Credit card debt

First and the foremost thing that hovers around in our minds, when we are in a tight debt situation is how to completely eliminate credit card debt. Harassing collection calls, mounting liabilities, and bad credit score is enough to drive anyone crazy. To avoid such a harrowing situation, it is wise to go in for consolidation solution and legally eliminate your dues forever.

Credit Card Companies On A High

Seeing the data of the profits earned by the credit card companies, one can well imagine the huge interest earned by these companies in short span of time. In 2006, credit card companies earned USD 90.1 billion in profit from interest charged to customers on their cards. Not only this, they also earned USD 55.2 billion by charging various fees to the customers, in addition to the heavy interest.

If you are late, only by a day in paying the minimum amount, the credit card companies impose heavy penalty and charge almost double as interest. This actually amounts to extortion and burdens the consumers, even more for those already deep in crisis. These companies specialize in exploiting your debt burden.

To get rid of the financial mess, you have to look at various options, if you finally intend to pay off the entire debt amount and breathe easy for the rest of your life. An easy option to achieve it is credit card debt consolidation.

Easy Installments Is The Key

To legally eliminate pending dues, it is always wise to go in for credit card consolidation, by getting a loan from the bank for the entire amount to be paid. Later, one can pay off the loan in easy monthly installments, according to your own convenience and pace.

You might also qualify for a home equity loan or line of credit, if you have a moderate credit. This way, you can reduce the interest amount that you need to pay up. Thereby, reducing the number of creditors and gradually eliminate credit card debt. Just a single monthly installment is all that is required from your side. Pay religiously and see that you will shortly meet all your financial goals.

Practicing credit card consolidation can surely rid you of all your woes and completely eliminate pending amount. So, spend wisely and do not be obsessive-compulsive buyer, this way, you will be saved from the vicious cycle of debt.

By: Asheesh Mani

Did you ever think why do you use the credit cards? Yes, to meet your needs and this is the most basic reason. But, probably you had never thought that someday this may lead you towards debts. Well, today when there is one or other type of cards every where luring you just cant help but using them. Ultimately many of us in this way get debts because of multiple cards and their unpaid bills clubbed with a number of interest rates. However, there are solutions too like a proper credit card debt management program.

When you get clogged with debts related to cards, this is simply because of multiple uses. So, your first task in this matter would be to reduce your use of the cards and if you can do this, you are half done with your unpaid debts.

Anyway, there are more important steps. In the second and the final step you need to take the aid of debt consolidation loans where you mush up all your existing debts into a single loan through which you pay back all your debts. This loan is again payable at single interest rate. Single loan with single interest is however, far better than multiple unpaid debts and you won’t disagree at this point. Well, these loans you can get again in both the regular loan formats, secured where loans get cheaper because of collateral and the unsecured where loans are advanced without collateral.

Besides, there are counselors also giving valuable suggestions regarding management of card related debts. However, all these benefits you can grab online where from loans to counseling and advice, everything you can get at your tips without any hassle.

Credit card debt management is not a fixed plan to tackle debts, it is in fact a process that involves your action also very much with a beautiful loan package to help you out. You can easily get yourself off the hook once you adopt the right way with a torch of management plan in hand.

By: Gracie Bishop

When you borrow money, compounding works against you. It takes more of your money, sometimes far more than the amount you initially borrowed. When you carry a balance, interest is charged on already-accrued interest.

Credit card companies want you to go into debt-it makes them wealthy. In fact, they will entice you to spend more and more with “free” gifts and rewards. The credit card companies are good-very good-at having people spend beyond their means. In 1996 the average U.S. household had $5,875 in credit card debt. Just ten years later, in 2006, it was almost $10,000.

That monthly balance is their bread and butter-how they make their profit-from your hard earned money.

Have you ever noticed, perhaps this last Christmas, how easy it was to spend more than you planned? Were you surprised, even shocked, when the credit card bills arrived in January? When you aren’t conscious of the money you spend (not actually handling the cash) you will spend more than you can pay off in a month so the card carries a balance.

Let me show you how this works and why the credit card companies LOVE for you to owe them money – aka “to be in debt.”

~ $10,000 debt on a credit card (with no more charges added to the balance),

~ $200 monthly payment,

~ 20% APR (annual percentage interest rate),

~ 108.4 months until debt is gone-over 9 years to pay it off!

~ The credit card company will make $11,679.80 in interest!

What would happen to your personal finances and the wealth creation for you and your family if you were to pay yourself first and invested that $200 per month over the next nine years? It doesn’t seem like a lot of money, and yet with compounding it adds up.

For example, begin with a zero balance and add $200 a month for nine years. That means each year you will contribute $2,400-$21,600 total. At the end of the nine years, at 10% compounded annually, you will have $34,330. If you leave the $34,330 alone and keep the money compounding for an additional 11 years (20 years total) the $21,600 would be worth $97,862!

So I enjoy looking at possibilities-what if you were to continue to add $200 per month for the 11 years? (You will contribute $48,000 for the 20 years.) That $48,000 would be worth $144,797.

Even though I’ve had an average annual return of 15% for the past 50 years, I used 10% compounded annually because it’s “more believable.” However, let me expand your mind a bit. $200/month at 15% for 9 years is $43,489; for 20 years it’s $264,415.

You will have a great start to become a millionaire if your money is compounding and working for you-rather than for the credit card company.

Practice Wealth Creation for you and your family.

~ Stop using credit cards-choose to live within your means.

~ Use debit cards-then it’s your money you’re spending.

~ Better yet, pay with cash-you know the green stuff!

~ Focus on quickly paying your credit card(s) off-yes it can be done.

~ Start NOW- you may end up with hundreds or maybe even thousands of dollars in YOUR bank account by the end of the year.

That’s right, hundreds or even thousands of dollars in your bank account. Isn’t it time you choose to pay yourself? I firmly believe that “Wealth is not a matter of chance, it’s a matter of choice-Your choice alone!” Choose to be debt-free, and become a millionaire.

PLEASE NOTE: These calculations are from interactive online calculators and are not intended to provide investment advice. Taxes and inflation were not considered for obvious reasons.

By: Paul Damazo