Not exact matches
Unlike
credit cards, which charge interest
on top of interest
again and
again, you can pay your loan
on your paydays and unlike
credit cards you won't be in
debt for years and years from making a minimum payment
on a large
debt.
Additionally, if you plan
on repeating this process
again and transferring your
debt to another
credit card company, make sure the fine print allows you to do so without locking you for a fixed period of time.
The truth is many people who have accumulated high interest
debt on credit cards, cars and other bills have a higher chance to do it
again once there is
credit available.
Since rates
on home equity loans have fallen
again, it makes sense to Sometimes people had a high unexpected expense that led them to run up a lot of
credit card debt, such as a medical expense or car emergency.
The other major problem with this is that most people who refinance their homes to pay off
credit card debt don't tend to learn anything about living within their means: They end up owing more
on their home, and they usually go right back to racking up
credit card debt: After just 18 to 24 months, many end up owing the same amount
again on credit cards.
Credit card debt was
on the upswing
again in 2015 and if spending continues at its current rater,
debt could approach the levels seen just before the bottom fell out of the economy in the 2008 Great Recession.
Again, you can read about my family's own
debt free success story, or you can jump right to my article
on the
debt snowball technique to learn how you can systematically work through a large amount of
debt (
credit cards, automobiles, student loans, etc.) as efficiently as possible.
Again, this could be paying down a
debt like student loans,
credit cards, or a mortgage, but it could also work the other way: Saving up a down payment
on a home, or investing for retirement or early retirement.
Credit card debt is the most pervasive type of unsecured
debt, and it's
on the rise
again.
If you think your finances are under control because you're keeping up with minimum monthly payments
on credit card debt, think
again.