Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Debt-free is the New Rich

"Keeping up with the Jones' may be an American pastime, but I've got some news: the Jones' are in hock up to their eyeballs. Do you really want to emulate them? Then take a good look at what you're spending your money on. After all, getting out of debt is hard work. Don't make it harder on yourself by spending money on things you don't need. And remember: being free from debt is the new rich."


-Steve Scalici, CFP® is the Senior Vice President of Treasure Coast Financial, located in South Florida.

Read the entire article here.

2 comments:

Scrapnqueen said...

True story.

amy (metz) walker said...

I agree with this 100%! The day we cut up our credit cards and had zero consumer debt was one of the most liberating days of our lives!