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Debt - Fast Pay Off Advice
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Quick-fix solutions are always in demand. Don't we just love to have ready-made answers for all our predicaments? Usually a lot of the issues we face are self-created. Being steeped in debts is one of them.
Debt management is the route to debt freedom. It is a fact of life that the longer we are in debt, the more interest we pay. For example, if we have taken a 20-year term housing loan, the total amount of interest we will pay over that long period may eat away our financial resources a great deal. It will also be money that could have been put into better use. It therefore makes good sense to clear your most expensive debts first and do it fast.
It is common knowledge and experience that tells us that people who have several debts have got there largely due to mismanagement of funds. It is when we do not properly or effectively (and sometimes even foolishly) use money at our disposal that we find we are left with little or none at all. Isn't what someone said about respecting money and it will respect you ring true?
So then considering the situation, as it is, namely, that you are in debt and need to get out of it let's see what we can do to help.
Step 1 - Write it All Down
First and foremost you need to put down all your income and expenditure on paper. See it for what it is - clearly and without any frills. Numbers do talk and at a glance you can know what comes in and what goes out. Make a separate column and total the outstanding due to your name. Separate the standard outgoing from the others e.g. monthly utility bills are a regular feature but a purchase of a suit for Christmas is not.
You can then see how much is necessary from luxury spending. Your food, clothing and shelter and associated monthly costs are basic.
Step 2 - Separate Wants from Needs
Once you've worked through, you will know your wants and needs. Now you must separate the two - they are different!
I want to make this vital point. Often what we think we need is actually a want - and a "want" is something every one of us can well live without, especially if you want to get out of the red!
Now for the next step. Calculate how much of is the minimum balance you can now pay for each of your debts. Once you get that figure, and you hopefully have something left as an additional balance (after removing all "wants"), add that additional payment to one of the payments that you will be making. Choose the debt that has a highest rate of interest for this additional payment. In that way you can steadily clear the most costly debts first.
Of course, the above holds true only if you have an additional amount left after calculations. What do you do if you don't?
Step 3 - Consolidation Loan
There is a way out here as well. Debt consolidation loan! Take this loan and pay off all the others. You have to only ensure that you can maintain the monthly instalments without fail. Check around to see who offers the lowest rate of interest.
There is other important thing you can do besides the above, to clear your debts fast, some of which is to employ drastic measures.
How does cutting your credit cards sound to you? In fact the fastest way to get out of debt is to ensure that you don't get into new ones. Imagine if you were ill and down with a sore throat. You take necessary precautions by avoiding cold beverages, effectively use salt-water therapy and even take some medication for the condition. However you go for a walk the same day and catch a chill, and as a result while your original throat gets better, but a chill starts. So, believe me cutting up your credit cards (or being absolutely strict and just not using them at all), will drastically reduce and eliminate future debts.
Make your minimum monthly payments on time. This will ensure that you do not get any late payment fines or penalties.
the important thing to remember is to transfer your out standing debt to a credit card that has a lower rate of interest. In this way you can pay more and clear the debt faster.
Don't accrue new debts and steadily clear costly and old ones first.
