Thursday, November 26, 2009

How to Not File Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is something that a lot of people have gone through, but no matter how bad your situation is, there are ways that bankruptcy can be avoided. Here are some of the ways that you can avoid filing for bankruptcy.

Debt settlement
If you have trouble keeping up with the minimum payments for the debts that you have, you might want to consider debt settlement. If you get into a program, you may be able to settle your debts for anywhere up to 40% of what the original debt was.

Debt consolidation
The second thing that you can do is get into a debt consolidation program. This will let you make monthly payments that have a lower interest rate.

Debt management
The third option that you can use to keep from filing bankruptcy is to do debt management. This is done through an agency that deals in credit counseling and that helps consumers to stay current on their bills and avoid bankruptcy. The purpose of this is to reduce your interest rates and reduce or get interest charges waived which are because of any payments that are late.

When you are considering filing for bankruptcy, think of the three options listed above and see if any of them could help you out. Talk to someone who is specialized in debt problems and see what they suggest that you do. Bankruptcy is something that should be avoided if possible because it ruins your credit, so if you have have any other ideas of what you can do to help your credit, you should look into them first.
When things get bad for you financially, as they have gotten for many other people recently, think about the other options that are available for helping with debt. Chances are that there is something else that you can do.

Sources: I. Videos Gone Viral, II. The Car Junky, III. The Tech Fanatic

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