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What is pay your debts?

Have you been receiving a lot of bills that you simply cannot seem to get rid of recently? If you feel you are knee deep in debt that you might not be able to get rid of any time soon, don't worry! You can get over it. However, simply chucking your bills into a garbage bin will not help. The only way to get rid of your credit problems is to pay your debts. No matter how hard you try, you simply cannot find any shortcuts. There are some simple steps that you can follow to get rid of your credit once and for all and become financially independent.

The first step you can take to pay your debts is to sit down and analyze your budget and bills so that you know how much you are making and how much you are in debt for. Knowing exactly how much you owe will give you some perspective on your situation so that you can deal with it immediately. The second step is to calculate how much you can afford to put aside to pay your debts. Although it might seem tempting to simply pay the minimum payment required every month, it might be a better idea to throw in as much as you can so that you get rid off the debts as quickly as possible. Remodeling your house or buying a new car might seem important but these are things that can wait until after you have repaid the debts. Also prioritize and try and find out which debts have to be dealt with first. Obviously it is better to deal with the ones with highest interest rates first since the longer they exist, the more you end up paying.

The next step you can take is cash out your investments to repay your debts. This might seem like a bad move to some since your investment could be earning a nice interest. But if the rate of interest on you debt is higher, you will save more money by using the money to pay your debt rather than trying to make a profit off its interest. If your savings are not enough to cover the debt, borrow some money off your life insurance if you have one. This will not affect your credit situation as you are borrowing your own money and also the rates of interest on this will be much lower than most other loans.

If you really can�t afford to repay the loan right now, try renegotiating with your creditors. If you can�t do this by yourself use the help of a credit counselor. Try explaining your situation to your creditor. If nothing else works tell them you might have to file for bankruptcy. The creditors would probably not like this as they obviously need their money back. Therefore there is a good chance that they could renegotiate with you so that the conditions are a little more favorable to you and you can pay your debts easily.

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