Managing Debt For Dummies
Chapter One
The Basics of Managing
Too Much Debt
In This Chapter
* Figuring out where you stand financially
* Knowing what to do when you owe too much
* Dealing with debt collectors
* Handling your most important debts
* Building your financial future
Going into debt is as American as Mom's apple pie and fireworks
on the Fourth of July. It's the American way! Unfortunately, if
it's also your way, you may be so deep in debt that you live paycheck
to paycheck, using credit cards and home equity loans to make ends
meet and pay for unexpected expenses. Maybe you despair of ever
being able to buy a home, have a comfortable retirement, or take a
vacation with your kids. (Are we hitting a nerve?) You've probably
just about given up on the American Dream.
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