Still In Denial At The End Of The Recession:

April 26, 2010 - PRLog -- According to research from the R3, the insolvency trade body, a further 19% can’t even face opening their bills, while 21% said they ‘didn’t know where to go for help.’

“Here lies the damming spiral of personal debt,” says R3 President Peter Sargent. “Even after a long recession people are still terrified to ‘own up’ to debt problems. Yet this ultimately makes the issue worse – we know there is a group who are not addressing their financial problems and can’t even come clean to partners or family about them. In my years as an IP, I have seen many cases of people coming into my office with unopened bills. We need to break this cycle of fear. Even people who do seek advice usually delay six months in doing so.

“Nearly 90% of the group struggling financially thought that lessons in how to manage money should be taught in schools. Nearly half (44%) believe they have to pay for debt advice. Peter Sargent added:

“We need to make one point clear to those in debt; advice can be free. An Insolvency Practitioner (IP) will give you an hour’s free advice and the CAB does not charge. Financial education is also a great step for the future, and quite frankly if we were all able to talk freely about personal debt without fear, it would not be such a problem.”

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