The Unexpected and Valuable Lessons From Getting Out of Debt | HDM 272

#272 - The Unexpected and Valuable Lessons From Getting Out of Debt

Getting out of debt isn’t easy for anyone, it requires acknowledgment because you can’t get out of debt without making some financial changes first. You need to first have a plan for your money and then commit to it. 

In this episode, Marcus Garrett, a Certified Internal Auditor, Financial and Data Analyst, an award-winning writer and the best-selling author of Debt Free or Die Trying: How I Buried Myself $30,000 in Debt and Dug My Way Out, shares with us the hard lessons he learned as a young adult and the importance of managing your money. He also shares some tips that have helped him and his girlfriend through their financial journey.

What you’ll learn about in today’s episode:

  • How he found himself going from $9k in debt to $24k in debt in just 24 hours
  • The hard lessons he learned as a young adult
  • 3 tips that have helped him and his girlfriend manage money together easier

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Marcus’s most remarkable money memories around money [4:18]

How he found himself going from $9k in debt to $24k in debt in just 24 hours [11:42]

The hard lessons he learned as a young adult [17:11]

His best 2 steps to get out of debt and how it helped him [23:10]

How Marcus and his girlfriend manage their finances [26:35]

3 tips that have helped them as a couple to manage money easier [28:47]

 

Resources From This Episode:

 

Marcus Garrett’s Website: themarcusgarrett.com

Marcus Garrett’s Podcast: “The Marcus Garret Show” Entertaining conversations about Life After Debt.

**Marcus Garrett’s Book: D.E.B.T. Free or Die Trying: How I Buried Myself $30,000 in Debt and Dug My Way Out

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The Unexpected and Valuable Lessons From Getting Out of Debt  | HDM 272