| This is a simple five step plan that anyone can | | | | include your mortgage in this - look at the amount of |
| implement today to begin banishing bad debt from their | | | | interest you are paying on every single debt you have |
| lives forever and that will allow them to begin taking | | | | and also read contract small print to find out about any |
| back control of their own personal happiness. | | | | penalties you may incur if you pay back loans early. |
| The financial and psychological burden of being in debt | | | | Find out whether you can re-mortgage (for the same |
| causes us and our families continuous emotional stress. | | | | amount NOT to release equity) and take advantage |
| That stress eats away at the quality of our lives and | | | | of a lower interest rate and also the ability to pay off |
| leaves us feeling powerless, angry, depressed and | | | | lump sums of your mortgage each year. Look at |
| helpless. | | | | transferring credit cards to those offering lower |
| But there is a way out - in fact, there are five simple | | | | interest rates and even 0% interest on balance |
| and straightforward ways out of debt - and if you | | | | transfers for a fixed period. DO NOT increase your |
| apply this five point plan to your life today you will have | | | | credit limit, DO NOT use this as an excuse to add |
| taken the first step on your personal road to debt free | | | | another credit card to your list! If you do find a |
| living for life. | | | | company willing to take on your balance transfers |
| 1) Acquire No New Debt. | | | | cancel all other credit cards immediately you have paid |
| You have to make the commitment to yourself and | | | | them back. Now find out whether there are any |
| your family that together you will take on no new | | | | LEGITIMATE loan companies offering lower interest |
| forms of debt TODAY. Agree from this point forward | | | | rates than the companies you are already with and |
| that you will not take out a loan for a new car, you will | | | | consider consolidating these other loans under one with |
| not re-mortgage and cash in your equity to afford | | | | a lower interest rate. Again, DO NOT use this as an |
| home improvements, you will refrain from filling in new | | | | excuse to take out yet another loan! |
| credit or store card application forms and you will | | | | Once you have looked into any of the above ways |
| destroy all those credit and store cards you already | | | | for reducing your interest burden on your debt, if you |
| have. | | | | are left with a number of credit cards or other debts |
| Break the pattern of living beyond your means | | | | that cannot be moved and thereby reduced, consider |
| TODAY. | | | | writing to your credit card company or loan company |
| 2) Begin To Track Your Money. | | | | and asking about renegotiating the terms. If you don't |
| Starting right now go and get the paper work for all of | | | | ask you don't get! There is no guarantee that they will |
| your regular bills, any loans, debts, credit card | | | | agree to lowering interest rates for you for a fixed |
| statements etc. and also the details of any income you | | | | period or agree to accepting a lower monthly amount |
| receive each month from your job, any benefits you | | | | if that is all you have worked out you can afford, but if |
| get or savings income - and put all of the paperwork | | | | you explain the situation you're in and the action you're |
| on the table in front of you. | | | | taking they may be willing to help. |
| Step by step go through each one. List on a piece of | | | | 4) Create Your Debt Payment System. |
| paper what you have coming in each month and then | | | | Now you will have a complete picture of what has to |
| list what you have going out each month - for this one | | | | be paid and to whom each month and exactly how |
| do it in two separate columns...column one should be | | | | much money you have to pay them. List each debt |
| your essential bills for every day living including your | | | | with the highest interest incurring one at the top all the |
| mortgage, electric, water, gas etc., and column two | | | | way down to the lowest interest incurring one at the |
| should be the amount of debt you have. Write down | | | | bottom. List the minimum amount you have to pay |
| all of the money owed on each credit card, any loan | | | | each month for each debt and ensure you pay it on |
| amounts you have outstanding and also detail the | | | | time every month....without fail. |
| minimum and required monthly amounts for each one. | | | | Any spare money you have left at the end of the |
| Now you know exactly how much you have to live on, | | | | month use it to pay off an extra slice of debt number |
| how much you have to pay out each month to live | | | | one. When that is paid off move on to debt number |
| and exactly how much you have to find each month | | | | two and so on and so forth until, in time you will have |
| to pay debts. | | | | paid off every single debt you ever had!!! |
| Every month go through the same process - once | | | | 5) Continue The Pattern For Life |
| you have this whole five point plan in place you will | | | | Once you have paid off every single debt you ever |
| notice that the amounts you owe will reduce each | | | | had and you have resisted the urge to take on any |
| month and you will find it easier to afford your month | | | | new debts take the extra amount you have left over |
| to month essential living expenses. If you don't keep a | | | | each month after paying off your living costs and put it |
| track of what you spend it has been proven that you | | | | away...put it in an interest bearing account and for the |
| will spend up to 10% more than you can actually afford | | | | first time grow your money. Get a financial safety net |
| each month so your debt will grow and grow and | | | | behind you that will protect you for life from ever |
| grow exponentially forever unless you break the | | | | having to get into debt again as the result of a rainy |
| pattern TODAY. | | | | day, an essential new car or a much deserved holiday. |
| 3) Negotiate Better Interest Rates And Better | | | | And get into the pattern of enjoying every single debt |
| Payment Terms | | | | free day...forever. |
| Step 2 should've highlighted the amount you have in | | | | Start on the road to debt free living today - take |
| debt and the amount you have to pay out each month | | | | control back! |
| for each debt. Taking each debt at a time - and | | | | |