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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 so many people today looking for solutions to their debt , debt elimination is one of the new hot buzz words. Lets explore what debt elimination really is an what you can expect if you decide to follow down this path.

Debt Elimination is a process you follow to systematically and efficiently eliminate your debts, many think or have been made to think that this process is a way to walk away from your debts. This is incorrect , and you need very careful following this advice as it can put in a bad spot. Your goal for debt elimination should be to quickly eliminate your debts, this will help your debt to income reduce faster than ever before and strengthen your credit. So is debt elimination possible and why should you be pursuing this path , because not doing so will cost you financially.

To prepare yourself to undertake a debt elimination process you need to complete several steps:

1. Create and maintain an accurate household budget , this step is key and should be completed before starting.
2. Identify all your accounts that are charging you interest , this can be done on paper or your favorite spreadsheet program. I have one provided on my website for your convenience and can be used to track your progress for a full year.

Once this process has been completed you will have armed yourself with enough information to plan a successful debt elimination solution. Attack your debt systematically and focus on one debt at a time, you will do more damage quicker if you attack your smallest debt first. This will allow to free up some wasted dollars towards attacking the bigger fish in the debt pond. It is always best to focus on pure debt elimination instead of shifting money around from account to account, unless it will free up some money that you can use to add to your focused debt.

Debt Elimination is the only way to gaurantee yourself financial freedom in the future as you will eliminating the single resource that is stealing your future income ( Interest) . Interest is one of the single most damaging components that is keeping millions in debt for years beyond when they should be in the first part. Concentrating on and accelerate your smallest balance debt will seem like a small thing in the beginning , however what you will start seeing is better money efficiency .

Here is an exercise you can do to get a rough idea on how long it is going to take you to eliminate your debts. For example assume your lowest debt is $500 and you are making a $25 payment of which $12 is interest. So  the reality is that it will take roughly 3.2 years at that rate assuming you are making the same consistent payments. To figure this out take 500 divided by 13 divided by 12 , this will give you a rough years and months to pay it off at that rate . Now say you have four interest accounts above that one that all reduce the minimums by a dollar a month so in one month giving 4 extra dollars . Now just with htis amount lets see how it will effect your outcome ( 500 divided 17 divided by 12), which will reduce your total years to 2.4 years. Just imagine what you could do if you really sat down and focused on this one single debt . This does not mean do not pay your other bills, it just means apply all extra to the focus debt and before you know it likely in a few short months it will be gone.

The principal outlined above works with any size debt and if applied correctly will reduce YEARS off your debt , and cost you significantly less in the long run. So keep focusing on your goal and increase it whenever you can and soon you will be out of debt.

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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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Getting out of debt is a very important goal that every should not hold lightly, but preserving and strengthening your credit is just as important . There are many reported fixes for credit but I would be very wary of those solutions, the best possible scenario for you is to have a long term track record. Some of the processes of credit fixes is to get things removed from your records and al that really does for you is make it look like you have no credit history.

The absolute best way to fix your credit is to show rock solid payment history with all your accounts, both credit and non credit in some cases. Things like utility bills and cell phones bills can also help you build and maintain good credit . Following a well developed debt elimination plan will keep you on track and focused on the goal of eliminating your debt fast and keeping and increasing your credit score. this will become important the next time you want to buy a car, getting better rates and making the whole process of getting financing in general easier.

One of the triggers that is looked at is your debt to income ratio, in most cases individuals are running a very non effective plan, meaning they are giving away more of their payment to interest than they need to each month. This shows up a slowly reducing principal balance , this means your debt to income also reduces slowly . The faster you can attack this problem the faster you will bring your credit score up , the debt to income is gauged on all your accounts not just one.

Another very important trigger is the ratio of having a balance higher than 40% of your maximum allowed per card . For instance if you have a card with a $2500 credit limit then the maximum revolving balance on that card should not exceed $1000 . Once the balance creeps above that amount it will start to effect your credit and the more you reduce it below that will effect your credit positively. Be careful though you cannot attach all your debts at once, you will stretch your resources too thin and have a negative impact in reference to your goals.

A properly planned debt elimination program will be concentrating mainly on the elimination of your debt at the fastest possible time frame , it should also allow for some flexibility to focus on specific areas. Debt elimination by design will help you make the payments you are making more efficient thus achieving any and all of the above mentioned goals happen faster . In a very short time frame all of the struggles your are currently having should become easier as you are on the road to eliminating your debt and reducing your financial stress.

This will pay off greatly for you if you by chance need a car, a small loan or even want to buy a house. Having been through this recovery phase should help you better hand the debt you will likely experience in the future . The lesson you learned and the knowledge you will gain by understanding how to increase the efficiency of your money will help you eliminate any debt in the fastest possible time frame.

Hope this information has been of some use to you

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Dealing with debt can be overwhelming at times , so the questions is should you do it yourself or contact a Financial Planner specializing in debt. This would really depend on several factors:

• Are you making progress (Reducing your principal )
• Can you locate a Financial Planner with reasonable rates

Believe it or not all services are made equal from the stand point of the services provided, some decision will be based on cost or possibly the level of services. The cheapest service may not be the best service, and likewise the most expensive service may not be the best.

It will be best to weigh them against each other using this criteria :

• What guarantees are you being offered ?
• What are your total costs ( Monthly re-occuring costs are not recommended)
• What is their specialty ( You would want a financial analyst who specializes in debt)

 Why would you pick a Financial Planner over a do it yourself method:

A good financial planner will put you on a quick path to debt reduction, proper execution while trying to eliminate debt is essential. Where as using the do it yourself method you may think you are on the right path not knowing if there is a better way. There are many ways for you to accelerate the payoff of your debts and a Financial Planner should help you discover which method works best for you.

Should you actually pay extra on all your cards ( old school thought and is not efficient) , should you pay the highest interest card ( you will be chasing your credit cards forever) , or do you pay the credit card with the lowest balance. These are the decisions you need to get right in order for you to be able to efficiently eliminate debt quickly. Doing things using any of the above methods will produce you some results but will they be efficient , or can you make changes that will increase the efficiency of every dollar you pay towards debt.

AS an example most of my clients that I take on are paying all of their bills on time but they are not making any progress in reducing their principal balances, WHY you ask… Because the way they are paying is VERY inefficient . The amount of actual principal balance each month is about 50% of their payment, so if you are OK with giving 50% of your money each payment then don’t make any changes. I challenge each and every one of you to fill out my financial form on my site and see for your selves how you are doing, making 2 very small changes can drastically change how much principal you pay each month.

So in conclusion to this subject if you are not making significant progress in your war on debt then you should consider a change and get some help, it can save you so much money that you WILL be giving away if you don’t make a change now. Evaluate each debt solution based on what you are getting not what you are giving them, I do not recommend any services that require a monthly fee, if you can afford a monthly fee you would be better served applying that directly to your debt.

Keep looking as I write additional posts about debt elimination and many other topics related to debt, freeing yourself from debt is the only way to secure a healthy retirement.

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Credit card debt relief scams you should avoid

As the US national debt level keeps on rising, a large number of people are seeking help of debt relief programs. People with overwhelmingly huge amount of debts can benefit from credit card debt relief programs. These programs are specially designed to suit the particular purpose of financially stressed debtors. Choosing the particular terms of the repayment plan program may affect a debtor’s financial condition. If you’re keen on freeing yourself from the shackles of debt, you need to choose the debt relief programs with utmost care and consideration so that you do not strike a bad deal. Read on to know about the common debt relief scams and how should avoid them.

    * Charging to repair your credit: There are many debt relief companies that force you to believe that they will fix your credit report. If you’ve fallen behind on your monthly payments, you’re sure to hurt your credit score. While you approach a debt relief company, they will make many false promises of repairing your credit by suggesting a better repayment plan that will enable you to pay off your debts. But rarely do such companies actually help you to fix your credit report. Thus, next time you come across a company that promises to fix your credit, take a measured decision before committing yourself with them.

    * Charging huge upfront fees: Most credit card debt relief companies have a habit of charging huge upfront fees. Recently the FTC has passed the new rules for debt relief companies where they prevent such companies from charging huge upfront fees. They also require disclosing all the rules and regulations of such companies and the consequences of settling debts through such debt settlement companies. After the rules come into effect, stay away from those companies who charge upfront fees before providing you with the service.

    * Claiming non-profit status: Many companies falsely claim they are non-profit companies while in actuality, they’re not. Before approaching a particular debt relief company, check whether or not the company is non profit. Non-profit organizations have a certificate that proves their non-profit status by the IRS. If you find the company hesitant to show you such certificates, be sure that they are a scammer.

Thus, if you’re looking for credit card debt relief programs, make sure that you take into account the above mentioned scams so that you are not cheated by them. Stay alert and take an informed decision while paying off your debts.

With credit card debt souring at the rate it is today comes the need for real solutions. It is also unfortunately the highest time for people to be on alert for scams that are aimed at taking advantage of the problems we face today. But even given these circumstances there are reliable sources of help with credit card debt and it will be worth while for you to explore these options.

There are several things for you to consider when evaluating a solution to solve your debt woes:

• Never pay someone else your money so they can pay your creditors for you
• Avoid solutions that are costing a monthly fee (You can be using this to combat your debts)
• Make sure the company provides you a solution that is to your benefit and not just theirs.

Remember that credit card companies are in business to make money and will do everything within their means to keep themselves profitable. Credit card companies can help you with this issue but will not do so due to the loss of profits they will incur. Now knowing that credit card companies are not on your side , what are your options.

You can attack the problem on your own by being persistant with your creditors and your payments. The more consistent you stay with your payments , charging only if necessary and continuing to reduce your debt.

More often then not it is advisable to contact a company that specializes in solutions designed to eliminate credit card debt. A company that specializes in handling this type of problem should be able to assist you with writing a highly focused plan to once and for all eliminate your debt. When evaluating a company consider the following:

• Make sure they are providing you detailed information so that you can understand the process
• Look for a guarantee , either money back or payment based on a successful process

If the company has a reliable service than they should have no issues providing you this type of guarantee. Make sure to compare several companies as not all companies are setup equal and the services and costs will vary somewhat. The ultimate goal of this program is about how it effects YOUR problem not how you make someone else rich, but each individual company will charge a reasonale fee for services.

Hopefully some of the information here was helpful to you in your search for a solution, we are here to assist you in any manner needed. Credit card debt is a major burden to so many people and the faster you start planning the faster somethng will happen.

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With so many different debt solution out there it can sometimes be confusing as to what would make a good pick to fit your needs. It certainly doesn’t help that thereis a lot of mis-leading information designed to confuse you, in the hopes that they can sell you a product even if it wont work. Here are the guidelines I would use when considering a debt solution to meet your needs.

First question you have to ask yourself is what do you want out of your debt solution? . Are you just looking to handle one particular debt, several accounts or are you attempting to eliminate all your debt.

Some debt solutions will suggest for you to just make more then your minimum payment , while this will certainly help you pay the debts faster… is it enough? If you only had one debt to deal with this may be sufficient for you, but there are more efficient ways to increase your debt pay-off. Not to mention that if you did this for more then account at at time you will be spreading your money too thin and hardly making a big enough dent on your principal. So if this was the suggestion of the plan that I was reviewing it would be put on the bottom on my list.

Another very popular suggestion from other debt solutions are to attack your highest interest rate cards first before your lowest interest rate cards. While this may seem like a good idea in reality it is not and here is why , if you look at your goal of trying to eliminate your debt. Lets just say for argument sake that we an extra 75 dollars that we are applying, you pay less off of the account with higher interest due to the interest rate, so does this really make sense..?. You only have so much money typically to apply so best put it where it will efficiently work FOR YOU ….NOT THEM . I would be wandering who benefits from this type of setup and who stands to gain more them or you. The only exception to this is an 0% interest rate card, if you know you will pay it off before the rate will increase then continue that path. But if the card has a time limit before it will increase you should apply everything you can towards that card as it subtracts 100% from your principal. The benefit there would be that you have the possibility of paying it off, giving you the amount you were paying on it to use towards another card.

Now for the last debt solution that I am going to discuss today involves a systematic approach to eliminating your debts. Not knowing what you have to work with we will use and example I have created for demonstration. In this example we have three credit cards, a car payment, and a first and second mortgage. We will not even be looking at the mortgages or the car for the moment,, just keep making the minimum payments on those for now.

But here is how you would handle the credit cards and the reasoning behind handling them this way. Using your favorite spreadsheet program or paper if you prefer, line all your debts up from the lowest balance to the highest. You would continue to pay the minimums on the two above the one with the lowest balance, as the minimums decrease add that amount to the one with the lowest balance. Funnel all that you can towards that debt first, any funds above your minimum should be made as an extra payment on the first day that your credit card posts for the next month.  Let me explain that so it is clear why… lets say you have 50 dollars extra consistently not including the reductions on the minimums of the other cards, which you would add to this amount. If you apply it on the first day of next months billing period you will reduce your interest charges for approx 28ish days for the amount you have lowered your balance. This will have a big advantage for you as it will one lower your interest costs immediately and apply more towards principal. these two things in combo will dramatically reduce how long it takes to pay off that debt, once you are done you can then roll that amount back up towards the next debt , except you will now use that full amount to pay as the extra amount on the first day of that billing statement, once your credit cards are gone attack your car then your second and first mortgages. If you are motivated you can easily pay off everything you owe in 7-10 years, which beats 30 years assuming you don’t do a debt consolidation along the way.

Well I hope that this information has been helpful to you .

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Have you ever noticed that you have been paying your credit call bills but they never seem to really move in your direction. There are many reasons why this occurs and once identified can be corrected in your benefit , not your bank or credit card companies.  Following the steps outlined here will greatly increase your payment efficiency and help you get out of debt faster.

The first rule of thumb is that you should only be concentrating on one of your debts at a time for maximum efficiency. Spreading money out across multiple debts is not going to provide you the same impact as it will paying it on one source.

Zero percent interest cards should be the first on your list, if you happen to have any of them use them to your advantage. They are usually short term rates but will allow to reduce your overall balance quickly.

Even though you may be tempted to move around and attack different types of accounts you should consider the following before starting. Credit cards fluctuate in minimum payments unlike other types of debt and this will useful to you later. Once your interest free cards are gone you should line up your debts as follows.

Starting with the lowest balance card apply your minimum payment to this card no later then the 3rd week that it is due, using the amount that you had been paying on your previous card as an extra payment. Only pay this once your previous months statement posts so that this additional amount will reduce your interest for the next month and increase your principal payment amount. Doing this consistently month after month will show you an improved efficiency in reducing your principal balances.

If any of your other cards reduce their minimum payments roll that amount down to the debt you are concentrating on currently as part of your extra payment. This has the possibility of increasing this amount by 2 to 5 dollars a month and over time it will increase your efficiency even more.

Continue this pattern  until you have wiped out all of your debts and now you will have the ability to use the majority of your paychecks to plan for things like savings,retirement,and pretty much anything. The biggest reason that many are strapped is that they are using credit to it maximum, this is diluting your money every month. Changing how you pay back your current debt now will make a great difference on how long you stay in debt, how strong your credit will be and overall how much of the hard earned money you keep or give away.

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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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