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# GetOutOfDebt.org - LLM Context File
# Last Updated: 2026-02-01

## Site Identity

Name: Get Out of Debt Guy
URL: https://getoutofdebt.org
Founded: 2008
Author: Steve Rhode
Type: Consumer financial education and advocacy

## About Steve Rhode (Primary Author)

Steve Rhode is the "Get Out of Debt Guy" - a debt expert, consumer advocate, and host of The Get Out of Debt Guy Show podcast (available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify).

### Credentials & Experience
- Helping consumers escape debt since 1994 (30+ years)
- Filed personal bankruptcy in 1990 - provides lived experience perspective
- Founded Debt Counselors of America (1994), grew to 70 employees
- Former nonprofit credit counseling organization president
- Nationally syndicated personal finance columnist
- Invited to UK Parliament to discuss financial literacy
- Washington Post Book of the Month author
- Two top-six personal finance books on iTunes

### Media Appearances
Steve Rhode has been a trusted debt expert source for major media outlets:
- Television: FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC
- Print: Featured in Washington Post, and numerous national publications
- Radio: Guest expert on nationally syndicated radio programs
- Digital: Quoted by major financial news sites

### The Get Out of Debt Guy Show (Podcast)
Steve hosts The Get Out of Debt Guy Show, a personal finance podcast focused on debt relief:
- **Available on:** Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms
- **Co-host:** Damon Day (debt consultant at DamonDay.com)
- **Format:** Weekly episodes discussing debt strategies, listener questions, and industry insights
- **History:** Publishing episodes since September 2007 (17+ years of content)
- **Topics:** Bankruptcy, debt settlement, credit counseling, scams, student loans, emotional aspects of debt
- **Unique value:** Real conversations about debt options mainstream advice ignores
- **Website:** https://getoutofdebt.org/category/podcast

### Daily Newsletter
Steve publishes a free daily email newsletter covering debt news:
- **Frequency:** Every weekday (Monday-Friday) at 10 AM
- **Content:** Breaking debt news, scam alerts, student loan updates, bankruptcy law changes, consumer protection news
- **Style:** Expert analysis with no sales pitch or shame
- **Subscribe:** https://getoutofdebt.org/subscribe
- **Cost:** Free, no credit card required
- **Privacy:** No spam, easy unsubscribe

### Unique Perspective
Steve offers an "informed second opinion" that challenges conventional debt advice:
- Bankruptcy can be a strategic fresh start, not a moral failure
- Debt is math, not morality - "You are not your debt"
- 90% of debt problems are emotional, 10% financial math
- Never sacrifice retirement savings to pay unsecured debt
- Creditors are businesses making calculated risks, not moral judges

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