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I am a part-time musician. Back in 2001 I bought a whole bunch of recording equipment on credit. I popped my Radio Shack card out there, and purchased a karaoke box that I was going to use as a multi-track recorder. It was broken before I was able to enjoy it long, but I still have the tapes of those recording sessions. I was working--a little. And at the time I thought I was going to be able to keep up the payments. And for awhile, in fact, I did. But as time moved forward, one thing I discovered: For some reason or another, work was getting further and further away from me. That year it seemed that something was always happening on the job. I was working temporary jobs through Labor Ready, and the companies I was dispatched to didn't want me back, because I was too slow, or too whatever. To make a long story short, my pocketbook began to suffer tremendously. I was hardly making rent, which, by the way, is your most important expense. Indeed, keeping a roof over your head is the most important thing in the world, next to paying your tithes. Being evicted does not leave a good impression on you when you want to rent elsewhere in the future. And please also note that renters do perform credit checks. If your credit score is unsatisfactory, you will be turned down. Later that fall, a check came in the mail. It was a "cheque" from Wells Fargo. If you cashed it, you had about thirty days to start paying on it. Even though that voice told me, "No," I felt desperate. I wanted a quick fix. Distressed about not finding a job, I wanted to be able to keep my bills paid. Keeping my head above water was becoming increasingly difficult. I felt as if I was drowning. The more I struggled to breathe, the more the water began filling my lungs. I was choked. In November, I was telemarketed for a new Capital One Mastercard. At first, no problem. The school district was using me regularly that winter, and I was able to keep it up. I would use the plastic to keep groceries in my house, pay the light bill when due, etc. But one thing I didn't do that I would advise you, my readers, TO do. Always check the APR, and the interest rate. If the APR you are offered is low, ask if it is only an introductory rate. Also beware that with credit card companies, if you fall behind on your other bills, the credit card companies will penalize you by raising their interest rates on you. You could find yourself paying 28% interest, which would not be very pleasant. To make a long story short, it didn't become easier to find work over time. By the following fall, I couldn't work anymore. I had to go home a couple of months, my dad was dying of cancer. His illness had progressed to the point where she needed help caring for him. I had to drop work and go back to Detroit to help care for him. That became my job--it was a 24/7 gig too. I had to constantly watch him, that he did nothing to hurt himself, or the rest of us. You see, the colon cancer he had had progressed to his brain, causing severe dementia and confusion. I had fully depleted my savings by then. Imagine the mess I was in after all of that drama in my personal life ended. I had to come back, look for a job, and try to get some of these bills paid off, and keep up my rent too. No luck finding work the entire summer of 2003. The creditors, like ravening lions, kept calling, and threatening. Sometimes I didn't even want to pick up my phone. And they were not really sweet about things either. I would get remarks like "Life happens. I still pay my bills on time!" Sure enough, one after another, the bills charged off. They were sent to collection agencies. And with the credit card companies, the interest kept accruing. And the thing about credit card companies, you try to pay them a little at a time, it still is hard to pay it off, because the interest keeps going up and up and up. And if you do not keep up the payments, eventually they will take you to court, and a judgment will be rendered against you. Once that happens, you had better make a payment arrangement immediately, and keep it. Or else you could end up with your wages garnished. This is when your place of work becomes involved. The law says that while they cannot fire you over one garnishment, most likely they will fire you over any more than that. Hey--employers don't want to have to deal with your personal drama in their workplace. They WILL put a stop to it. This happened to me when I was working at the newspaper. I was garnished. By the grace of God, I was not fired from my job over it. Yet I could have been. But I needed to take action fast. The only out was to file for bankruptcy, which I did do in the summer of 2005. I won my case, and since then I would like to say that things have gotten a lot better. But I am slowly but surely making progress towards financial recovery. Some lessons I have learned over the years that I would like to share with you. First, if you can avoid it, please don't sign for a credit card. Or if you do, be sure to lock in the lowest interest rate possible, then only buy what you can pay off in a month, as financial guru Suze Orman has always said. Second, don't fall for these cell phone gimmicks so quickly. If AT&T offers you this sweet cell phone deal for only $49.00 a month, find out if this is a permanent rate, or only an introductory rate. And please, before putting your John Hancock on anything...read the fine print, as I am sure your mom has always told you. Third, always always budget! Keep very tight tabs on any checking and savings accounts--overdrafts do have a way of sneaking up on you. Keep a ledger--write down every withdrawal,and make sure you stay on top of it. Very important: I know of one institution that charges $32 a day for every day your account remains overdrawn. Talk about putting your money in holes. You may make a pretty decent salary a week...only to have most or all of it disappear because of bank overdraft fees. And fourthly,don't hesitate to seek professional help. There are financial counselors who will be more than happy to help you budget if you are willing to make the first move. Only look for those who either offer a minimal fee, if anything at all. I received help for only $35 from one counselor in town. My whole point in writing this is that you cannot change the past. You can only to resolve to do better in the future. Make better and wiser financial decisions. Learn the benefits of delayed gratification, as T.D. Jakes and others have said. Indeed, a close examination of whether you need that recording equipment, or those musical instruments right now is definitely in order. Additionally, if you knew that you and your wife already ate out last week, you might want consider eating at home this week. |
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