Debt Night Mares: The Dream that Doesn’t End When You Wake Everyone has experienced a stress dream of some sort. You’ve dreamt you arrived late for a big test, you’ve shown up for work without your clothes on, you’re running from some unseen entity. Stress dreams happen when your subconscious mind is trying to sort...Continue reading
Murky Waters: Diving for Debt Relief Ask any diver or kid with a snorkel and they’ll tell you, it’s a completely different world just below the surface. A world of wonder and awe, filled with life, beauty, and just the right mix of danger. You have to follow a very specific set of rules but...Continue reading
Pull Your Head Out Of The Sand: Life Is Not a Beach! Everyone has their idea of a dream vacation. It may be trekking thru exotic lands, 5 star luxury at a glamorous all-inclusive, or shopping the fashion capitals of the world. Maybe it’s a tropical beach with miles of white sand, a mountain resort...Continue reading
Feeling Powerless: A Wind Storm of Debt Residents of the lower mainland are no strangers to big wind storms. It can leave you without power for hours, even days. So as you settle in for a dark chilly night while suffering thru the withdrawal of TV and Internet it dawns on you… this feeling isn’t...Continue reading
Taking Inventory – Counting Your Way Out Of Debt Ask anyone who has ever worked in retail and they’ll tell you ‘taking inventory’ is the worst!’ You have to count and categorize EVERYTHING. And if your numbers don’t match what is in the computer you have to do it all again until every last item...Continue reading
Why You SHOULD Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Debt Consolidation Mother always used to say “Don’t Put All Your Eggs Into One Basket!” I’m not sure what she meant by that. We didn’t live on a farm, our eggs came in a carton. Perhaps she was talking about diversifying, keeping ones options open....Continue reading
Rebuild or Renovate – Rethinking Your Approach to Debt Home Renovations are messy, expensive, and worrisome. It’s enough to make you go live off the grid in a tent. Which you would totally do, if you didn’t enjoy things like electricity and indoor plumbing. But ask anyone who’s gone through a major home renovation, there...Continue reading
4 Pillars Consulting has partnered with The Phoenix Fund because it provides our clients with a better option for dealing with their debt and rebuilding their credit. The Phoenix Fund is a loan product that is available exclusively to clients of 4 Pillars. Through the Phoenix Fund, you borrow the funds required to payout your...Continue reading
Bankruptcy Trustees: Know your friends There’s an old saying that you don’t really know who your friends are until you need them. When you’re experiencing financial difficulties it’s easy to see who your real friends are… they’re the ones still taking your calls! Now these friends will want to help, offering sage advice on how...Continue reading
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