Dealing With Debt: Get Rid of It as Fast as You Can

Commentary You have a dream. You are on a beach of golden sand. You have a large bucket, large enough to carry a million dollars’ worth of that golden sand back home with you. You put a scoop in the bucket. Then another. With each scoop, you feel richer. But then you notice something. The bucket isn’t getting fuller. There is a hole in the bottom, out of which sand is escaping. You work faster, hoping to fill the bucket by adding more sand quickly. Yet, as fast as you fill it, the sand escapes. Still you move faster, and still the bucket will not fill. In fact, the level of sand in the bucket is getting lower!...