The debt rates are climbing tremendously and not many people seem to be taking it seriously. If you are in debt, you are not alone but you might be standing in wrong crowd if you haven’t gotten help with your debt yet. Many leave problem unanswered only digging themselves further and further into debt. If you are in debt you might find burden of it adding stress to your life as well as taking time away from performing normally during daily activities. It takes persistence and dedication if you want to get out of debt and stay out. Getting out of debt may take a while but you will become much more stable financially and emotionally once you get out of debt.
Here are five tips to follow that will lead you in right direction toward eliminating your debt.
Pay more than minimum payment each month. The usually minimum payment is only about 2 to 3 % of your balance meaning if you owed $5000 on a credit card with a 2% minimum payment you would only be paying $100 toward decreasing your debt and majority would be applied towards interest. So if you pay more than minimum payment required each month you'll be surprised at how fast your credit card balance goes down.
Next, cancel all of your credit cards by calling all credit card companies except for credit card that gives you lowest interest rate. However, even though you still have a credit card, don't use it unless it is absolutely necessary.