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Debt Debilitates

By Cathy Moran

The U.S. Armed Services recently disclosed that a significant number of service personnel cannot be deployed overseas because of their personal debts. The military says that excessive debt both distracts from job performance and makes the G.I. vulnerable to corruption.

Civilians buried in debt try, to their credit, to soldier on through debt, reluctant to recognize that they can’t ever pay off the debt they have.

They would do well to recognize, as the armed services do, that debt is debilitating. It impacts families. It sucks energy, optimism, and focus from the debtor.

It stands between the consumer and the savings necessary for a secure retirement.

 

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About Cathy Moran

I'm a veteran bankruptcy lawyer and consumer advocate in California's Silicon Valley. I write, teach, and speak in the hopes of expanding understanding of how bankruptcy can make life better in a family's future.

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You've arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said "try").

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions on how I think law should work for the consumer and small businesses when it comes to debt.

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