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If we want to improve our financial situation, an important decision we make is to get out of debt.

The debts are a problem that afflicts many people today, this mainly due to that each time there are more companies that provide consumer credit, because every time there are greater opportunities to access these loans.

Some debts may be necessary such as debts incurred to buy a home or an investment, but other debts, including debts incurred for personal loans do nothing prevent people to grow financially.

If you currently have a high level of debt and want to remedy your situation, or simply want to reduce your debts and liquidate as soon as possible, then we present a method consisting of eight steps that will allow you to leave your debts:

1. Knowing your debts
The first step is to inform you good on the debts you have now.

This requires you to make a list where signs who your creditors (to whom you owe), how much pay you lack (the balance of debts), what are the costs of each debt (the interest rate they charge) the minimum payment that you require and the date on which you make payments.

This list, in the first instance, will give you an idea of the total amount that you (the sum of all your debts), your plan will pay your debts, and will serve as motivation to get out of them and planned to meet .

2. Stop buying more debt
The next step is to stop continuing to buy more debt.

If you come out of the hole in you, you should certainly keep digging, if you leave the problem of your debts, you should certainly continue to acquire.

Therefore, you must stop using credit cards, stop requesting more loans or personal loans or consumer, and stop buying on credit.

You get into the habit of buying in cash, and if you can not buy something in cash, you just do not buy it.

3. Search biggest moneymakers
The next step is to seek higher revenues from money to help you pay your debts.

To do this, you could find a higher ground, look for a better Empel, increase sales of your business, or find new sources of income, etc..

You could also find some extra money, for example, to do some extra work, or sell some asset you own.

Another alternative might be to ask a family loan, a loan to your company or a bank loan where you charge a lower interest rate than the rate of interest that you pay your debts, for example, a loan on the value of your property.

4. Reduce costs
May seek higher money income will be a difficult task in the short term, but something that is very likely that it can do is reduce your spending.

To reduce your expenses you should always look for ways to spend less, avoid unnecessary costs, and consume less.

For example, you could try buying some used items instead of new ones, eat more often at home, always look for deals or discounts or prices to compare before buying something, consume less power and energy, etc..

One way to help reduce and control your costs is by creating a personal budget.

5. Debt Negotiation
The next step is to negotiate your debts with your creditors.

To do this, you should contact your creditors, be honest with them, explain your situation, and seek a favorable settlement that allows you to reduce your debt or pay out more facilities.

After negotiating with them, you may be surprised by the facilities that many of them will give you either a reduced interest rate, a reduction in monthly payments (for example, by extending the term of the debt) elimination of surcharges, a freeze in payments, and even a decrease in debt (for example, to pay part cash).

6. Consolidating debts
An optional step in case you have several debts is to consolidate them.

Debt consolidation consists of being grouped all personal debts (credit card balances, consumer loans, etc.) Into one.

By consolidating your debt, they not only simplify your debt payments (as they would only have one monthly payment), but allows you to achieve lower monthly payments (because you can extend the term of debt) and above all, reduce your debt (as it allows you a lower interest rate to interest rates your other debts).

To consolidate your debts, you should approach the bank and ask for a debt consolidation loan, a credit card company and request to consolidate all your credit cards into one, or any financial institution that offers this service.

7. Determine an amount for payment of debts
The next step is to determine the amount of money with which you can pay your debts.

This amount should be sufficient to cover the minimum payment on your debts, but must also allow additional payments that allow you to cancel your debts as soon as possible.

To determine this amount, you should also guide you on a personal budget, for example, you could determine that this amount is comprised of the difference between your income and monthly expenses (monthly balance), or determine that corresponds to a percentage of your total income For example, 10%.

If after doing your budget, you are unable to obtain an amount to cover the minimum payments on your debts, or you will not be enough to accelerate the cancellation of these, you should seek biggest moneymakers, or seek further reduce your expenses.

One tip is that if your debt level is very high, not for all of your monthly balance to pay your debts, but also devote part to the creation of a stock savings that can be used in emergencies or for future investment .

The reason is that if you spend your entire monthly balance to pay your debts, with the idea of just start saving after you’ve paid all your debts, you will probably be several years before you start saving for the future ( which is counterproductive), and probably soon get discouraged and never get the savings.

However, if you pay your debts, while saving money, you will feel you are making progress financially.

8. Paying off debt
Once you’ve determined the amount to be used to pay your debts, the next and last step out of your debts is to start to pay them.

With the amount you intended to pay your debts, you must pay the minimum amounts (to prevent the berries), and the remaining money (which should be the highest possible), go canceling your debts, starting from those have the highest cost, namely those with the highest interest rate.

Although an alternative is to start by canceling the debts you pay less for missing, ie those with a lower balance, so you can quickly get rid of small debts, and thus feel a greater motivation for the cancellation of other .