{"id":1664,"date":"2014-08-06T00:15:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T08:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2014-08-05T09:57:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:57:00","slug":"5-things-you-should-stop-doing-to-get-out-of-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/5-things-you-should-stop-doing-to-get-out-of-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things You Should Stop Doing to Get Out of Debt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"get<\/a>Last week, we talked about what a debt addiction is<\/a> and briefly looked into how you can break free. This week, let\u2019s take a slightly different path and look at the things you should STOP doing if you want to get out of debt.<\/p>\n

Because after all, it\u2019s more important to address the root of the problem than it is to add a million new things to your to-do list.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s dive deep.<\/p>\n

# 1 \u2013 Buying so Much Stuff<\/h2>\n

I know what you\u2019re thinking. I\u2019m being way too obvious here.<\/em> Of course someone who is addicted to debt should stop buying so much stuff. Duh.<\/em><\/p>\n

But the thing is we all take actions that we know we aren\u2019t supposed to take.<\/p>\n

For me, this comes with eating healthy. I know I shouldn\u2019t eat take out five times a week but it took me a year of trying to completely break this habit.<\/p>\n

We all have our problems and as clich\u00e9 as it sounds, acknowledging the problem is the first step. Once you do that the rest is up to you.<\/p>\n

# 2- Mindlessly UnManaging Your Money<\/h2>\n

Are you \u201cunmanaging\u201d your money (letting your money manage you)?<\/p>\n

This could be a huge part of your problem. You see, when you start to track your finances and tell your money where to go something magical happens: you start to care.<\/p>\n

By taking a good look at how you\u2019re spending your money you\u2019ll instantly be able to identify the unnecessary spending you can cut out. On top of that looking at your financial situation will help motivate you to stay on track.<\/p>\n

Here are some budgeting posts to help motivate you:<\/p>\n