Archive for May, 2007

How to deal with the emotional aspects of a personal debt problem

Often a debt problem is a symptom of a larger life crisis. That crisis could have its origins in events beyond one’s control, events such as a redundancy or a relationship break-up. We all develop strategies and techniques for handling such emotional turmoil. I would like to offer some tips here that I have found useful and effective for handling the emotional aspects of a debt crisis.

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Britain’s debt crisis continues

The BBC reports here on the increasing number of insolvencies:

“More than 30,000 people became insolvent in England and Wales during the first three months of 2007, official figures show - a new record.

This is an increase of 23.9% on the same three-month period in 2006, the government’s Insolvency Service said.

However, the rate of increase in insolvency is starting to slow.”

Well the rate of increase may indeed be slowing but insolvency is still increasing. And this is not just some short term trend. The Read the rest of this entry »