A recent conversation I had with a friend netted some disturbing results. He’s had some huge opportunities to finish off his debt and be debt free but he’s backslid.
You’ve heard me say before that when you’re in the middle of paying down debt new found money seems to appear from nowhere. It might be a tax return, over time, promotion, or anyone of a number of unexpected things but the result is…
You get found money.
What you do with that money can be a real temptation. It’s easy to resort back to what got you in trouble in the first place. Here’s a reminder. You got into trouble because you’re spending more money than you have.
It’s tough love. But it’s true. The road to debt free living can be difficult if you’re not focused or you backslide for different reasons.
It can be tough to stay focused, to stay mad, as your situation improves but you gotta do it. You’ve got to stay MAD and FOCUSED!
If you don’t you’ll end up like my friend. He’s about to get a dose of reality when his new found money disappears and he’s back to square one. The difference this time will be his sense of defeat.
As you’ve heard me say, get MAD, get real MAD. Stay FOCUSED, stay real FOCUSED in your debt plan because you can do it.
Now, go do it.
David Dassow
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