I accrued a lot of debt from previous business ventures and lived paycheck to paycheck for a long time. I read about DebtBuster in an old issue of Snapshots and was excited by the stories of other AdvoCare distributors who had paid off their debt with the AdvoCare business. In 2004, I sat down to create my DebtBuster plan and since that time, I have paid down almost $46,000 in debt.

On paper the numbers were completely overwhelming. But when I took my mortgage out of the equation, tackling all of my other debts became much more manageable. I have always spent conservatively — but I made a commitment to stop spending on new hunting and fishing equipment and also decided not to buy new coaching outfits for my job.

Every dime I made through AdvoCare was earmarked for the purpose of paying off my debts. Things got easier and after awhile, I didn’t experience the fear I used to have walking out to the mailbox to collect the bills.

For many years, I was only able to co-own a house with another person, because I could not get approved for home ownership. Today, I own my own home and am working on paying off my mortgage. It’s one of my long-term goals to increase the scholarship funds available to school-aged children that attend the basketball camp which I direct.

We currently offer about $2,000 worth in scholarships to needy children — I’d love to see the number of kids we help increase as our resources continue to grow.

Michael – Wisconsin

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