The Double-Edged Sword of Debt

The Swan Effect - Creating and Sustaining Your Financial Wellbeing

Debt can play many roles in our lives, from the opportunity cost to income producing to just an expense that needs to be attended to. This is where the double edged sword of debt emerges.
Listen in to this latest episode for the discussion between Lucille Sikosana and Arthi Rabikrisson, where they tackle some of the trickier questions about debt; it's usefulness and drawbacks; how to practically break out of the cycle of indebtedness and debt traps, and smarter uses of debt.
Tune in to find out:

• How debt can be favourable and how to practically use debt wisely
• The different kind of debts we have have, some known and others surprising
• The ways debt can hinder us
• About consolidating debt, debt relief and avoiding debt traps
• Mindfulness around credit scores and reports for future endeavours
• How to practically manage personal debt month to month
• About the right plan of action for you that helps you clear debt
• Committing financial infidelity and the additional stress this causes over time

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Rozdziały

1. About Arthi Rabikrisson and Lucille Sikosana (00:00:00)

2. The Double Edged Sword of Debt (00:01:43)

3. How debt can be seen as favourable (00:02:10)

4. Good debt and bad debt (00:03:37)

5. The different types of debt (00:04:46)

6. Practical and favourable ways to use debt (00:06:44)

7. The many ways that debt hinder us from achieving financial freedom (00:08:11)

8. The difference between debt consolidation and debt relief (00:11:13)

9. Will my debt ever get so old that I won't have to pay for it? (00:13:11)

10. The length of time that debt remains on ones credit report (00:15:23)

11. Dealing with debt from a deceased family member (00:16:44)

12. Practical ways to manage debt and monthly expenses (00:19:32)

13. Should one pay off the bigger or smaller debts first (00:24:22)

14. The debt trap and ways to avoid it (00:26:49)

15. Paying with cash vs using debt (00:31:10)

16. Dealing with financial infidelity in relationships (00:35:05)

17. Lucille parting shot: don't be a slave to debt! (00:37:12)

18. Arthi parting shot: begin a journey of destroying the debt! (00:38:19)

19. Look out for the next episode on Black Friday and spending. Ciao for now... (00:39:39)