Wednesday, 27 April 2011

A Couple Of Brief Bad Debt Consolidation Options

By Bertulda Zerna


Bad debt consolidation will help you to package together your debts so that you only have one payment to make towards one creditor each month. The entire process of consolidating your financial obligations will make managing your finances a whole lot easier and should help you to save money in the long run. Here are some tips that should help you consolidate your debt.

It is first important for you to work out the total amount of money that you need to package together. This woman working at the total balance of your credit cards, overdrafts, loans, and other financial obligations. You should also look to see how much you are paying towards each of them each month, and what interest charges apply to them as well.

Once you've done this you will then need to look into the different options available. There are several different ways of consolidating your debts, some of which may be applicable to you, and some of which may not. Consider the virtues of each option and then simply choose the one that is most appropriate.

A specific debt consolidation loan is one option. These loans have been created for this particular purpose and will help you to package together all of the debts that you have. You will, therefore, only have one payment to make towards a single credit every month, and will make this payment for many months or years until your entire loan has been paid off. Generally this is likely to take between 3 and 5 years.

If you own a property and you have a mortgage then it might be an option to remortgage and release equity. Usually you have to own about 50% of your property at least for this to be a viable option. If you can release equity, however, that you can use this to cover your financial obligations.

If you are struggling with several smaller credit card debts then it might simply be an option for you to get a larger credit card to cover them. The benefit of this is the fact that a new credit card will usually come with a no interest introductory period. This will enable you to pay off the balance of your debt, rather than just interest.

If possible it would be a good idea to borrow some money from a family member or trusted friend. This would certainly be the most flexible and the most affordable option




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