In Debt Consolidation, There Is A Solution

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Financial )



You may be drowning in debt, having run up so much in credit card bills. You need first to admit to yourself, I am in debt and I need to get out of this situation. The next thing would be to consider your options. Usually, when one is in debt consolidation is one good way out.

You need to determine why you got so much in debt – more for the purpose of making sure you will not get into a similar situation in the future. Afterwards, evaluate exactly how much money you can spare from your monthly income to pay down your debts. Then, calculate how much in new loans you will take out, using the money you can spare to service the resulting monthly payments.

When you are so much in debt consolidation helps reduce interest costs. This usually involves taking out a low-interest second mortgage on your home and using the proceeds of the loan to settle your high-interest short term debts.

You must remember that even in debt consolidation there are risks to you. Perhaps the most important is that consolidation converts unsecured debt to debt secured by your home.

If you should again find yourself drowning in debt in the future and for some reason cannot service your mortgage payments, you will lose your home. Another risk is that you may lose your mobility.

Finally, consolidation will result in lower monthly payments. This can tempt you to build up credit card balances all over again. You will have to guard against that compulsion, otherwise you may get so much in debt again but this time you’ll risk being without a home.

Though you may find in debt consolidation strategies some risks, you must evaluate these carefully, because in debt consolidation, you have a sound way to surmount your short-term debt problem.


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