Thursday, December 30, 2010

Can Debt Consolidation Get Rid of Financial Headaches

If you find that you’re drowning in monthly bills because you owe money on too many credit cards or personal loans, debt consolidation can help. In these tough economic times, maybe your hours at work have been cut, or worse, you’ve lost your job. Whatever the reason, you may turn to credit cards to get through the month, paying for gas, car repairs and medical emergencies. Sometimes you may have to resort to using the credit card for food and utilities. Or because of some unexpected expenses such as needing a new appliance because the old one finally broke down, you have to take out a small loan.
As time goes on, you try to pay off the credit cards and the loans, but find you can only make the minimum monthly payments. In the meantime, you’re paying interest and maybe even some late charges when you miss a payment, and it looks like you’ll never be able to pay off the debt.
Here’s how a debt consolidation service can get you out from under the stack of bills you face each month and away from the worry and stress the debt creates. The service will take all your unsecured debt—credit cards, medical bills, personal loans—and combine them into one easy payment each month. They will also, in most cases, get your creditors to lower the interest rate, making the overall interest you pay much lower. By consolidating your bills, you’ll be able to pay off the debt much sooner. You’ll have that relief of paying only one bill every month and see a time when the debt will actually be paid off once and for all.
While you’re making payments to the debt consolidation service, they can also help you come up with a budget that works for your finances and lifestyle so you don’t fall into the same harmful financial situation again.

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