Just read an interesting post over at The Money Blog entitled “Why do you hate people in debt?” And it got me thinking of the reactions people have towards debt, towards debtors, and towards money in general.
I’ve been in debt, and I’ve seen a whole range of responses when I told people that I was [...]

It’s spring, and the days seem brighter. We’re shaking off the slumber off winter and moving a little quicker. Flowers are starting to peek out and all seems good with the world… Until you open the newspapers, turn on the TV or catch up with some newsfeeds!
What is going on? Debt is becoming a bigger [...]

Heather’s post about the way we deal with debt influencing & shaping our children’s perception of money, got me thinking.
I have a 3 year old daughter, and she’s starting to become financially aware. As an example, only a couple of days ago she was playing with my wallet (as she is wont to do) and [...]

Capt. Nick Sloan was $68,021.35 in debt early in 2007, when he decided he needed to do something ‘radical’ to get out of debt…
He volunteered to go to Iraq.
Sloan, 26, a captain in the US Air Force, was stationed in Colorado Springs and could see a series of bad decisions in his financial life. So [...]

Millions of us are in the grip of a ‘spendemic’ – piling up debts on credit cards and overdrafts. Locked into an endless cycle of debt, borrowing and spending, from which few of us manage to escape.
If this sounds familiar, here are some of the top reasons we get into debt:
1. Trying to Keep up [...]