I played the nation’s most popular sport, and I did it very well for a little while. But then it was over because NFL careers average just over three years.
Throughout the ’90s, I saw young men sign contracts for millions of dollars – and for many, those millions evaporated shortly after their careers ended.
My years in the NFL taught me almost as much about staying out of debt as my subsequent career as president of Debt.com. So let’s kick off 10 Debt Lessons You Can Learn from Football Players.
If millionaires can go broke without possessing financial knowledge, then you can thrive with that knowledge. Where do you acquire this education? Personal finance websites.
You can’t save money for a new car or a new home, or a new family if you don’t know what life is costing you now. I promise you those NFL players who went bankrupt didn’t have a budget.
Those who don’t budget often tell me they don’t have the time. They must be very busy people because keeping a budget these days takes only a few minutes a day.