A debt consolidation loan can make handling your payments more manageable. It can provide the means to develop a workable budget, so you can get control of you finances.
If you are carrying a variety of debts and not paying your creditors off in full every month, then you are also paying finance charges, which can run from low rates of 6% to a high of 18-21%. If you are carrying interest-free debt with a final deadline for full payment but miss the deadline, you are then liable for substantial interest changes that are retroactive to the date the loan was originated. A debt consolidation or home equity loan can significantly reduce some of the high interest rates.
Debt consolidation also will benefit you psychologically. When you’re putting out multiple “debt fires,” you must juggle a slate of interest rates, terms, and potentially even threats from creditors. When you have just one or two monthly bills to pay, you can budget easier, and you avoid wasting grueling hours calculating out the consequences of different interest rates. Furthermore, debt consolidation costs may be tax deductible, see your accountant about potential implications for moving your money around.
And you´ll have only one payment to make. That translates into convenience. If you´ve ever forgotten to mail a bill, you´ve seen the penalties that accrue even if the payment is only a day late. A single payment reduces the risk that you´ll forget. Late payments also affect your credit rating, so avoiding them is always a good thing.
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April 15th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
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November 1st, 2009 at 10:26 pm
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