Why Is It So Hard to Pay Off Your Credit Card? (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Quicksand

Part 2: Crisis Spending — When “No” Isn’t an Option In Part 1, we talked about the “Yes Trap”—how seeing a generous available balance on your credit card can flip your inner script from “Can I afford this?” to “Why not?” It usually starts with a few small splurges: You’ve had a long week, so you treat yourself to dinner out—twice. You finally grab those concert tickets before they sell out. That coat you’ve been…

From Debt to Entrepreneurship

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Rebuilding

How Financial Literacy Fuels Business Success For many of us, the journey into entrepreneurship doesn’t begin with a bold vision or a polished business plan. It begins with survival. It begins in the aftermath of loss—sometimes a job, a marriage, a home, or a sense of self. It begins in the quiet moments when you realize that the life you had is gone, and something new needs to be built from the ground up. Often,…