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There are numerous ways to reduce your total and monthly debt load, many less painful than others. The obvious one, of method, is to simply pay down your bills. That can be difficult, and for a majority of people it may seem hopeless, but there is one scheme that has been employed by many with much success and that is the snowball approach (so named by Dave Ramsey).

Remember, try to remain focused and you can become debt free using the snowball method, sometimes without professional debt help.

This method, in essence is very simple, audit your bills from lowest to highest. Pay the bare minimum required on all monthly bills, then allocate any left over funds you can, to paying off the lowest debt first. Thus, the lowest debt will get paid off initially, this frees up yet more money to allocate to the next lowest, which is now the smallest debt, repeat these steps until you have achieved the level of debt you want or can manage.

This course has several advantages, you see regular, visible progress in reducing your bills and in a relatively short period of time you could well be down to a livable level. As you roll-off those accounts, you have more free income which can possibly be split between payments on the debt next in line and the enjoyment of maybe some rewards.

Psychologically, this assists keeping the debtor motivated to continue the program, seeing real progress helps one stick with it during a financially challenging period, but, for all its virtues, the procedure does have one real drawback. It indeed requires a longer period of time and more money overall to pay off all your accounts that way, the reason has to do with how interest is compounded.

If you pay off a $1,500 debt or loan, a $3,000 loan or debt and a $15,000 debt or loan they may all have the same rate of interest, however paying off the lowest amount initially will indeed cost you more in total interest paid, since any outstanding amount will be charged at the same rate of interest, the higher amount will incur the largest charge, as a result, over time, you will pay more in total interest charges.

Reversing the order and paying the highest amount first, without doubt saves you money in the long run, as you pay down the largest debt first, you are reducing the amount of interest and money paid over time. The difficulty is that the latter scheme, though more cost effective in the long run, is harder for most people to remain focused and committed too. It takes a lot of discipline to live with that debt burden as you slowly bring down the $15,000 debt or loan.

With the majority of interest rates, the lower debts will clearly get paid off initially, but in the meantime you are making high monthly payments that takes great willpower every month. That willpower is the one thing that many people deep in debt find hardest to generate. it's the one factor, often, that led to the sky-high debt in the first place, for these people, using the snowball approach may well be an advantage, despite the larger total amount paid out over the life of all the bills combined.

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No "one-size-fits-all" recommendation is practical when considering the best level of debt one can assume, however that doesn't mean there are no extensive guidelines to consider.

Naturally, lenders and credit card companies are more than happy to make available as much money as they think their borrowers will repay. The lenders and credit card companies take risks, but those are calculated risks. They look at default rates, current interest rates and carefully check credit history when they make loans available, borrowers can benefit by following many aspects of their strategy.

5 Factors to consider with when calculating your correct amount of debt.

Factor 1 - Prior to taking out a new loan or line of credit, deal with the odds that you will have to default on the debt repayments, do not factor in to your decision the possibility of deliberately defaulting or filing bankruptcy, you will find the consequences are rarely worth it and that should be reserved as a very last option.

Factor 2 - You can factor in expected increases in earnings & income as banks and other business do in their estimates, however you should be very sure you're clearly going to receive how much you have estimated. A promised raise or hoped for income from a stock sale is far from guaranteed increases in income and wages.

Factor 3 - Look at the current interest rates and make a prediction about where they are headed, businesses also do this, it can possibly be a very difficult thing to be confident about, but general trends are not random. You can look at futures, bonds and other indicators. If 7% bond option prices are going down, the majority professionals are betting interest rates will rise to above that in the future, these represent the bets of professionals about the future direction of inflation and interest rates.

Factor 4 - Look at your own credit history the same way a bank would, try to see it from their perspective. Would you loan yourself say $20,000 at 6% for 36 months? Avoid rationalizing late payments or defaults, you may have had a legitimate reason, or you may not yet have developed the inner and financial resources to repay all your accounts on time.

Factor 5 - Consider your total wage and expenses realistically, you may badly want a new car or other item, but can you afford an extra $600 per month without sacrificing essentials while still meeting your current obligations?

Be totally honest with yourself when considering, what is the most appropriate level of debt you can manage.

No one can decide for you whether it is worth assuming an ongoing $250 per month credit card expenditures at 11.5% in order to have an item you've been longing for is a good decision, you may value having the item today more than you value the extra money it will cost you over what you save in interest by saving for the item initially and then purchasing, but you should at least think about it. Impulse purchasing is one of the most common ways credit card users get themselves in over their heads, financially speaking. Deal with the possibility that if you wait and saved for, say, 6 months to a year you will have both the item and something else you can buy with the money you would have paid in interest.

Evading this fact, if it is a fact in your circumstances, that you can not truly afford the payments is the surest way to get into a financial dilemma, the kind of financial dilemma that can take months or years to get out of. Think long term, be realistic, and you will be able to decide what is the best level of debt for you.

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There are several advantages to a debt consolidation home equity loan compared to other forms of borrowing. It is easier to get, comes at a lower interest rate, and has tax benefits that other loans don’t. It can help borrowers clear up outstanding bills and improve their credit rating, provided they use the money wisely and avoid the danger of “reloading.”

Reloading is a cycle of getting a debt consolidation loan to pay off bills and free up credit that is then use to make additional purchases. This spending spiral can result in homeowners owing more than their home is worth. The loan is no longer fully secured and if the borrower’s income goes down or the home’s market value plummets, the owner could face foreclosure or bankruptcy.

You can get a Debt Consolidation Loan Worksheet to help catalogue the costs and determine what you can afford; plus a no-risk loan quote at Simple-Mortgage-Refinancing. This is a quick and convenient way to see how much you could be qualified to borrow today.

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A debt consolidation loan allows you to pay off your outstanding bills like credit cards and unsecured loans. It will simplify payments and probably lower your interest rate and monthly payments. This new loan doesn't reduce your debt; it just restructures it, which can help you get right-side-up financially.

Debt consolidation financing has to be underwritten by some sort of collateral, usually real estate or a home. You are covering your current unsecured debt with a secured loan. The terms on the loan can range over several years and your collateral will be tied up for the life of the loan. If you default on a debt consolidation loan, you could lose your home, so be careful.

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