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If you once have been caught in the debt trap, how do you come out of it and be debt free? We are different and each of us has our own lifestyle and our own financial state, so the way to debt elimination is different from person to person. One plan will be good for some, but not for others. You have to be certain that the plan you choose, whether it is debt consolidation or another plan, will be the best for you with regard to saving both time and money.

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A debt counselor has debt help as a profession. He or she helps to find the right debt elimination plan for different clients, dependent on which financial situation they are in. This is the first natural step out of your debt prison and on your way to freedom of debt.

So, choosing the right debt elimination plan means;

• decreasing the time and money required to eliminate your debt

• lowering your stress associated with the financial situation you are in.

Debt stressors have a huge impact on our lives especially on our health - the longer you procrastinate the decision of eliminating your debt, the more likely you will be able to reduce your health and even destroy yourself and you're your life.

Consolidating Debt

The purpose of Consolidating Debt is to decrease the number of bills and payments that you have to make each month. So, what you are doing is consolidating your bills into one easy payment. This will

• save you money

• help you to eliminate your debt faster as well and

• be an excellent way to reduce your stress

• If you are in a situation with multiple loans that you are making monthly payments on, you also have many different interest rates to pay. • When the number of bills are growing, there is an increased chance of making mistakes on your payments. The results can be money out of the window, like for instance increased fees. And this does not bring you to the road of debt reduction, but to even more debt.

Consolidating your debt will lower the risk of

• missed payments

• bounced checks

• excess interest

• decreased credit rating - which will have big consequences for future loans and credit cards that you want to apply for

• stress caused by the debt that looms over your head

• other mistakes, which means more money out.

As time goes by and you experience that your debts are really being paid off, you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel; eliminating your debt will be an obtainable goal.

Terje Brooks Ellingsen is a writer and internet publisher. He runs the website 1st-In-Loan.net Terje gives advice and helps people with personal financial issues like consolidation loans anddebt consolidation

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