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When I explored topics for my first book more than 20 years ago, there was one that I couldn’t ignore: debt. I was compelled to write about how to avoid it and how to destroy it, because I’d personally experienced how creating debt holds you back and eliminating it sets you free.
The result was “Life or Debt.”
I’ve always believed debt is a cancer that destroys the financial fitness of far too many Americans.
Sure, there’s “good debt,” like the kind used to pay for an education, a home or maybe a business. But far too often, debt is what happens when desire meets easy credit. Result? Often, needless stress, derailed goals, ruined relationships and postponed retirements.
That’s why I’ve served on the boards of nonprofit credit counseling services, and why I’ve been preaching debt-free living for decades.
Unlike achieving massive wealth, achieving a debt-free life is within the means of most people, and getting there requires a few simple steps — not easy steps, perhaps, but simple.
That’s what this week’s “Money!” podcast is about. We’re going to talk about why it’s important to avoid debt, the fastest methods to eliminate it, and how to stay debt-free for life.
As usual, my co-host will be financial journalist Miranda Marquit. Listening in and sometimes contributing is producer and novice investor Aaron Freeman.
Sit back, relax and listen to this week’s “Money!” podcast:
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Show notes
Want more information? Check out these resources:
- 8 Surefire Ways to Get Rid of Debt ASAP
- How to Pay Off $10,000 in Debt Without Breaking a Sweat
- The Worst and Best Ways to Destroy Debt
- 7 Great Tools to Help You Get Out of Debt
- 107 Easy Ways to Make Extra Money Every Month
- Get help with credit card debt, tax debt and student loan debt in our Solutions Center
- Subscribe to the Money Talks News newsletter
- Take our course The Only Retirement Guide You’ll Ever Need
- Take our course Money Made Simple
- Miranda Marquit’s website
About me
I founded Money Talks News in 1991. I’m a CPA, and I have also earned licenses in stocks, commodities, options principal, mutual funds, life insurance, securities supervisor and real estate.
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