Debt Settlement – Waking from the Nightmare You know that dream where you’re on the run, trying to escape some evil, faceless, force that is trying to destroy you. But wherever you hide, it’s close behind and just off in the distance you see your family pleading with you to save them. As you...Continue reading
Today, I want to share two positive things. Our goal at 4 Pillars is to educate you, showing you the different ways out of debt. It’s a mission we really do believe in. 4 Pillars’ Troy Tisserand was recently recognized by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (which is run by the Government of Canada)...Continue reading
Five Steps to Get Out of Debt Make a Budget You need to understand where your money comes from, how you use it when you have it and finally, where it goes. A monthly budget will help you organize your expenses and perhaps recognize where you can save some extra money and put an end...Continue reading
LET’S DISCUSS DEBT RESTRUCTURING You’ve stretched your credit cards to the absolute limit, you’ve borrowed money time and again to pay off bill after bill, and perhaps you’ve gone to the wall on a line of credit. In short your household debt is completely out of your control. Your money is in charge of you,...Continue reading
Debt Settlement: A Permanent Vacation from your Debt All summer long you’ve listened to friends tell you about their fabulous vacations. They’ve blogged about grand adventures, posted pictures of amazing escapades, and regaled you with humorous antidotes about that time they did that thing. And when they get around to asking about your summer, you...Continue reading
Personal Debt: The house guest who won’t leave You’ve tried to be polite. You’ve dropped subtle hints. You’ve even short sheeted the bed in the guest room. But still, you’re stuck with a guest who refuses to leave. A once welcome friend or family member who now eats all your food, runs up your phone...Continue reading
Why High Credit Card Debt should be Restructured Urgently Many Canadians struggle with credit card debt each year and often do not act quickly enough to restructure this debt and avoid financial disaster. Why is credit card debt so financially crippling? It`s all down to the interest and how it is calculated. Most people are...Continue reading
Looking out for Number One or looking after your interests? We live in a cynical world. There’s no such thing as a ‘free’ lunch, the flirty waitress is working for tips, and the friend who just praised you to the heavens is probably going to ask for a favor. Though age and experience has left...Continue reading
Debt Settlement – Time for your Wake Up Call. Aren’t you tired of it all? The nagging worry… The excuses …The shame. If living with debt is a nightmare you can’t escape, this is your wake up call. Hitting the Snooze Alarm You’ve tried managing your debt. Making your minimum payments. Taking out an extra...Continue reading
WHAT IS DEBT RESTRUCTURING? Your credit-card debt has piled up, the cards are maxed out, perhaps you’ve borrowed money to pay off bills, maybe you’ve gone to the limit on a line of credit and your household debt is completely out of control. You’ve decided it’s time to stop the spiral of debt consuming most...Continue reading
