Curing Recession Depression, pt. 3: Life After Debt

Published: May 3, 2009, 9:20 p.m.

There are studies that indicate that the average American household carries between $8,000 and $10,000 balance on their credit cards with interest rates in the high teens.\xa0 Many owe much more.\xa0 Being in debt is like being in chains: your decisions are based on how much you owe on your cards.
In this message, Rod Loy challenges some commonly-held attitudes about credit and debt.