I spend a lot of time on the internet, especially on personal finance blogs.  Over this weekend I came across this posting. Evidently its written by a couple from Alaska.  The interesting thing is…they have a lot of debt. Not just like a few thousand on a couple of credit cards, they owe about $232,000 in multiple vehicle loans, student loans, credit cards, and personal loans.

Here is a screenshot of what they owe:

My first reaction was: wow, how does that happen?

My second reaction was: wow, it must be tough for them.  Probably most, if not all of their income is spent on debt service.

In any event you might want to surf on over to their original posting.  The commenters there have some good pointers on debt management.

As an aside note, DinksFinance is really more about investing and couples finance, so if you want more info on debt reduction, I’d check out these sites:

www.bloggingawaydebt.com

www.ourdebtfreefamily.com

www.jackebeck.com

deardebt.com

And these apps:

AppsFees and MinimumBest for:
Digit30-day free trial period. $5 per monthSetting aside automatically.
Acorns$1 per monthSpare change investing.
Qapital$3 membershipLetting you set rules to automate savings.

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James Hendrickson is an internet entrepreneur, blogging junky, hunter and personal finance geek. When he’s not lurking in coffee shops in Portland, Oregon, you’ll find him in the Pacific Northwest’s great outdoors. James has a masters degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Bachelors degree on Sociology from Earlham College. He loves individual stocks, bonds and precious metals.

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