This may sound a little bit corny, but ask yourself:

“What will it be like to be debt free?”

You may be experiencing pain from being in debt, from not having enough paycheck for your month, from watching time slip away with unfulfiled dreams.  Getting out of debt to avoid this pain may work, but also remember to look forward to the things you can do when you’re not saddled with so much debt.

If you can’t possibly imagine what good things can come out of being debt free, check out No Credit Needed’s post on twenty things that rock about being debt free.  These are happy thoughts from someone who’s gotten out of a fair bit of debt himself.  The light at the end of the tunnel is nice and bright.

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