People spend what's there. If it's not there, they're not going to spend it.

Most people don't budget properly because they're not taught to. There are no courses I know of, especially in the high school level. A lot of families purposely don't talk about finances; I think that's extremely detrimental.

Between car payments, getting married, buying property, having children, dealing with deaths, most people walk a very tight rope with debt. They make the huge mistake of only making minimum payments. Once something goes wrong in their lives and they need money fast ? they are at a major loss.

For many of these people, this could represent the most time they've ever spent in their lives focused on their personal finances.

Obviously, this is theory and easier said than done. Tracking every nickel is a big process and a lot of people don't do it. You can make the best budget, but if you don't track it, what good does it do? In my house, every month, we compare the actual to the budget. It's not fun. My wife hates me for it. But you have to track what you're spending.

It's going to be huge. You'll see a massive amount of advertising from bankruptcy mills. Beat the deadline, etc..