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How to Get Out of Debt
One of the biggest problems facing many people today is the burden of debt. Often times debt accumulates from the lack of understanding of how money "works". However, there are some people that rely upon credit cards and lines of credit to live from day to day because they want "stuff". So, how do you get out of debt? It's pretty easy to read, but to put into action is a little more difficult. It takes hard work and determination to get out of debt. Here are 3 quick steps to help you get out of debt. Step 1 - Cut up your credit cards! This might seem extreme, but you have to stop taking on new debt in order to get out of debt. I'm not talking about just putting your credit cards in a drawer and not using them, but actually cutting them up. You will be tempted to use them if you still have access to them. Step 2 - Plan to fail or Fail to Plan. You need to have a plan on how you are going to pay off your debts. What you need to do is a simple process called the "debt snowball". This might sound a little strange, but follow this process for debt elimination. Take all of your credit card debts. We are not talking about the mortgage or car payment, yet. List all of your credit card debts from lowest monthly payment to highest. What we are going to do is focus on the lowest balance. Keep making your minimum payments on all cards except for the lowest balance. Now put all of your extra money towards the lowest balance card. If you need to sell some stuff, or get a second job, then do it! When you have the lowest balance card paid off, take the amount of money that you were paying toward that card, and put it on the minimum payment of the next lowest balance. You will begin to see that balance disappear pretty quickly now. You just keep rolling the amounts from previous cards that you were paying into the amount you are paying on the next card. Pretty simple! Step 3 - Emergency Fund! Since you have cut up your credit cards, I'm sure you were tempted to keep one "just in case of an emergency". Don't! What will happen is that life will happen. Your car will break down, the water heater will go out, etc. You need to begin working on putting together a minimum of $1,000 in an emergency fund for those "just in case" incidents. This will help prevent you from reaching out for credit to pay for those times when something happens. I hope you find these tips useful, and remember, if you want to get out of debt, you have to begin to take the steps to get out of debt. |
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This intel was contributed by Elliott
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May, 2012
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