The law states that clients who are no longer able to meet their debt obligations should choose debt counselling before any legal actions are filed against them. Also, see to it that you learn about the benefits and drawbacks of this service.

Once you choose debt counselling, your creditors will be notified by your debt counselor. This is an advantage on your part since you will be able to show your creditors that you are sincere about changing as well as serious about your predicament. Also, your debt counselor will help you organize your finances by merging all your existing loans into a single file. This will allow you to make only a single repayment per month. Your creditors, in turn, will send your payment to your creditors.

Your repayments are going to be restructured for any outstanding debts; but your debt counselor will still set aside a fair amount … Read the rest

When I got my first credit card, I was so excited that I wanted to pay everything that I need through it though I have cash. I seemed to be able to handle things at first but after few months I lost control of my spending. I have been spending beyond my earnings. Since I was very busy during those days, I was not able to check my credit score. It was so bad that after about a year my credit score has gone low.

I started to hold things up. I began to live a very simple life trying not to spend a penny a day but it still didn’t work. I needed to ask for help. I started to look for solutions online and it seemed that I get no answers from forums and other group discussions until I decided to search for possible credit counselor or credit … Read the rest