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Debt Management and Collecting Your Debts Cleaning Up Past Debt Management Mistakes
Everybody makes mistakes. Mistakes may be one of the few things that every human being on the planet has in common with every other human being on the planet. No matter how well educated we are or how street smart we are, we are all going to make mistakes in our lives. It's a given.
Mistakes in debt management are one of the most common of all the possibilities.
Getting in over your head financially speaking has become so commonplace that an entire industry has emerged to deal with the problem. It really isn't hard to see how and why this happens.
The credit card companies make getting into deep debt easy. Anybody who has a social security number can get a credit card. You fill out an application, of course, but the information on the credit card is not verified. Employment is not verified and other debts are not considered when a credit card is issued. Even dogs (the real kind that have four legs) have been issued credit cards.
The spending limit that is set on a credit card can be anywhere from a few hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars.
Then we are all bombarded with advertisements for goods and services that are very attractive. Our friends have stuff, and our neighbors have stuff, and we want the same stuff. With credit card in hand, we set out to get the stuff, and suddenly there is a mountain of debt.
There are about three options: debt consolidation loan, home equity loan, or bankruptcy. Most people will choose either a debt consolidation loan or a home equity loan in an attempt to clean up past debt management mistakes.
Either works, but unless lessons have been learned well enough that they will not be repeated, the industry can depend on repeat business.
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| Five Secrets of Debt Management Debt Management for the Future
We can't foresee the future and I'm pretty sure that's a good thing. Although we can't see the future or what it holds for us, we do need to be prepared financially to deal with it. If you spend like there will be no tomorrow, when tomorrow does get here, you're going to be in deep trouble.
The trick in debt management is to live as well as you can today while preparing to live even better in the future. Just because you live in a financially responsible manner doesn't mean that you always have to do without everything that you want right now. You do, however, have to choose.
There are three important factors in successful debt management today that will prepare for the unseen future.
The first of these three ingredients is saving. It will never work to save what is left at the end of a pay period. There will never be anything left. You must save before you spend. The most painless way to save is to never get the money that you will save at all. Go by the payroll office where you work and sign a form that instructs your employer to deduct some money from your paycheck and save it for you.
The second ingredient is to prepare yourself for debt. Before you make a purchase for which you will have to make a monthly installment payment, save the amount of the monthly installment for three months before you make the purchase to see if you can comfortably live with that much less in disposable income every month.
The third ingredient is a little trickier. You must know yourself. You must make choices based upon your own set of priorities. Would you rather buy that new car, or would it really make you happier to do with the car you have and buy a boat? You really can't have both if you are going to prepare for the future. |
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| Debt Problems and Debt Management Debt Management: The Controls
Managing debt is very much like driving a car. When you drive a car, you must know where you are going, keep your hands on the steering wheel, your eyes on the road ahead, look behind you, and watch your speed. That is the way that you control a car, and controlling debt is done in the very same way.
Know where you are going: You and your spouse or significant other need to sit down and define your financial goals so that everybody knows what the destination is. With specific goals in mind, the route to achieving them will be easier to define.
Keep your hands on the steering wheel: The steering wheel of debt management is the family budget. A clear allotment of funds will keep your financial life on the road and going in the right direction.
Keep your eyes on the road ahead: To avoid accidents, you need to be prepared to stop or take evasive action when driving a car. The same is true of debt management. You need to save first and spend second.
Look behind you: We always learn more from the mistakes we have made in the past, and we can learn from the things that we did right as well. Remember where you have been so that you can better see where you are going. Gauging progress inspires us all to do better.
Watch your speed: You don't want to try to go too fast when achieving your financial goals. You need to live well today, as well. But you don't want to poke along in the slow lane, either. Set a speed and stay in control of that speed. Save on a regular basis so that your goals may be achieved...but enjoy the trip, too. |
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