Tag Archives: denial
- The Seven Stages of Debt. Which Stage Are You In?
Many years ago I wrote my original Seven Stages of Debt, as modified from the Five Stages of Death and Dying by Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Both experiencing the emotional loss of a loved one and the emotional loss of your financial life are similar in some distinct ways. However, the emotional stages of debt also [...]
- Chapter 1 – I Got Hit in the Head With a Baseball and I Saw it Coming
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 – I Got Hit in the Head With a Baseball and I Saw it Coming Chapter 2 – What Your Money is Trying to Tell You Chapter 3 – Take a Lap on the Gerbil Wheel of Debt Chapter 4 – Why Money Doesn’t Make You Happy Chapter 5 – [...]
- My Husband is a Financial Advisor and Our Finances Are In Crisis. – Kathryn
“Hi Steve, I need help, and I don’t know where to turn. Stay at home mom with three children, ages 7, 2 1/2 and 15 months. My husband is a financial advisor and our finances are in absolute crisis! My husband opened a branch of a very well known financial institution almost three years ago. [...]
- Should We Put the House in My Husbands Name So He Can Go Bankrupt On It? – Barbara
Barbara “Dear Steve, I bought my home in 1999 and have two mortgages. The 2nd mortgage was in 2005 for home improvements. I was married a year ago and my husband and I were both laid off, he is Dec. 08 and I in March 09. Currently the 2nd mortgage is headed for foreclosure, the [...]
- Most People Hate the Debt Advice They Get and Instead Seek Out Answers They Want to Hear
Since I’ve been helping people with money troubles, since 1994, one constant has existed, people don’t like the debt advice they get. This is not a reflection on the quality or appropriateness of the advice they get but a reflection of a conflict between what they want to hear and what they do hear. The [...]
- After the New Truck and Dental Bills, We Can’t Afford Our Home. – Cassie
Cassie “Dear Steve, My fiance and I bought a house about a year and a half ago. When we purchased our home we were making more than enough money to pay ALL our bills. Since then, my fiance bought a truck and needed major dental work done… And on top of that, we have aquired [...]