Debt Consolidation Credit Counseling In Phoenix

Have you ever given any consideration to a life without debt? Can you even imagine how you would function without credit cards, without a mortgage and without owing money to anyone? What would you do if you wanted to hire a car or stay in a hotel or buy concert tickets?

I am sure you find it really frightening to see the news, when the main topic is always the recession and the financial problems in the world today.They continue to tell us how bad things are including all the losses of jobs, the homes that families are losing, the many business that have had to close down. It makes feeling positive a very difficult thing to do. If you have already been a victim of the share market then you really understand what its all about.

Enough of the negatives, if you are anything like me you will be tired of all the doom and gloom. We always have choices, we have choices to make each day better than the one before. We choose whether to wallow in the doom and gloom or whether we can find something positive about it all. What about if you made a goal right now today, to start to live your life without debt?Would that empower you? Where would you start? Not sure? Let me give you some ideas.

Burn your credit cards! Next step is to find a really cheap debit card. No fees if you can find one. Debit cards are great, you can only spend the money that is in your account, there is no credit on them at all. And if you want to pay for something online or book a hire car they are great for that too.

Now you need to pay off those credit cards as quickly as possible. The easiest way to get them paid off is to pay only the minimum payment each month on all of your credit cards except for the one with the least amount of debt.You must find extra money, more than just the minimum to pay off this one each month till its paid off. Choose the credit card with the next least amount of debt, add the money you were using to pay off the finished credit card, to the minimum due on the next one and use all that money to pay that credit cards down. Keep on like this till all your credit card debt is gone.

Make a plan and stick to it. Have the whole family help to create a budget. When shopping pay only by cash or debit card. Start an emergency fund, and save for future purchases.

What a treat you are giving to yourself. Your life without debt will be remarkable. You will be able to feel secure no matter what the financial markets are doing. You will live a life with far less stress, therefore you will be healthier. You will be peaceful, and never have to worry about being in debt again.