We are always hearing in the media how the country is in debt and that many people are also in severe debt but most people think that they have their own debts under control.
I had a friend who himself had a number of credit cards and was very happy to use them, seemingly not phased that at some point in the future he would have to repay the money etc. He was what I call a reckless character; this is not meant as a form of criticism as there have been many a time when I have been jealous/envious of him; he is basically a person who purely lives for today. I was confused at how he could afford all of the things he bought as I was aware of how much he roughly earned. He was a well regarded business who sold composite doors and he also offered a DVD replication service.
He then shocked me further about three weeks later when he turned up at my house in a top of the range car. He told me he had taken out a car loan over three years to pay for it. I tried to talk with my friend and to reason with him; I even suggested that he should reign in his spending habits some what.
He did not listen to me and could not understand why I was so careful with money and why I wanted to drive around in my old banger as he called it. I was no doubt just some stuttering freak to him.
He went on this huge spending spree for around three years. In the last few months the credit crunch has really taken a grip of the country and as the credit dried up my friend realised he was in rather a lot of strife. This is when he decided to look for a debt specialist in the UK and it took him along time to get himself straight.
I am pleased to report that my friend is now back on his feet and his businesses thriving once again.