5 Simple Tips For Getting Out Of Debt In 2006!
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Face it - Debt is an offshoot of the way of the normal American life.
You have that "American Dream" - the 2.5 kids, the puppy dog,
the white picket fence, and the big back yard. But don't forget
the two cars, the impending 2.5 college educations, the kids'
clothes, toys, and schooling, along with clothes, vacations,
furniture, Christmases, Hanukahs, and every other expense on
your credit-card statement.
The reality of the cost of living in America, or anywhere in the
Western world, can be a hard pill to swallow, especially if you
don't have the cash flow to help that pill go down.
What's the easiest solution then for most Americans?
Go into debt. (That's how the American Dream can quickly
transform into the American Nightmare.)
If you're in this situation, stop beating on yourself.
Kicking yourself while you're down for things you've done in the
past is no way to solve your problems in the future. Instead,
consider ways that you can constructively and positively get rid
of your debt.
No - one way is not to open up another credit card and transfer
your debt there. That only means higher interest payments for
you down the road.
No, the best way in many cases for you to solve your debt
problem is to take advantage of what's probably right under your
feet as you read this.
The carpet?
Close. What's under your carpet?
An old hardwood floor?
OK, now you're getting colder as well as silly.
Let me help you with a huge clue -- you've been paying a monthly
mortgage on it for the last x amount of years.
taht's right, you've got it -- your house!
Use the equity that you've built up in your home to your
advantage. That's where a home equity line of
credit or a home
equity loan comes in, to help you consolidate your debts.
A home equity line of credit is like loan that works like your
credit cards. You take out a lump sum of credit, based on your
equity, to pay off your debts and then you pay off what you owe
monthly or just pay the interest.
Obviously, however, for someone who's had problems with credit
cards in the past, the line of credit might not be the best.
Instead, there's the basic home equity loan. Home equity loans
act like lump sums that you can use to pay off your debt in one
fell swoop.
With home equity loans, you agree to take out a loan for the set
amount of money that you need, say, to pay off the total amount
of your credit card debt. That loan is in essence taken out on
your house!
Of course, that's not your money. You need to make payments
every month for the term of the loan, like you would for your
regular mortgage or for your car loan.
So what's the benefit of that if you still have to pay a regular
monthly amount?
Well, chances are, those monthly payments have less interest
attached to them, so your total monthly payments would be less
than they would be on your typical plastic cards - and in many
cases it does work out to be considerably less!
Plus, instead of having to send out two, three or even ten
checks to all of the credit card companies that you owe money
to, you only need to send out one check to the loan bank.
About the author:
Duncan Roberts is a Debt Consolidation guru - having had to do
it himself numerous times. You can read more Tips and Tricks at
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