29
May
2008
Get a Fucking Job. Loser!
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed right now, before you forget, to get the latest posts. Thanks for visiting! I am almost never surprised after all these years of helping people with financial problems by the lack of understanding and compassion that others have. Now, ...[Read More]
23
May
2008
Credit Is Absolute But Life Isn’t. Anyone See a Problem With That?
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt, Debt Collection, Just Me Talking
Recently we posted an article on our UK site about mental health and debt. It had so much good information in it I’m going to repost it below. But it got me thinking, without any safeguards for consumers that run into unexpected trouble, isn’t the very premise of extending credit in ...[Read More]
12
May
2008
Bad Signs of Bad Credit Rising.
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt, Credit Cards, Debt Collection, Motorcycles
So Bret and I woke up early to go to a local restaurant that advertises free WiFi with coffee and donuts. Apparently, nobody ever shows up for it since they didn’t have coffee or donuts. That’s a bad sign. I went out to eat and had a dirty fork, I asked for another, they brought me a ...[Read More]
10
May
2008
Inevitable Sadness Permeates Credit Card Activity. WTF Consumers!
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt, Credit Cards
If there ever was anyone that better understood and was sympathetic to the underlying issues and subconscious issues that drive good people into bad debt, it’s me. I’ve been in the financial crapper myself and then I built my personal finance professional life on helping people ...[Read More]
07
May
2008
UK Economy Teetering on Brink of Ruin. Where the Hell Are the Bankrupts?
Posted by Steve Rhode as Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Economy, General News, Mortgage Related
Frankly I’m stunned where all the bankrupts are in the UK. With fuel prices rapidly increasing, the cost of daily life getting more expensive and credit choked, how in the world are people in the UK managing to make ends meet? And you thought things were only tight in the US hum? Well the ...[Read More]
13
Apr
2008
Emotional Misfortune and Why It Makes Debt Hurt So Much
Posted by Steve Rhode as Banking, Business Failures, Consumer Debt, Debt Confessions, Foreclosure, Gambling, Get Out of Debt, Mental Health, Suicide
In 1989 and 1990 my financial life swirled the bowl and went down the toilet, resulting in my personal bankruptcy. My shame and my disgrace, which I kept silent and my secret until 2000 when I got outed by a Washington Post reporter when she asked me, only in passing, during an interview if I ...[Read More]
19
Mar
2008
Feng Shui Your Finances for Money Harmony
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt, Money Management
Feng shui means wind (feng) and water (shui). It was originally used to locate auspicious sites for graveyards. Gradually though, feng shui began to be used for dwellings as well. The system enables the harmonious flow of ch’i—Indian equivalent of prana or life force. No wonder feng ...[Read More]
07
Mar
2008
Just My Gut Feeling But Credit Danger Is In The Air
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt
There can’t be any doubt that a credit crunch is upon us. Just look at the delinquency rate on credit cards, the number of homes in foreclosure, car repossessions, etc. All the statistics are registering bad news on their debt Richter scales. And while we’ve seen an uptick in the ...[Read More]
19
Feb
2008
Brits Using Credit Cards More Often to Pay for Electricity and Beer.
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt
For some it is a pleasure, and for others out-and-out a pain. How you experience the sliver of plastic we call a credit card, goes beyond praising or hating. It is your spending- and payment behaviour patterns that could well be making the difference. Christmas 2007 was put on credit. £2 ...[Read More]
26
Jan
2008
I Love It When You Talk Credit Card to Me. Oh Baby.
Posted by Steve Rhode as Ask Steve, Consumer Debt, Credit Cards, Money Management
Lovely reader Reese (a little link love for you) wrote a comment in response to my recent post Prepare For Your Credit Card Interest Rates To Jump Without Much Notice. Reese brought some excellent points that we should discuss. Pull up a chair my friend. “I’ve read some of your cc ...[Read More]
21
Jan
2008
A Debit Card is Just Not as Safe. I Don’t Care What You’ve Been Told Before.
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Just Me Talking, Money Management
Once upon a time when debit cards were first introduced you could easily tell what they were. They usually had the bank logo on them, your account number and your name. However time never stands still for long and things have changed through the years so that today almost all debit cards look ...[Read More]
13
Nov
2007
Download My Get Out of Debt Books For Free As My Gift To You
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt, Credit Cards, Credit Report, Credit Score, Credit/Debt Counseling, Debit Cards, Debt Collection, Free Stuff, Money Management
Here are four of my latest books on getting out of debt, how to deal with deal, overcoming financial issues and an introspective look at how debt impacts your life. The books are absolutely free for you to download now.
06
Oct
2007
Debt With Dignity
Posted by Steve Rhode as Consumer Debt
In all sorts of corners of life we now assume that it is wrong to not treat others well. For example, in the U.S. we no longer have separate entrances based on the color of your skin. Buildings make allowances for physical limitations and a recent news story said that more people have developed ...[Read More]
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