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title: "7 Getting Debt Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Getting Debt quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Getting Debt sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The first step toward getting out of debt is to quit dang charging!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-repak/the-first-step-toward-getting-out-of-debt-is-to-quit-dang-charging/)

[Steve Repak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-repak/)

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> [I'm not a fan of debt consolidation. In my experience, many people "clear" credit cards and other debt to get the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-singletary/i-m-not-a-fan-of-debt-consolidation-in-my-experience-many-people/)

[Michelle Singletary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-singletary/)

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> [“Mortgages were less about getting people into property than getting them into debt. Someone had to absorb the surplus supply of credit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/mortgages-were-less-about-getting-people-into-property-than-getting/)

[Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/)

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> [Getting into debt, is getting into a tanglesome net.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/getting-into-debt-is-getting-into-a-tanglesome-net/)

[Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/benjamin-franklin-65_debt_getting-into-debt-is-getting-into-a-tang_2061328.png)

> [There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/there-are-no-shortcuts-when-it-comes-to-getting-out-of-debt/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [“I can always tell which ones are serious and which aren’t. There’s something in their voices that communicates passion and conviction when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/i-can-always-tell-which-ones-are-serious-and-which-aren-t-there-s/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/dave-ramsey-1362_change-of-heart_i-can-always-tell-which-ones-are-serious_2599963.jpg)

> [I feel like that is saying to young people, "You have no chance of ever getting out of debt in your life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-stein/i-feel-like-that-is-saying-to-young-people-you-have-no-chance-of-ever/)

[Jill Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-stein/)

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