If your credit card bills or credit loans are piling up, or you are simply deep in debt, do not worry. There are tools available to help, one of which is credit card counseling debt consolidation. The credit card counseling professional will be on your side to assist you through the process and help you on your way to getting out of debt. Your counselor will education you on successful debt management skills and to help you carry out an appropriate debt management program. You will gain the knowledge needed to help improve your current financial situation and the tools and skills to contribute to your long-term financial future. Your counselor will teach you how to avoid harmful spending habits, patterns of late payments and other financial habits putting you in debt.
The central goal of the counseling program is to help you rid of your accumulated debt. The goal is not to eliminate some of the debt, but rather all of it and also to avoid the recurrence of a high debt situation. Along the way, though, essential to your long-term financial health is to gain the knowledge you need to survive. If you do not know or understand something, you must ask the credit card counseling company. Never be afraid to ask questions and even do your own research. If you do not understand a budget, you must ask. If you have questions regarding your credit report or how to understand credit ratings, the counselor can explain it to you and help you understand. If you do not understand interest rates on credit accounts, have banking-related questions, or do not understand the difference between secured and unsecured debt, the counselor can help.
One aspect of the program may be a debt or credit consolidation, which may include your credit card debt and a debt consolidation loan. Before acting on this consolidation, though, be sure to ask about and research any potential consequences or impacts of a consolidation. For example, one impact may be the inability to use any of your credit cards after the consolidation. If you are trying to get out of debt, this should not be much of an issue, but you need to know these things prior to taking this step. Of course, when choosing a debt counseling and consolidation program, eliminating your unsecured debt should be top priority. Keep this in mind as you commit to a service.
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Does credit card consolidation work or not?I have heard that some companies end up with all your money, are there any good credit consolidation companies and if so what are they? Thanks for any help
They are one of the more reputable companies out there that can help you with your debts. They charge low fees and can help you learn about why you got into debt and how to educate yourself and get out of debt. They offer several programs from debt consolidation to debt settlement.
Good luck to you.
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He is a financial giant. Great advice there. Read Financial Peace , Total Money Makeover both by Dave Ramsey.
Any company that you pay to help you with your credit problems is only making your problem worse. There are free credit counseling services that really do help but they negatively affect your credit. Since it is ruined anyway, it shouldn't matter.
If you want to handle it yourself you need to stop charging things on your cards, contact the companies involved and tell them if they lower your interest rate you will work with them to pay the cards off. Let them know if they continue with the high rates that you will feel no obligation to throw good money after bad.
You really didn't give us enough information to help you. I don't know if there is a mortgage involved but if there is pay your mortgage and utilities before you pay anything else. Would have more information if I had more detail.
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I work for a credit counseling agency. What you are talking about is a debt management plan. Usually we have pre-existing arrangements and it really depends on the credit card company as to what they have agreed to reduce (payments, interest, or both). I would suggest you talk to one of our counselors. Its free for the counseling session and depending on your state, the fee to set up the DMP would be minimal or less than $50. This is due to maitanence—we are non-profit and partnered with United Way. Call us today. 1800-251-CCCS (2227) or visit us at http://www.cccsinc.org for more details.
With those figures, your best bet is probably to set up an appointment with a credit counseling agency or financial advisor and they will be better suited to advise you as to the variety of plans available to you both "in" your area and "for" your financial situation. Have your dad go w/you for personal support. You may be able to get out of the hole you're in WITHOUT digging a deeper one.
In the meantime…..
**Destroyed the cards? GREAT start!!!
You can also take better control of the other expenses that nip at you month to month by…
*get a cheaper cell phone plan-maybe even a prepaid one (you control your spending better that way)
*If you have the "full deal" cable tv service…cut it down to basic for a while till things iron out, you can always re-upgrade later.
*If you have ALL the extras on your home phone, get rid of it all and keep just basic service and MAYBE the caller id. Pick up a cheap answering machine for a one time expense rather than have the voice mail that you pay monthly for.
*Any other "installment" plans that you have PAY BEFORE THE DUE DATE! You'd be AMAZED at how much more will go to the principal instead of the interest.
*If you have "high-end" internet, cut down to basic for a while…that too can be re-upgraded later.
There are ALOT of little ways that you can cut down on some of the "over-head" while you get things straight. And you'd be surprised what you discover you can live without, You may end up realizing just how much and wonder why you were wasting so much money!
GOOD LUCK!
Si what if you can't buy "stuff" for awhile just throw EVERYTHING you can at the debt. Dave Ramsey is a fool to tell people to pay a lower balance account so you can "Feel Good", attack the one with the highest interest first that way you do not throw away money even if it is only a few dollars a month that you have to tackle the debt.
Next get a second job for 6 months and put every dime you make and have to spare toward the debt.
Get rid of your cell phone and cable for awhile, stop going out do anything to get rid of the debt then you can turne the cable and cellphone back on.
Good luck oh and pay the debt and on time yourself FORGET any kind of consolidation/repair services.
You might consider transferring your balances to a 0% APR credit card. Although this won't solve your problem completely, it will reduce your monthly minimums and help you avoid paying interest for up to 12 months. Over that period, you could knock down your balances significantly– then maybe even switch to another 0% APR credit card before the first intro period is over (until your debt is paid off completely). You can find a complete list of offers here:
http://www.asapcreditcard.com/0-apr.html
Although switching credit cards on a regular basis might have a slightly negative impact on your credit score– it's only short-term. Eventually, after you pay down your debt and return to your normal spending habits– your credit score will return back to it's original state. BIG DIFFERENCE: you won't be in debt anymore!
Some people don't advise using this method because it might be hard to resist spending more with your new credit cards. But if you're disciplined– you could reduce your debts quicker and save a lot of money.
Hope this helps. GOOD LUCK!