For decades, I have turned down every invitation to play baseball or softball. I can hardly think of anything I’d rather do LESS on any given afternoon. I can’t bat, I can’t pitch, and I can’t catch. Worse, I instinctively dodge all flying objects—my habit ever since being subjected to repeated games of dodge ball in the 2nd grade—so no one wants me on their team anyways.
Ten years ago, I described the Financial Crisis as “the dark before the dawn” in an blog post that went viral. At the time, I was a financial coach, but after transitioning into my own business just before the Financial Crisis, I was beginning to have my own money troubles.
I was entering into my own financial dark night of the soul, and those troubles were about to get much worse….
Nearly every American will experience multiple financial setbacks during their lifetimes. Incomes fluctuate. Investments fail. Emergencies strike. Life happens.
Very few people travel a straight road to financial success. Most of us encounter detours, potholes, even road blocks and dead ends along the way.
“How’s Your Relationship with Money?” Kate Phillips of Total Wealth Coaching joins “No BS Money Guy” Todd Strobel and author Kim Butler for a conversation.
Even with – or especially with – high credit scores and faultless payment histories, people can still be trapped on a debt treadmill, with every spare dollar going to their creditors.
Yes, her challenges were greater than I could even imagine, but still… I hoped – almost ashamed at myself for suggesting it, fearing I might be wrong – there must be a hint of sunshine somewhere. (Right?)