Thought for today: Debtors Anonymous (DA) helps people who suffer from problems with credit card debt. A personal share: “I am a whore for debt. At any moment I will give it all away! “I’m here now in the DA program to get better, stay better, and to keep the memory of my debting green. […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: When we were debting, life seemed like a race we were always losing. We made decisions about money emotionally, out of fear, lust, jealousy, or big-shotism. At a restaurant, volunteering: “Let me get that bill – it’s on me!”. At the store: “I’ve got to have that ______!” When loaning a friend money: “Don’t worry […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Money is neither good nor bad. It just is. It’s a tool – a means to an end. Nothing more. It’s people who attach anxiety to it. Money doesn’t think. Signpost #7 (of compulsive debting) “Living in chaos and drama around money: Using one credit card to pay another; bouncing checks; always having a […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: Credit cards are a dubious luxury of “normal people” – but they aren’t an essential ingredient for being “grown up”! A member shares: “The credit card companies make these incredibly attractive terms to get us started, and it feels like magic! Out of nowhere, money is there for anything we want” ” Flashy advertisements, accumulating points […]
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