Changing Attitudes Towards I.O.U.S Word Count: 418 Summary: Changing times give rise to changing attitudes. With education and the growth of industry, so much of what we previously believed in has become obsolete. Schooling has become essential for people of all classes today. Educated people are no longer limited to only the privileged upper classes. Governments all around the world have for quite some time recognized the importance of raising the literacy levels. The changing attitudes are not just visible in the field of educati... Keywords: personal loans Article Body: Changing times give rise to changing attitudes. With education and the growth of industry, so much of what we previously believed in has become obsolete. Schooling has become essential for people of all classes today. Educated people are no longer limited to only the privileged upper classes. Governments all around the world have for quite some time recognized the importance of raising the literacy levels. The changing attitudes are not just visible in the field of education. Gender issues have also been affected by the changing times. Women are no longer permanent fixtures in front of the hearth. They now have the freedom to venture out in the world to find their fortunes. Finding one's fortunes is no longer limited to the men of the world. Moreover, it has become easier than ever before to actually find one's fortunes. This is partly due to the immense growth in the world of personal finance. To what can we attribute this growth in the field of personal finance? One of the reasons will have to be the changing attitudes of the people. There was a time when people felt embarrassed to go out and ask for loans. Then, they simply waited for conditions to get better till they became convinced that no further improvement was possible. It was only then that they decided to go out and get some loans to help them out of their monetary woes. Times have changed a great deal. Today, people have no qualms about going to a bank or some other financial institution to avail of loans. They know that they will not be laughed at or insulted. Banking representatives are well trained in the arts of politeness. So even while rejecting a client, they use the softest words possible. Gone are the days when people developed goose bumps at the mere thought of having to go to a moneylender. These days it is normal procedure to walk into a bank and check out for yourself the loan deals that are available to you. Thanks to the changed attitudes of the people at large, banking institutions have taken it upon themselves to make life easier for all those who are trying to improve their lots in life. As a result, our world is overflowing with loan offers that pertain to houses, cars, education, home improvement and more. Working up a tab is no longer a bad thing. After all, credit cards have turned into status symbols. And all this is thanks to changing attitudes.