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Quick Loan, Quick Death
Many people find themselves up to their necks in the mud, well
actually debt, and fear a loan because they do not know about these matters or because they think it is a complicated procedure or because they will irreversibly be turned down. All they have is a credit card which is their last resource and it is already up to the brim: Recipe for disaster.
When you begin to feel the rope tightening round your neck, you start to panic. You see a notice, a poster or an ad in a paper that says, Get Cash Now! You investigate and you find out that you can leave the place in a matter of minutes with the cash in your pocket.
Your Credit Card
All they have done is to sell you a pocketful of cash and charged it to your credit card. Double mistake: The first one, to go to these vultures who speculate with your panic. The second, charge a loan to your credit card. However low the interest rate is, it will never be under 18%. Add to that, the fee the lender charged you and you are in for a blazing inferno in no time.
Unsecured Loans
Even if you do not have any property or valuable item to provide as a security, there certainly are unsecured loans in the market and they are not at all expensive. If you compare it with the credit card interest and, in this case, plus the fee, an unsecured loan is dirt cheap. The highest rate you could have to pay is 10%. (And no fee)
Back To The Same Old Story
Credit card debt, as we all know, is terrible when your income will only allow you to make the minimum payments. They go on and on forever and as the song goes, You are one day older and deeper in debt. Then, you end up owing your soul to the credit card company.
The Solution
The only solution to a serious debt situation is to forget about credit cards and take to a recognized lender for a proper loan. It will always be lighter on your monthly budget, with a longer term to repay and a normal interest rate. Whether secured or unsecured, personal loans usually have a three year plan, which is quite healthy and your monthly installments will be low enough to keep you on the safe side.
Other Measures
Some complementary measures must be taken as well, to help alleviate the situation. The first is to reduce spending. If you have a very packed credit card, which is why you had to resort to the unfair loan, put it away and do not use it at all until you are free of debt.
With the loan you will be paying it off, but you need to get used to spending less.
Increase Income
Each time you have to take cash out of your wallet, you will feel as if you were losing a part of your own self and you will think twice before spending on something that is not really necessary. This kind of action should also be accompanied by serious efforts to increase your income.
Get all the family involved. Children and adolescents should contribute, if not with a job, at least with the decrease in spending. They also benefit from the good times, do not they?
Home Loan With – For Bad Credit?
When a lender is considering a prospective client for a loan, it goes like this: What is the credit rating? What is the credit background? How much money do they have for a down payment?
Sure, a gigantically large deposit can help to cover a spotty payment history. However, you should be prepared for the absolute worst in fees and interest throughout the life of the loan.
In short there is no way around it. Even with a large deposit, you still need a supporting credit score and accompanying history to make home ownership a reality.
This was true before the credit crisis and now in the midst of many banks collapse, a good credit score and report is more vital than ever.
When someone asks about low scores and high down payments, I always want to know whether the client has done anything to try and improve their credit score. To the uninformed consumer your credit score can be a murky area.
With minimal effort you can obtain a copy of your report and see exactly what is there. Often, costly errors are the cause of low credit scores. Having cash on hand gives you the power to negotiate and settle your old debts. When you settle your debts, negotiation that in exchange for you payment the bad credit will be removed from your report.
If you don’t want to solve the errors your own, it might be wise to consider the help of a good credit attorney. For a low monthly fee and aggressive lawyer will tackle the problem of cleaning up your credit history and boosting your score.
Another fallacy is that it takes to long to clean up your credit. Nothing could be further from the truth!
It can take several months, to a year in the more severe cases, cleaning up a low credit score. Even in the worst cases of taking a year to turn yourself into a good credit risk you can save untold thousands in finance charges, fees and when you finance or borrow.
Therefore, if you have a large deposit and a low credit score, good! Turn your situation from good to great by taking some positive action today. The money you save will be worth it!