Reducing Your Debts, Professional Debt Advisor – Call Free on 0800 044 5659

Jan. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Debt is affecting more and more people in the current economic environment, the situation might look hopeless but there are ways out of it. It is often better to talk to a professional debt advisor who has seen most situations before and know the best course of action however there are a few things that you can do yourself to alleviate the situation.

Stop using Credit Cards – credit cards are a very expensive and tempting way of getting into debt. A good first step is to cut up all of your cards except one which you might use in genuine emergencies.

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Check your spending habits – in the short term you might have to cut out discretionary spending e.g. a meal out on a Friday night or a monthly trip to the cinema. If your income has dropped permanently you might have to consider downsizing your house or car.

Record Spending – you should write down everything that you spend for a month. You might be surprised where your money goes and what you might be able to cut out.

Make a Budget – once you know what you are spending your money on it will be easier to draw up a budget and stick to it.

Start Paying your Debts Off – when you draw up a budget you should make sure that you have a little money spare to start repaying your debts. Maybe start by paying off a small debt first. Once you start paying debts off the sense of hopelessness will be reduced.

The most important thing in dealing with debt is to acknowledge the problem, if you need to talk to anyone about debt advice then please make a call for free on 0800 044 5659.