Originally Posted by
wrxpilot
I hear you... When I first got out of college, I had filled up credit cards, a new motorcycle, and a new car. Absolutely stupid. When my loans came out of deferment, I didn't have much money left over at the end of the month. It took years of busting my butt and sacrifice to get out of debt while also paying cash for my flight training. It was hard but very good lesson.
Now that I have my debts paid off, I am so anti-debt that I will be on the street collecting aluminum cans before I EVER carry a credit card balance.
Unfortunately, some people never get it and spend the rest of their life living paycheck to paycheck, even when they're pulling down significantly over $100k/yr.
If we published autobiographies it would be hard for the reader to distinguish between the two without referencing the author.
Many believe a bigger paycheck or more money is the answer, when in reality they desperately need a simple course in basic personal finance.