10 Debt Lessons You Can Learn from Football Players

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In the 1990s, football was my life. I was a placekicker for the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, and Buffalo Bills. My career highlight was leading the AFC in touchbacks in 1995.

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If you don't know what any of that means, let me explain it another way: 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. I beat that limit, but I couldn't beat time. Time has an undefeated record.

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Brains Beat Bucks

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So if you think your money woes would just be solved by a cash injection, I don't believe that. If millionaires can go broke without possessing financial knowledge, then you can thrive with that knowledge.

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Budgeting is Your Game Plan

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NFL all-star Warren Sapp made $40 million over his 13-year career. He retired in 2008, and he filed for bankruptcy in 2012. We played in the NFL at the same time, and while I didn't know him, I'm confident I can say this: Warren Sapp didn't stick to a budget.

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10 Debt Lessons You Can Learn from Football Players

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In the 1990s, football was my life. I was a placekicker for the New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, and Buffalo Bills. My career highlight was leading the AFC in touchbacks in 1995.

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My years in the NFL taught me almost as much about staying out of debt as my subsequent career as president of Debt.com.

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Brains Beat Bucks

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So if you think your money woes would just be solved by a cash injection, I don't believe that. If millionaires can go broke without possessing financial knowledge, then you can thrive with that knowledge.

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Budgeting is Your Game Plan

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NFL all-star Warren Sapp made $40 million over his 13-year career. He retired in 2008, and he filed for bankruptcy in 2012. We played in the NFL at the same time, and while I didn't know him, I'm confident I can say this: Warren Sapp didn't stick to a budget.

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