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More and more young British people are being overwhelmed by large amounts of debt. Some people find themselves in financial trouble because of a job loss or student loans or excessive spending on their credit card whilst at university. Whatever the reason for being in debt, there are some ways of finding some help with debt relief. Keep this in mind, however, that debt relief doesn't come along overnight. And debt doesn't just disappear in a week. It can only disappear completely when you have paid it all off.

There are always commercials and adverts about debt relief being shown on TV or in the newspapers. I caution you against committing to anything that is heavily advertised without knowing exactly what you are letting yourself into. In fact, the CAB even warns people against getting pulled in by those adverts. Very often you will end up with bad credit anyway, those companies that promised to help you may have ended up hindering you from clearing your debt.

While debt relief is not immediate, there are some ways to start the process rolling. Start by contacting your creditors and explain your situation to them. Sometimes, they may be able to assist you and with lower interest rates or payments, or reschedule the debt over a longer period. Or, perhaps they can set up a payment plan that will help you without damaging your credit rating. You can also get in touch with a credit counselling service. They can be of great help to credit consumers for a low fee or even no fee at all. Sometimes they may be able to help you better organise your monthly budget and spending patterns for some debt relief or they may be able to help you contact your creditors and work something out with them for the future. Counselling companies will know what actions can hurt your credit score and what you should or should not be doing. Don't be afraid to ask them. They can provide guidance that finds you getting some debt relief.

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Talk to your bank or credit card company. If you own your own home and have some equity in it and are earning a steady income, you may want to consider getting a home equity loan to provide some debt relief by paying off all those high interest credit cards. However, this will mean having another large extra monthly payment and of course, your home is at risk if you would default on either of your mortgage payments, although it does mean that you no longer have to pay the card companies each and every month.  And no matter what, cut up those pesky credit cards. The less debt you continue to accrue on them, the less debt relief you will be needing in the long run.
 

Written by Mary Blakemore, Coventry

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