[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Most of us have struggled at some point in our lives with debt. We have allowed our budgets to spin out of control from time to time. It is obviously one of life’s experiences many of us have in common. But despite the commonality, this is one subject that is clearly not a popular topic for discussion. Men in particular tend to avoid talking about it.
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica]We get little or no personal finance training while in high school or college, then we enter the workforce and pretend that budgeting is a skill everyone is born with. It’s like getting up and walking on two legs; we all do it naturally and instinctively. Based on that assumption, we wouldn’t need to talk about our finances. [/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica]The fact is, people all across the country actually do need assistance with their finances. These things do not come naturally for most of us.[/FONT]