There are two schools of
thought on debt repayment: the snowball and avalanche methods.
Not exact matches
If you came to this page
thinking income - driven
repayment plans could save you money
on your student loan
debt, you should consider refinanci ng your
debt with a private lender.
If you're dealing with delinquent credit card
debts and unable to make out a suitable
repayment plan with the creditors
on your own, you may
think about a
debt relief program.
Think about it this way: if you earn $ 15 in SmarterBucks and contribute that toward a student loan, you've not only paid off $ 15 in
debt, you've avoided paying accruing interest
on that $ 15 for the rest of your loan's
repayment period.
One combination solution to
think about is to look at a Chapter 7 bankruptcy to deal with the credit card
debt, get
on an income drive
repayment program for your federal loans and ask your bankruptcy attorney to look and see if any of your private loans are eligible for a quick discharge.
Thinking of your
debt repayment in these terms helps you to stay focused
on making smart financial decisions with your money.
Marcin, though,
thinks their main priority should be
debt repayment — in particular, the $ 169,000 mortgage that remains
on their home.
So I
think it would be wise to consider your long - term
debt repayment targets to ensure you're
on track to pay off your mortgage by retirement in light of how higher rates will push out your
repayment period.
Personally, with your low expenses, I don't
think it's much of a risk for you guys to be focused
on debt repayment first.
If you have problems managing all your
repayments on credit cards and other loans,
think about getting some help to reorganise a number of
debts into just one loan.
Brad Pitt and David Beckham are
thought to be among those caught up in Dubai's latest credit squeeze, as developer Nakheel has asked creditors for a six - month «standstill»
on debt repayments totalling US$ 59 billion.
Not that my advice would be early loan
repayment, but I
think if you do decide to go that route then which loan to pay off early really depends
on the rate and remaining life of the loan, and not the overall size of the loan, if you're looking at reducing your monthly
debt payments.