Pass it Along ...

Although the world of possible pending foreclosure may be a matter that hides within the walls of one's personal world ... if you know of someone that may be struggling to make their mortgage, share these links with them. Blame is getting thrown around, anger is swirling and growing, but honestly it will effect all of us inevitably and sometimes we need to roll up our sleeves and work as a community to work towards a road where accountability for one's actions becomes a part of everyone's vocabulary again.

Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)

http://www.hopenow.com/

It is sometimes hard to keep our chins up with all the darkness, but there is light and try your hardest to find resolution. Luck is not provided it is earned. Granted sometimes variables in life are near impossible to overcome, but I hope some can at least try to find a possible better resolution.

With that all being said, with speeding up work schedules and less time for family, we need to teach our children now what responsibility for one's actions means. So if we can help someone try to help themselves, then do so.

We cannot rely on other's always for truths or foretelling of the future of our financial world. We pay for advice and seek professional opinion, but common sense must be an active part of one's mind when making decisions involving one's financial future. Ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask too many questions. Don't let fear paralyze you but educate yourself when involving big decisions.

Sometimes you have to do what you have to do and that doesn't always involve good decision making at times. It isn't right, but hopefully we learn something and that is to think things through past short-term, take responsibility and learn that someone will suffer from poor decisions and life has away of making a 360 inevitably in some form.

With speeding up work schedules and less time for family, we need to teach our children now what responsibility for one's actions means. So if we can help someone try to help themselves, then do so. We cannot always agree on all matters, but what we can do is learn. Pass on to the next generation our knowledge and accountability for one's actions and to think things through before leaping. What's better is not always what's best. Live within one's means as you never know what the next door opened will behold. Don't let the "keeping with the Jones'" drive your life and don't let vanity and "wants" drive you to the brink of destruction.

Be well and live life happy!

Oh and to all the magnificent neighbors of the world taking care of these short sales and foreclosures by doing little things (in a good legal fashion of course)! You are fantastic and thank you. The best way to sell that foreclosure is to keep your home looking good. Cut your lawns and pick your trash. Please for the love of that's good, take down those unused, outdated "for sale" signs, put stuff away in your yard and pass those good behaviors on to your family and friends. That means you too tenants. You live there, clean up! Accountability and responsibility. You will have happy neighbors that may help you more quickly when you may need it most. Good actions have happy returns eventually. Take care of your community, little things do matter.