Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Clear your debt

It is sad to hear about the economic crisis we are facing now in the U.S. There are many business establishments went out of business. This situation has immensely and greatly affected everyone. Do you think we are heading for another great depression? I hope not. It is not only the United States suffers from economic crisis but the whole world. In this current situation, it is time for us to be more practical and live within our means. I’m very glad that I married a man who knows how to handle finances well. My husband is very conservative with our money and has taught me a lot of things about finances.


I believe it is really helpful when one lives within his/her means. The average Japanese saves 20% of his/her net income, the average European saves 18% of his/her net income and unfortunately, the average American spends 1% more of his net income. Many people are in great debt and they do not know what to do. A friend of ours was greatly in debt from many different creditors. What he did was consolidated all his debts into one. He got a helpful advice and hired a great non-profit debt consolidation company. And now, he is almost debt free. By the way, what is a non-profit consolidation? It is a program intended to primarily help people to minimize their debt problems and teach them how to handle their finances well.


Consolidating your debts will
  • Lead you to a debt-free life and financial freedom
  • Eradicate or reduce your interest rates
  • Bring you to a lower and fixed interest rate
  • Combine your liabilities/debts into one low monthly payments
  • Bring back your credit rating

Moreover, if you are in debt, you should try to clear your debt. Pay all your liabilities by debt consolidation. This is one of ways to survive from this economic crisis.

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