by Cecilia Case | Jun 19, 2019 | Debt Consolidation, Credit Card Debt
Have you heard the terms “bad debt” and “good debt”? Take a moment before you read on, and answer this question for yourself. What are the things that make debt “bad?” And what are the things that make debt “good?”...
by Cecilia Case | May 8, 2019 | Financial Mindfulness, Debt Consolidation, Uncategorized
I’ve worked with clients for a while now, and one thing I see over and over again is overwhelm. Our lives are so complicated, juggling family, work, leisure time (if we’re lucky!) a second job or business, kids, unreasonable customers… I don’t...
by Cecilia Case | Apr 24, 2019 | Debt Consolidation, Credit Card Debt
I ran across a little piece of information recently that stopped me in my tracks. Did you know that the word mortgage translates to death contract (or pledge) in French? Wow! If you are anything like me, that provokes a strong emotional reaction. To me, debts are a...
by Cecilia Case | Apr 10, 2019 | Financial Mindfulness, Credit Card Debt
In my last post I wrote a bit about changing our perceptions about the inevitability of debt, but today I want to talk about a common problem people have with debt: Fear of looking at your debt. When you can’t look at your debt, it is impossible to do anything...
by Cecilia Case | Mar 27, 2019 | Credit Card Debt, Financial Mindfulness
As I have been working with the great people at Debt Payoff Planner, we have been having fun looking through data. One thing they pointed out to me was some interesting statistics relating to family loans. Often these loans are from a parent, which isn’t...
by Cecilia Case | Mar 13, 2019 | Financial Mindfulness, Auto Loans, Credit Card Debt
“I’ll be in debt until I die.” “Everyone is in debt.” “I’ll always have a car loan. I can’t afford to buy a car with cash!” Debt is a universal constant, never to be escaped and never to be changed, like Death and...