Monday, December 18, 2006

Bankruptcy Avoidance - Eliminating Debt

Americans generally have one thing in common - debt. Were you expecting
something else? Sadly, whatever plans we make or whatever we claim when we
are in our youth, we manage to some how get into debt. For most people,
especially applies to student type loans and credit cards. Yes, college
somehow changes how we do things. Next thing you know you are married with
some children, a hefty mortgage, car repayments and mountains of credit card
type debts. It's now time to eliminate credit card debt today. Of course you
must be asking how this can be done, and get it done today? Well, hopefully
you are a movie fan because 'Heat' isn't so far from the truth.
Eliminating credit card debt that way is foolhardy because jail is not where
you want to go. Your interest would go even higher.
Ouch!

Yes, everyone wants to know the secret to getting rid of credit card debts
the fastest way possible. That goes without saying.
The question should be - how do we start? For some of you this will be a
major challenge, but for me it's simple. Frankly the most sensible thing to
do right now is to evaluate how many cards you have and how much interest
you are paying on them.
Yes, write it down now! How miserable does it appear? Now you need to get
onto the Internet.

The Internet is a fantastic tool for searching and researching eliminating
this type of debt permanently. So open up that search engine and let's learn
how to consolidate debt. You need to understand how to consolidate all those
ugly balances into one much lower monthly repayment. The trump card is the
interest, lower interest than you are currently dealing with.
You may need to consider getting a loan or doing a transfer of your balances
onto one single low interest card. The key is APR. High interest as you know
is a killer. Why pay out more than you have to, right? This exercise is
about getting rid of that debt now.

The fact is that paying off this type of debt takes time. Fast is not
necessarily fast, but a slower and necessary process.
The important thing is to lower those payments. With the help of the
Internet you can research the best ways to consolidate your credit card
balances and avoid bankruptcy, maybe get some advice about debt management.
No time like the present, so get to it!


About The Author: Johnathan Bakers publishes for the most part for
http://www.debtania.com , an internet site with information about investing
and debt relief. You can come across his articles over at
http://www.debtania.com/howtoeliminate.html
and other sources for how to eliminate credit card debt information.

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