Thursday, 8 May 2008

Save Money With Debt Assistance

By L. B. James

A debt assistance provider may be able to help you get your head above water again should you feel like you are drowning in debt. However, consider whether you can get out of debt on your own before you take the plunge into debt assistance.

Consider A Second Job

The easiest way to reduce your debt quickly without resorting to debt assistance is to get a second job. Devote your earnings on your second job to getting out of debt. Apply the savings toward the highest interest debt first, then the next highest interest rate, and so forth.

If you don't believe you have the time, strength or energy to work a second job away from home, consider working your second job in the comfort of your home. With a high speed internet connection, many jobs such as web designing and copy writing can be done at home.

Sell What You Already Have

Look around your house and consider what you could sell, and apply the proceeds of sale toward reducing your debt. Maybe you have a collection of some knick-knacks or childhood merchandise that you could easily sell on craigslist or eBay. You may even try the classified ads in your local newspaper.

Having a garage sale could be a second option. You may be pleasantly surprised at how fast you can make hundreds or even a thousand dollars by selling your excess items and possessions. The same applies here as with the second job: be sure to apply all funds from the sale of these items and articles to debt reduction. These proceeds are not a windfall; they are a means of providing your own debt assistance so you can reduce the heavy load of debt upon your life.

Get Credit Counseling

If the foregoing efforts are not enough to reduce your debt sufficiently,or at least considerably it, then credit counseling is the next step of debt assistance that can really start to make a difference in your life. A personal face-to-face meeting with an experienced credit counselor assist you with needed resources you to manage your your finances and your debt. You can learn how to set up a budget, maybe for the first time in your life, and how to stick with it.

You and your credit counselor together will set up a plan for debt management that considers all your creditors and all of your debt. With the plan, you will be left with enough money so you don't feel too pinched. Hence, way you will be able to stay with the plan over the months or perhaps years that it takes to conquer debt.

Be Patient

It has been proven to work with this kind of debt assistance. It normally takes someone up to six years to get all their debts reduced to a managable level or paid off. However, do not extend the process by acquiring new debt while you undergo any debt assistance program.

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