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If you are facing a level of personal debt that has you considering bankruptcy, the prospect of spending any more money might be an immobilizing thought. Thinking that way will only keep you in a perpetual cycle of debt that you cannot escape. Filing for bankruptcy will cost you money, but think of this money as an investment in your future financial freedom.

Consumer credit has a colorful past. The ability to say “charge it” was not always in the U.S. consumer’s vocabulary. Consumer credit or being able to purchase goods and services without cash on hand had its humble beginnings in the late 19th century.

When you purchased your home a few years ago, life was great. Your job was secure, your children were happy and healthy and your marriage was stable, of course with the common marital ups and downs but still reasonably stable. Then it all came crashing down. One of your children was diagnosed with a chronic disorder causing medical bills to soar, you became a victim of employment downsizing, and your spouse decided it was all too much and filed for divorce. You are now in danger of losing the family home to foreclosure.

As a society we have become accustomed to labeling different generations with short and catchy nicknames. Currently we have Generation X for those born from 1965 through 1979; Generation Y for those born from 1980 through 2000; and lastly we have Generation Z for those born from 2001 through the present.