EDITOR’S NOTE The Olympics - wow they come around every 4 years and each time we sit and watch these athletes in their physical prime. It amazes us how fast and fit they are. Consider if you will, those who run the long distance races. I doubt many of us could even keep up for 30 seconds at the pace they are going. What’s their secret? Practice, practice and more practice. To run a race like that takes fitness, endurance and the will to keep going even when your muscles are begging you to stop. Well, in many ways debt review can be the same. Some people mistakenly think of debt review as a sprint. They start with a bang and then...after a few months they get distracted and allow themselves to slow down, to stop paying attention to their budget and slack off. Then before you know it along comes a small obstacle and they stumble right out of the process. Of course, these days it seems that the Creditors are creating obstacles and are trying to take people out of the process and harass them - See our main article about consumers getting summonses after they already have a court order for an example. The process of debt review, while for some is just a temporary measure, is for vast majority a long distance run. You need to be willing to
stay “in it to win it”. You need to pace yourself and watch your budget. You need to overcome distractions and even your own desire to take it easy. So take a lesson from the Olympic athletes. Listen to your coach - who in this case is your Debt Counsellor. Stay on the right track and don’t let fatigue take you out the race. After all the biggest difference between the Olympics and debt review is that whereas only 3 people get to stand on that box and get a medal, in debt review thousands and thousands of consumers are heading for victory...over debt. We hope you enjoy this issue of Debtfree DIGI. Check out all the news and advice on court room etiquette and dealing with bank harassment. DCs Beware of Debt Vader’s sharp tongue and conspiracy theories. Consumers remember you need to keep on running. Push on toward that, oh so sweet, goal of being debt free.