Facing up to debt and getting professional debt advice can be a terrifying prospect. The Citizen’s Advice Bureau deals with over 9,000 enquiries a day concerning personal debt, and with the effects of the recession still being felt, they expect that number to continue rising for the foreseeable future. Other services such as the National Debt Helpline are seeing similar figures. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and by taking three simple steps, you can start the process of seeking help with debt, reducing your payments and, eventually, becoming debt free.
1. Admit there’s a problem
Ignoring mounting debts and hoping that they’ll either ‘magically’ go away if you don’t admit to them or spending most of your time desperately worried about coping is not the right way to manage a debt problem. To take control, you first need to admit that there is a problem.
2. Get professional debt advice
Trying to solve the problem on your own will be difficult if not almost impossible. If you are in debt, there are things you can do to drastically reduce the problem that a debt counselling expert will be able to tell you about. They spend their entire careers helping people get out of debt every day, and having that expert advice can make all the difference in a financial crisis. So as soon as you realise that there is a problem, get in touch with an impartial debt advice service who will be able to sit down with you and help you plan a strategy to take back control of the situation and get you out of debt.
3. Have a plan
A debt advisor will be able to help you put together a debt management plan that, if you stick to, can mean that you’re debt-free far more quickly. But for that plan to work, you have to stick to it. By informing your creditors of your situation and drawing up voluntary agreements with them to repay the outstanding amount over a longer period of time but with smaller, more manageable payments, for example, you can avoid the bankruptcy route and problems with credit later on.
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