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Dealing with The Stress of Debt!
As the Christmas period comes to an end and the New Year begins
many people suddenly find themselves faced with the Credit card
bill from hell! It seemed so easy to "spend, spend, spend" when
out buying all the wonderful presents for your loved...
Debt Consolidation - What it is and how it works
What is Debt Consolidation?
Debt consolidation in the UK is the process where a debtor
takes out a single loan to pay off other existing loans. This
can be done to secure a lower interest rate, and hence make
lower monthly repayments, or to...
Debt Management
At times of severe financial crisis Debt Management Plan (DMP) helps you to manage your funds and also protects you from the
humiliation of debt struck conditions. The famous American author Washington Irving in ‘Wolfert’s Roost’ addressed...
Do you worry about credit card debt and your card payments?
Do you worry about credit card debt and your card payments? It's one of the most expensive loans we can take out, so why do so many people have credit card balances that they don't pay off each month? Perhaps it's because the application form comes...
Get out of Debt-Military Debt Relief
Don’t let the easy access of obtaining credit cards drive you in debt. Often time, people take advantage of the easy access to credit cards and run up a large total with not having any plan or money to pay it off. The interest rates are usually...
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Credit Card Debt And The Interest Only Loan
Here is an example of the system gone wrong: a mortgage loan
that encourages paying off one debt, in order to over extend
yourself with another debt. This is what happens with the
interest only loan and credit card debt. As a borrowing nation,
I believe we've reached new depths.
It would seem that in this century we've managed to take every
form of credit possible, extend it to the limit for some of the
public, and then look at them as if to say, "You mean you can't
pay?" What do these loan and credit card companies think they're
going to be facing, when the amount of credit and mortgage
they're willing to extend, reaches beyond the acceptable debt to
income ratios? Why do they think these were established in the
first place? More consumers than ever before owe credit card
debt. It's the way to go, many college campus' are overrun with
representatives from the major credit card companies, eager to
extend credit to the young fresh hands of the college student.
Are they as ready to work with them when they've over extended
themselves?
No. What about the rest of the spending public? How
do they handle their credit card debt? Well, thanks to the
interest only loan, we can now pay off credit card debt we can't
afford, with a mortgage we can't afford. Now, that's progressive
thinking. The interest only loan is now a tool for replacing
non-deductible over extended debt, with tax deductible over
extended debt, and the consumer continues to be the one to pay.
This is not a wise option, if you're already spending more than
your budget will allow. How about cutting back? Did that ever
occur to the mortgage company? No, because they don't make any
money off of the fact that you spend less. As a fellow
consumer, each of us should take the time to question our
spending. Is it wise? Is it necessary? If the answer to either
question is no, then don't spend. You don't want to have to make
the decision between over the limit spending, and a nice, warm
bed.
About the author:
John Williams writes about interest only mortgages
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