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Debt Consolidation and the Cycle of Debt
Many debtors who find themselves overwhelmed by debt realize that debt is a cycle. The more involved in the cycle of debt you are, the more difficult it is to get out of debt. The cycle of debt starts out slowly, but the steps are generally the same:
•You take out debts with several companies. Each company charges you a minimum amount you need to pay each month and an interest rate. In general, at this stage it is easy to get credit and you may be tempted to take out more debts. Each debt, though, means more money to pay per month.
•The more debt you have, the less real money you take home from your paycheck each month. More and more of your money goes towards paying your debts.
•The less you can afford to pay for your debt, the more debt you have. If you are late repaying your debt or close to maxing out your credit cards or other credit, the more money you are paying. You may pay late fees if you are late with payments, and of course the more debt you have the more you pay in interest rates. A 17% interest rate on a $100 loan is only $17, but as your debt grows to $1000, you are paying a whopping $170 a month.
•As debt grows larger and larger, you have less money until you are living paycheck to paycheck - or worse. Many debtors at this point take out more loans and debts just to pay their bills. At this point, credit scores may have suffered, so interest rates on new loans are higher. This makes new loans more unaffordable and leads to even higher bills. Debtors at this stage may be tempted to take out cash advance loans, which have huge interest rates.
Debt consolidation can break this cycle and get you back on track - no matter where in the cycle you are. Debt consolidation works by allowing you to pay one low interest rate and one low monthly payment on your debts.
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Debt consolidation is the process of combining many debts into a single payment, usually resulting in lower monthly payments.
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