Tuesday, October 6, 2009

7 Straightforward Debt Free Tips You Can Use to Get Out of Debt

By James Douglas

If you are stuck in a horrible debt you have to change your lifestyle and learn how to manage your money better. Here are just 7 debt free tips to get you started:

1)Learn to spend a lot less than what you learn. I know it can be hard not to splurge all the time but it must be done. Make your own coffee, pack your food from home and don?t buy useless stuff. You will amass a fortune in a couple of years just by doing this.

2)Once you get out of debt don?t start spending like crazy. 50% of all your money should go to work making more money for you. Learn how to manage your money and how to put it to work. As time passes you will become a more skilful money manager and each dollar will become ten in your hands.

3)Start developing good money habits. You yourself and your whole family should start spending money much more wisely. Each dollar saved is a dollar towards getting out of debt. You should establish rules and place limits on how much money you will spend on different stuff.

4)Make sure you have just a single credit card and just one loan if possible. The monthly loan payments should be below one quarter of what you make in one month. If you don?t trust yourself around a credit card ask a friend to keep it for you. Tell him to give it to you only if you have a valid reason.

5)You should always have some extra cash stashed away regardless of how many creditors you have and how much you owe. You should have that extra money for your peace of mind. Knowing that you have some money in case something unexpected happens is soothing for your mind.

6)Get rid of all your excessive credit cards. It can be really therapeutic cutting your credit cards with a big pair of scissors. You should definitively give it a try. I did this a long time ago and it was fabulous. I felt so liberated afterwards.

7)Go to a credit counseling service to get a solid get out of debt plan. There are a lot of credit counseling services out there but you have to be very careful. Some of them are only looking to trick you and take advantage of your weak negotiating position. Don?t be intimidated and tell them exactly what is on your mind and what you would like to do to get out of debt. - 22871

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