How to Get Debt Free

You Need to Get that Monkey Off your Back

Shefali O'Hara
Nov 4 · 10 min read
Photo by Vincent van Zalinge on Unsplash

Debt Enslaves You

Even 2500 years ago, people knew debt was bad. In Proverbs 22:7, it says “…the borrower is slave to the lender.”

Debt is the monkey on your back, the noose you stick around your own neck. It gives others the right to your future earnings. It limits your choices.

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Shefali O'Hara

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Cancer survivor, artist, writer, engineer. Grew up in NYC, living in Austin. Love animals, books, hikes, art, travel, D&D and fireworks.

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