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One of the most commonly used practices to fight debt is Debt Consolidation. But is it the best path to take and will it achieve the desired results of getting out of debt.

The first thing to think about when addressing this question is what are you gaining by consolidating. Is it to reduce 4 payments down to 1 , certainly this of benefit but will it pay off in the long run? Are you doing for the reduced payment , but will the reduction in payment help you pay it off faster or hold you back.?

Lets address reducing your accounts from 4 to 1 , you will possible take combined payments of say 600 and reduce it to 400. Now due to the magical science of the consolidation this seems like a good deal right? WRONG and why is that not a good deal for you, because you now have a new loan at the maximum amount of interest costs to you. So having a lower payment will almost mean less is being applied to principal thus your debt will not necessarily go away any faster. It will also mean that the REAL costs to you may not be lower either, you first have to factor the cost of the consolidation itself.

Now as far as the reduced payment being your motivation, in many cases you may need this just to be able to afford your bills. Obviously this makes sense for you to do this but should be temporary and not to be considered final. What that means is you try and work on raising your payments as you can to increase your principal payments.

There are many dangers of consolidating debts into one account, most notably is that you have one large debt that will take you some time to eliminate. What usually happens is your car breaks, or your refrigerator goes south and now what… You need to whip out that credit card that you just consolidated balances from in the first place. So now you have to deal with the consolidation loan and the new balances on your credit card. This will now obviously have you now concentrating on multiple accounts again and the extra costs that this bring to your plate.

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Now this doesn’t mean that debt consolidation cant work for you, but a lot of planning needs to go into the process. What will you do once you have consolidated to increase the principal payments, and what will you do to reduce the interest costs. I work with my customers them how to make their currents accounts more efficient before they even consider debt consolidation. Once you have the principals down on how to make your accounts efficient then a debt consolidation program will work to you favor.

So in conclusion would I consolidate debt.? Yes given the right circumstances. Using out of the box package of consolidating without the planning phase on how your going to take advantage of it the answer should be no. It is too dangerous to assume it will magically fix your issue on its own and still requires understanding an actions on your part.

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The debate continues …. What is the best way to get out of debt. Debt elimination by far has the most punch towards debt reduction than any other methods available. This obvious excludes bankruptcy which is in a whole different bracket . Below I will discuss the different methods and the reasons they do not compare to a debt elimination plan.

Debt Management , in itself debt management is a good plan but in most cases you are paying out a monthly fee that you would better serve towards your own debt. Be very careful with this setup as in most cases your accounts will get closed. This is really not a good long term plan as your credit will take a hit and you will loose the ability of using your current cards for emergency purposes.

Debt consolidation is the most over used solution in the debt game and in at least 75% of the cases does not provide the desired effect. The solution itself looks attractive from the outside, lower payment, less bills to pay . In actuality its the same amount of debt that cost you less monthly but over all you are still loosing the same amount in interest and while it quietly drains your bank account. Debt consolidation as the first step in any debt solution is a mistake, however if you understand how to make your payment efficient first then by all means consolidate.

Debt Elimination by far will out perform any of these solutions as its pure design is to efficiently and swiftly eliminate your debt systematically. The design of most of the other solutions provide you with a way to maintain your debts with a very slow decline. The process of debt elimination if followed properly will provide you better efficiency across all your accounts, meaning your total costs go down and your debts will disappear faster.

Attempting to eliminate your debt can be done at any income level , the only thing you will have to loose is not starting the process. The more efficiency you build the more powerful the program will become, and will show you performance like you have never seen before. You will no longer be focusing on ways to passive your debt you will be looking at ways to make it work more efficient.

Debt elimination is a goal that every household should be looking towards, it will help economies stay healthy and vibrant.

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There are many road blocks you can encounter when attempting to recover from years of debt. But believe it or not you don’t have to be rich to do it at all, any average person that is willing to take the time can solve this issue. If you have tried and are not making progress , get some help from a company that specializes in what you are trying to accomplish.

NOTE: A word of warning not all services are equal and some are out right just scams… Make sure you are getting some kind of guarantee so that you are assured you are getting what you are paying for currently .

I looked at many programs before I decided to get into this field and I was not impressed with what is currently out there, here is a brief example why:

Debt Consolidation - Costs you money and you are refinancing the same amount of money over again , may be cheaper monthly but long term not wise

Debt Management - Usually a monthly fee ( I will demonstrate a better use of that fee) and in most cases your accounts get closed.

Debt Negotiation - Lawyer assisted debt negotiation is becoming real popular nut again it is costly and accounts again will be closed

Bankruptcy - Not much to say here, if you are actually at the point of bankruptcy than take advantage of it, learn from your mistakes and move on.

So now to the real meat and potatoes of why you don’t have to be rich to be debt free, it is all about how you are applying it currently . Most individuals are worrying about there houses first , which causes them to loose focus on the big picture. If you are struggling to make ends meet how is it that you have decided to attack the biggest amount you owe with little money to work with currently . It is not possible to pay off a mortgage throwing small pebbles at it, but if you work systematically you will be able to throw boulders at it.

Before you set to tackle your debts you first must understand several things, how much do you owe to each account and how much money is coming in and where EXACTLY is it being allocated . This brings up the budget word that so many people dread but if you will take the time to complete and accurate budget you will be able to make sound decisions.

Not everyone has the same issues regarding debt, some may have several credit cards and a house, other may have only one card but 2 cars and a school loan, but the issue still remains the same …How do you tackle it efficiently so that you can now start planning for paying off the house , I have news for you all IT DOES NOT TAKE 30 YEARS TO PAY OFF A HOUSE … nor should it take 5 years to pay off a credit card. These systems were all designed this way so they can reap massive profits off of each one of us and it simply does not have to be this way.

Once you have all your debts aligned and identified start attacking ONE at a time only (This does not mean do not pay the others) , the recommendation is to attack the card with the lowest balance. Apply every extra penny you can to this card and it will start to come down faster, you will be surprised what you will see when you focus. This debt will soon be gone allowing you to again focus on the next lower debt but with more money and power as you will have all the money you have been paying to add to it.

NOTE: There are many techniques I show my customers that will increase the efficiency of EVERY payment allowing to melt yor debt faster then you have ever done before, but you have to contact me for this service. You will be amazed on how much money I can save and how little my service costs.

Lets say you have a $500 credit card that you are trying to eliminate and they are currently asking for $25 dollars and you interest charge is $12.50 . Which in reality means you are making a $12.50 dollar paying and giving the rest away and this is not efficient as it will roughly take you 3 years at that rate to pay that debt off. Here is where I say paying for a monthly debt management service is a waste , lets say you can come up with a extra ten dollars ( in actuality you will likely have more but this demonstrates the problem) this brings your actual principal payment to $22.50 and it will now only take 1.8 years to pay it off. These numbers may not seem great but consider the fact that this is a measly little 500 dollar balance so you should be able to see the reason attacking larger debts with peanuts is useless. But if you continue to build on this process up the chain you will soon be attacking the bigger debts ore efficiently and these numbers will start coming down rapidly.

So sit down and start calculating and attack your debt systematically , you can do this or contact some for some help. This road still has its bumps but will make you very aware of your money and you will come out stronger and better.

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Credit card companies are very good at doing one thing , keeping you in debt for as long as possible. But if you know what to watch out for and how to get around them you will save yourselves a lot of money and get out of debt faster.

Trick#1 Offering for you to transfer a balance to your card , when you already have a higher interest rate balances currently on the card.  Why this is a big deal is because of the way the credit card companies handle payments. Now when you make a payment it pays off the lower interest balance first before the ones with higher interest rates. Now the only one that that benefits is the credit card, as they will continue to collect higher rates on the original balance until the lower rate balance is gone .

How would you get around this issue, only transfer a balance to a card with no balance or one that you can transfer the entire balance to and this issue will be avoided all together. Not that transfering for a better rate is a bad thing but if you do it improperly you will actually end up spending more in the end.

Trick#2 The funny thing is my credit card just tried this on me, they sent me a deal to make certain debts split off on the card to pay on those first until they are paid off, sounds good right.? Well again in hind sight it does the same thing as trick #1 . It takes you focus away from your actual balance and allows them to sock you with lots of interest on everything else.

Trick#3 This is not actually a trick as it is a greedy measure to ensure they stay profitable. Never ever ever make your payment even a day late. they will sock you with the most interest that they can legally causing you to not be able to make an efficient payment. There are ways to limit the amount of interest you pay on your credit cards, this is the practice I show all my clients to allow them to save money regardless of interest rates.

Trick# 4 Credit card companies will periodically offer you the ability to go a month without making a payment , do not fall for this technique and please make sure to go ahead and make your payment. This gives them another 30 days of interest on your full amount owed..  so bottom line don’t do it.

These are very common things credit cards will do to keep you in debt for as long as possible, but you can fight back by planning things correctly. Planning a proper debt elimination , debt consolidation, debt reduction plan will go a long way in reducing your debt fast and increasing your credit.

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With all the financial problems in today’s society it is easy to attempt to reach for solutions. Sometimes the solution you find looks like the answers to all your problems to your debt issues, but in the end does not provide the desired effect.

Everyone has seen or possibly gotten advertisements to consolidate your debts into new loans. While the terms always look better on paper, does it actually provide you a better deal long term.? The usual situation is for you to take several different loans and wrap them up into a single loan with a reduced payment. Now who wouldn’t jump at an offer like this.? better payment so obviously it is a better deal for you right.?… WRONG ! . There are many things you should be considering before you jump into debt consolidation, please do not get me wrong as I believe this will greatly benefit you if it is done correctly. I will discuss a few of the obvious things and offer some possibilities .

Lets say you have 3 cards with the following balances and rates:

Visa Card with 7500 (Minimum = 180) balance with an interest rate of 14% , discover card with 2000 (Minimum= 75)balance with an interest rate of 10,4%, and a master Card with a balance of 1200 (Maximum = 25) with an interest rate of 16%. You have a total of 1700 and are offered a flat interest rate of 9% with a minimum payment of 220 , while this is a decrease in your minimum is this actually a smart move long term.? If you plan on making the minimum payment as it is offered to you then it will not benefit you long term, so how could it benefit you !

The reason that it will not benefit you is your are starting a new loan at full interest and will pay more . Now lets say you get the better rate and still plan on paying your original payment , applying this amount of extra principal will now make sense . The reason you should be very sure you are going to be able to accelerate your payments before consolidating debt. If you do not do this you be right back in debt if not more than you originally started with before consolidating.

Now here is spin on this to think about before you consolidate your debts, get organized and prepare a proper budget and have your ducks in a row. Start analyzing your debts lowest to highest and determine how much money you have available to pay every month. Start with your lowest amount as it will go the fastest and apply everything you have available on this debt, everything else gets the minimum. Now that you have set the tone go ahead and look into debt consolidation loans. Once you have the debt consolidation loan pay the minimum by the third week of the billing period, and all additional funds the week after your next month posts.

Why would you want to pay that way you ask…   Thanks for asking …

When you pay your minimum at the end of the month you are essentially paying 30 days of interest on the full amount of the loan , by paying any additional within the first week you are reducing your balance by that amount thus reducing that amount of interest you will pay for that month. If you do this each month you will start to see a rapid reduction in your principal and the interest you pay.

So in conclusion to this article if you are consolidating and plan on paying the reduced amount DONT WASTE YOUR TIME as it will not provide you the full benefit.  If you need to reduce your expenses to make ends meet start with what you have first and if you need assistance contact a good financial consultant who can assist , Feel free to contact me if you don’t have one available and I would be happy to help.

Now if you are doing to be able to make a bigger payment I would say go for it as you will be making a dent in your debt and it will have made the most benefit.

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