order to take advantage of the lower APRs. Unfortunately, this trick didn't work for very long; the new credit card's interest rates would always increase after their short period for the introductory interest rate.Soon we were defaulting on our credit cards, and then the worst thing happened. One of the credit card companies filed suit; the judgement allowed them to garnish my wages. With only one income for our household now being garnished, my family was in real trouble. I knew we needed advice to live debt free, I just didn't know where to go. The embarassment of living in debt is terrible; who do you turn to and ask for help?I finally called my mother, and explained to her my dilemma. Upon hearing about our financial problems, she recommended a website called Mr Money Helper. The website's author posts a ton of great advice that encourages people to take the steps necessary in order to live debt free. On the website, I read that I would be able to get out of debt as long as I followed the simple guidelines provided by the author of the site.Encouraged by the information on the site, I ended up purchasing the site's book "Get Out Of Debt Fast". Anxiously I waited for the book to arrive. I felt that the website had incredibly great information, and I knew that the book would also provide quality information. The day finally arrived when the mail had my book. I raced to my favorite reading nook, and tore open the package. I pored through it, and quickly absorbed the information within.You see, it's important to note that getting out of debt isn't difficult. You just need the proper advice on how to get started and how to keep moving out of the vicious circle of debt. The book and the website taught me the rules I needed to stick by if I wanted to have debt free living. These essential rules are not hard to comprehend, and they certainly aren't impossible to implement. Instead, the rules are just simple truths that enable people to enjoy debt free lives.
This Article Has Been Published on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 and Read 201 Times