http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/21-unusual-ways-my-wife-survived-her-financial-crisis/ Ideas for a World Out of Balance Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/21-unusual-ways-my-wife-survived-her-financial-crisis/#comment-42081 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.jamesaltucher.com/?p=982#comment-42081 Really enjoyed this story. I went through a big financial crisis – it’s called divorce – ouch – still paying for that mistake! :) Shortly after, I also lost my job – the company went bust – no redundancy payment. It was all downhill from there. I think what helped me was the realization that no matter how bad things get – life goes on – it’s what you make of it. I subsequently started my own business, and dug myself out of over £150K of debt, and became a mortgage free home owner in 6 years. Funnily enough, despite having nothing, and virtually no money, I can look back and say that not only were those years ones in which I experienced the most personal growth, and the most freedom – they turned out to be among the happiest. I’m currently in the process of unwinding some of the things I’ve acquired – like a house, car, and new job, and going back to basics…

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