# If You Borrow to Cope, Willpower Rarely Stops It – Debtors Anonymous Can Help

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-19T19:45:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
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Charging groceries after a layoff is borrowing for an emergency. Charging a shopping spree because of the layoff is borrowing to cope, and that’s the kind that keeps coming back. Debtors Anonymous calls this compulsive debting, and it works like... Source

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