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worries are common to many people and the credit crunch made
this fact more usual than normal.
During
the credit crunch firms in their attempt to survive cut the
working hours of some of their work force.
The majority
spend all their earnings and never consider that the day might
come when some money at their backs would be essential.
If a person
earns for example twenty five thousand pounds per year he
will normally live up to this fairly modest salary and own
a small flat and a run of the mill basic car.
For those
earning £50,000 the property in which they live will
be bigger, the car will be more expensive and there will most
likely be more numerous credit cards and personal loans.
For the
individual on a £The car will be even more luxurious
and their home will be more expensive if they earn around
£100,000 yearly.
When illness
occurs or a pretty unique event such as the recession happens
and incomes fall, the financial commitments remain at the
same level as before, and trouble then sets in.
When a
salary is cut financial woes set in.
For those
who own their home there is a simple way to cut down on how
much these loans, etc. are costing each month and this is
by what is known as debt consolidation.
Always
check all the credit card and loan agreements to total up
all the balances that are outstanding. total up how much is
outstanding on credit cards, personal loans and so on and
add up the monthy cost.
The minimum
repayment required monthly for a credit card is 3% of the
outstanding balance, and if this payment is made each month
the balance comes down ever so slightly and the card takes
twenty six years to pay off.
Once the
amount of debt consolidation has been decided, the next step
should be to consult an expert to ascertain the best way of
arranging the consolidation of all the debts, and this is
a secured loan broker, a mortgage broker or an IFA all of
whom can advice you as to the most appropriate choice to clear
off your debts which can be by remortgages or secured loans.
The interest
rates for a remortgage currently start from 1.84% at a maximum
LTV of 60%, while the interest rates for secured loans commence
at about 9%.
When you
compare this to the interest rates for the credit cards at
normally a minimum of 20% to often much higher, the savings
by using remortgages and secured loans becomes obvious.
People
should always consider debt consolidation as a great way to
save money whether they are struggling with debt or managing
easily.
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