A Way Back from Deep Debt: Debtors Anonymous

by Jerrold Mundis

Overview

This 3300-word article on Debtors Anonymous originally appeared in the New York Times Magazine.

Debtors Anonymous is a 12-Step self-help program modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous that helps its members recover from past debts, negotiate with and pay off all their creditors on a humane and manageable schedule, increase income, and avoid incurring any new unsecured debt going forward.

It enables its members to get free of debt and the act of debting and stay free forever, one day at a time.

While the subject is debt, the deeper issue at Debtors Anonymous is the quality of life. Becoming free of debt and trouble with money leads to profound changes. Members regain control of their own lives, get back self-esteem, and liberate themselves from fear. Prosperity enters their lives, not just financially, but, for many, in everything from their response to a sunny day to the quality of their relationships.

This article explains with examples and quotes from members what Debtors Anonymous is, how it works, what it can do for its members, and how you can participate in it.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013499904
Publisher:	Wolf River Press
Publication date:	11/19/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	177 KB

About the Author

Jerrold Mundis is a writer, speaker, and financial therapist.

He is the author of 17 novels, 13 books of nonfiction, a number of ghostwritten books, and some 100 short stories, essays and articles. His books have been selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, the Literary Guild, and the One Spirit Book Club and translated into more than dozen foreign languages. His short work has appeared in publications ranging from The New York Times Magazine to American Heritage and the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He is an experienced literary coach and teacher of professional and avocational writing.

Mundis works privately with people across the United States by telephone, and in several other countries as well. He presents workshops and seminars on writing and on personal money for clients ranging from the U.S. Customs Service through Unity Church to the State of Alabama and the National Education Association.