Who Needs This?
But the thing is, [debt] is worse than obesity, because this is a problem that you can hide. It’s a problem that you can deny that you have. You can have a big fat lifestyle, and you can pretend you’re making a lot of money because you can just finance it and pretend that you’re going to pay for it tomorrow. So who needs this diet? Anybody who is not saving anything, anybody who is living paycheck to paycheck, anybody who is fighting with their spouse about money, and anybody who wants a better financial future tomorrow.
— Jean Chatzky, as told on Oprah: “Join the Debt Diet,” February 17, 2006.
Maryellen writes:
What a great quote! Thanks for posting it.