OK, you are in a bet of a mess; your debt is spiralling out of control; you are struggling to sleep at night and you are feeling a sense of guilt. You feel that you have let your family down and fear how they will react if and when they ever find out about the scale of the problem. How familiar does the above sound? Many many people are in a similar situation and therefore you should not feel like you are alone. You have to ignore the stress, worries and anxieties and focus on a solution at this stage.
I should mention at this stage that I am not a financial adviser and that what you read should not therefor be seen as advice. It is always worth seeking the advice of a debt specialist before proceeding or making a decision etc. I am actually a person that works on various projects including helping people to stop stuttering and offering cheap hotel deals.
Not everyone has access to a debt management specialist therefore we have to think about more realistic action to reduce our debts.
What we require is debt solution. At the outset we should seek help with family and friends being the first port of call. Even though it is likely to be extremely difficult to break the news to our loved ones regarding the fact that we are in debt and also about how much we are in debt, it is something that has to be done – the sooner the better.
Once the above task has successfully been completed we can then move on to step two. The interest added to the repayments is usually what leads to the debt to becoming out of control. The fact that we are in the middle of a recession and a credit crunch could now work in our favour – as strange as this may seem.
The lenders are now writing off thousands of pounds worth of debt each and every day. They are in need of cash themselves and would much rather receive something than nothing. It would be advisable to contact each of your creditors to ask them to freeze the interest payable; let them know that you are unable to afford the payments but that you want to somehow clear the debt. You should confirm your annual earnings by enclosing a copy of your payslip. Also let them know the true extent to your whole debt problem, for example what you owe to other companies.
You may well be surprised at how many of them write back to you with a positive response.
There are always alternatives of course including going for an adverse credit loan however these are not a solution to becoming debt free.
Another alternative is to formulate a business cost reduction strategy, to lower business overheads; you can do this with the aid of cost reduction experts. This is where you obtain lower prices for things such as your telephone calls, electricity bills and even cleaning.
I wish you every success in your quest to become free from debt.
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