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Getting stuck with debts is a difficult but common struggle for almost everyone. According to data from a recent survey, the average household owes up to $135,924 in credit card debt, mortgage, and other loans. If you’re currently struggling with debt, you know how difficult it is to clear your existing balance, especially after you consider the other necessary expenses you have to deal with every month.
There’s always a chance that you’ll fail to make your payments on time, which will add even more to the debt courtesy of its compounding interest. In fact, data from the American Bankruptcy Institute shows that there were over 770,000 non-business filings for bankruptcy just last year. If you want to avoid being part of the statistic, you may want to turn to professional debt relief services.
A Worthy Investment
The first thing that comes to mind when people talk about professional debt relief services are the fees. It may be tempting to just funnel your spare money to clear the balance but spending it on professional debt relief may be the better choice if you want to save money in the long run. Here is a closer look at how investing in professional debt services can actually help you pay less.
1. Professional debt relief makes debts more manageable.
Keeping your debt manageable is crucial if you want to clear your balance. As time passes, the compounded interest can cause even a moderate amount of debt to grow at an alarming rate. It can easily reach a point where you will have a difficult time just paying off the accrued interest, and the debt won’t get any smaller even if you keep paying.
Professional debt relief can help you avoid compounding interest from getting the better of your wallet and help your payments have a real impact. They can do this either by consolidating the debt or by negotiating with the creditors to reduce the interest rates. This can easily save you thousands of dollars in the long run.
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2. Interest fees and other penalties can get waived.
Fees and penalties for late payments can add up just as quickly as accrued interest. Aside from adding to your financial burden, the payments for penalties don’t actually work towards clearing your debt – you’re losing your money through penalties.
There are two ways that professional debt relief agencies can help you with your problem. First, the agency can double-check if you’re actually paying more than the necessary fees. Second, reputable agencies can work on getting your fees reduced or – if possible – completely waived.
3. You get help managing your money.
Another common problem among people dealing with large debt is their tendency to make mistakes when it comes to managing their resources. In some cases, they end up putting too much money on clearing the debt, which forces them to take out more loans to compensate for other expenses. In other cases, too little (if any) money goes to paying the debt, allowing the interest and fees to pile up.
To help people struggling, a debt counseling program may involve designing a budget that allows you to keep up with the payments without compromising your other needs. This reduces the risk of mismanagement, which, in turn, helps you save money in the long run.
4. You have better chances of reducing your total debt.
If the total amount of debt is too much for you to pay off it can be overwhelming day-by-day. You may consider just letting it pile up, not knowing what to do. You know most of it is not your debt, but fees that have accumulated and interest that is out of control. Unfortunately, negotiating with creditors requires a lot of persuasion and proof that you will live up to your end of the deal. This approach is next to impossible without help from professionals.
By getting help from a reputable debt relief agency, you have a better chance of negotiating with your creditors. This is because creditors are more likely to agree to the terms if they are talking to someone who is more experienced in settling debts or debt professionals with whom they have a good connection or history.
Debt settlement may be one of life’s biggest challenges but it’s not an impossible task. Smart spending and help from professional debt relief agencies goes a long way in getting rid of your financial burdens.
To learn more about debt relief solutions and how to start living with financial freedom, contact CreditAssociates for a free consultation or use our Savings Calculator to see how much you could save.
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