How Rebound Finance Helped Me Get Back in The Game

One of the hardest parts of my journey was going from a person who paid everything on time, to a person who could no longer meet their financial obligations. There was actually a time when I had triple-A credit and was fanatical about always paying my bills on time. Debt was not an issue and getting financing was certainly not a challenge. Then, as I wrote about in my memoir, Lenny Dykstra: A Memoir of Life on the Edge, life changed and I hit rock bottom.

No one ruins their credit on purpose and, as I well know, life can bring anyone down. When you’re down, it feels like the whole world is against you. In my case, I found I no longer had the influence and power that I once did. There was a point when I knew I’d been hanging on by a thread then quickly realized that actually, the thread has already broken, but I just hadn’t hit the ground yet. Once you let go, it’s hard to go back to being a responsible bill payer again. It’s hard to stop caring, but it’s also harder to start caring again. Rebound Finance made that transition much easier for me by helping me through the most difficult time in my life. They have helped me rebuild my credit, which in today’s world is harder than the daily grind of playing at the Major League level. In baseball, there is an off-season, there are days off. In rebuilding credit – there is no downtime – you have to work every single day to get it back. Rebound Finance helps people do this with manageable, low-cost financing.

When friends find that they too need credit but feel like they have no options, I let them know that Rebound Finance is there for them. Everyone deserves a second chance and when you’re down, that’s the time when you need it most. But unfortunately, that’s also the time everyone else in your life runs for the hills. They say you learn who your friends are when your life is at its worst. Rebound Finance is like having a friend reaching out a hand when no one else will.

For me, after being a successful baseball player and entrepreneur for years, there was nothing worse than being turned down for credit. You think striking out is bad? I can tell you that a hitting slump is one of the worse things a MLB player faces. We’d do anything to get back on track. However, when I struck out, I still got paid. I still got to go home to my nice house in my nice car. Knowing that you can’t get credit when you need it desperately is the worse feeling in the world. There is no option to just drive home and try again tomorrow. It’s demoralizing. When things are bad financially, it feels like there is nothing you can do to catch a break. When you need that car loan or that credit card, or just a little financial breathing room (the tools everyone needs to work smarter) but can’t get it, you feel as though you will never have the opportunity to show you can achieve anything again.

However, I’m here as living proof that with the help of a company like Rebound Finance you can repair your credit and you get the financing you need to get yourself back in the game.