I have long believed that the reason so many of us feel
stuck financially is because we don’t talk about money. I write about it all
the time. I think the single most important thing you can do to change your
financial position is to find someone to have a constructive conversation about
it with.
So imagine my surprise this month when I (for the third
time) was making a concerted effort to engage in Twitter (I feel so old) and
found people on Twitter talking about their money. I knew there were people
like me, financial experts, using Twitter as a platform for their business. But
I wasn't expecting everyday people telling their friends about how they've paid
off another credit card, made their final car payment or sharing the actual
amount of debt they've paid off.
One particularly courageous soul (@famdebtjourney) links to
her blog where she’s declared 2014 the year to put it all out there and share
her family’s story about their journey to get out of debt. Beginning with a
blog in January,
itemized their debt:
- Credit Card Debt: $27,102
- Auto Debt: $16,173
- Mortgage: $133,968
Can you imagine posting
everywhere your truth? That’s laying the gauntlet down! Making that kind of
public declaration will no debt propel them, and hopefully provide inspiration
when the going gets rough. Just like a diet, becoming debt free is a journey
with peaks and valleys for sure.
Who would you be willing
to share your numbers with? Do you think it would propel your financial health?
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