{"id":653,"date":"2017-11-03T06:41:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T06:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karinalucidlaw.com\/?p=653"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:58:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:58:45","slug":"uncovering-root-cause-financial-problems-5-whys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karinalucidlaw.com\/uncovering-root-cause-financial-problems-5-whys\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovering the Root Cause of Your Financial Problems with the 5 Whys"},"content":{"rendered":"
The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.<\/em> \u2014Suze Orman<\/a><\/p>\n Before we move forward, let’s put something into perspective. Bankruptcy is basically like a bandage for your debt problems: It can help stem the bleeding and give you the time to heal. But it does little to help you figure out why you were injured in the first place. And if you don’t discover the root cause for how you got into debt, it’s only a matter of time before your debt problems could return, possibly worse than before. True financial recovery only happens when you find the root cause of the problem and deal with it at the source.<\/p>\n