{"id":188,"date":"2021-02-27T03:28:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T03:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moneyaintmath.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2021-02-28T00:25:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T00:25:00","slug":"and-now-please-welcome-to-the-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moneyaintmath.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"And Now, Please Welcome to the Stage(s) …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Back in 1969 a book called On Death and Dying<\/em> presented this idea that people mourn loss in five stages or states of being (the K\u00fcbler-Ross model \u2013 thanks, Wiki!) that includes (1) denial, (2) anger, (3) bargaining \/ negotiation, (4) depression, and finally (5) acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, the idea is that humans experience feelings of loss \u2013 loved one, job, sense of security \u2013 in much the same way, or that somehow … universally, people have a tendency to be … people.  Hmmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever anyway I have a theory that debt and the stages of it function in a similar manner.\u00a0 No rational, conscious person would knowingly assume loads of debt burden \u2013 adopt a debt monkey Gorilla of Foolishness, so to speak \u2013 without the process of incurring that debt related to some \u2026 hardwire misfire in the brain.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, here\u2019s my theory \u2013 I present:  The Five Stages of Debt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Euphoria<\/span>
(ooo! something new!) – {Prov. 27:20<\/em>}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rationalization<\/span>
(of course I\/you\/he\/she\/me\/we deserve this)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justification<\/span>
(it\u2019s only a little\u2014, it only cost\u2014, I can pay for this when\u2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resentment<\/span>
(if so&so didn\u2019t such&such then I\u2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-pity <\/span>
(dumbass \u2026 you knew you couldn\u2019t\/shouldn\u2019t pay\/get\/afford this)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[aaand \u2026 repeat]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, as discussed earlier, while there may be five stages of debt, there are only two steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting into it, and getting out. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in 1969 a book called On Death and Dying presented this idea that people mourn loss in five stages or states of being (the K\u00fcbler-Ross model \u2013 thanks, Wiki!) that includes (1) denial, (2) anger, (3) bargaining \/ negotiation, (4) depression, and finally (5) acceptance. Basically, the idea is that humans experience feelings of loss \u2013 loved … <\/p>\n

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