A realistic way of repaying your debts
// March 12th, 2012 // No Comments » // Debt management, Finance, debt
Repaying your unsecured debts is important – but equally important is repaying everything you owe realistically.
After all, debts are not the only things you’ll need to keep on top of from month to month – there’s also rent/mortgage, bills, food, Council Tax, etc. – and in these financially squeezed times, it’s more important than ever to keep track of your finances with an approach that works for you.
If you find that you can no longer afford your agreed debt repayments, you’ll need to find a realistic way of repaying your debts – and this is where a debt management plan could help.
Visit http://www.debtadvicenow.co.uk/ to find out more – but in the meantime, let’s take a quick look at how a debt management plan could help you.
How could a debt management plan help me?
A debt management plan is an informal repayment plan with your unsecured lenders that is designed to make your debts affordable again.
The basic idea is that you’ll repay your debts with lower monthly payments towards your unsecured debts over a longer period of time – which could take some pressure off you and give you a clear route out of debt.
If your lenders agree to reduced monthly payments – which, on a debt management plan, will be calculated to be affordable after you’ve covered your essential costs – they may also agree to freeze interest on your debts, which could give you the peace of mind that they’re not growing as you’re repaying them. (However, if interest isn’t frozen on your debts, you could end up repaying more overall due to the interest that accrues.)
Making smaller monthly payments than originally agreed will affect your credit rating for three to six years – which makes it likely that you’ll have problems getting further credit during this time.
However, a debt management plan could still be the best approach for you. Speak to a debt adviser today to find out more.



