Life is tough enough without the burden of financial obligations. People have car payments, car insurance, rent, mortgage payments, college loans, private loans...the list goes on and on. Due to the increase of tuition and the value of homes, the ability to pay all of these payments on time is decreasing by the year. What does that mean? One thing: debt.
Not all debt is so large that you can't handle it. In fact, most debt does not bring a great financial hardship on people. However this isn't always the case.