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Building Credit to a Better Future
Building credit is building a better future. Nowadays it takes
good credit scores to purchase a home, buy a car, and get a
credit card and so on. If your credit is bad usually more bad
follows. It takes you to find a solution to repair your credit.
The fist step in repairing your credit is to take a look at each
bill, including your past due bills.
Make sure the current bills are paid in full if possible to
avoid any more reporting on your credit report. Once you have
taken care of your current bills work toward paying off your
late bills. Some current bills such as utilities or other
unsecured bills can wait longer than others, so you might want
to payoff your secured bills first. Secured bills means that you
have more to loose so you want to take care of those first
before paying off nonessential bills and risking losing your
home, car or whatever you are paying on.
Most utility companies will wait on a bill if you don't have the
funds. You may be able to get some help paying utilities. The
Social Services and some Religious Organizations offer support
to low-income families. If you have a loan with a bank you might
want to contact your lender to see if there are options for
reducing your monthly mortgage or car payments. Some banks are
waiting for financial burdens to occur and offer a solution,
such as refinancing your home or car. You want to be careful
since some of the loans have high interest rates attached. Some
loans may even have hidden charges attached so it makes sense to
read the fine prints thoroughly so that you are not taking
advantage of. Remember you are attempting to repair your credit
so finding the best deals is important. This brings us to cut
backs.
When we are striving to repair our credits we want to cut back
on spending as much as possible. Sometimes we have to do without
in order to better our future. Credit repair is the process of
building your credit history and reestablishing your life. This
process means that you have
to look at all angles to find a
solution to repair your credit. When you are searching those
angles you need to consider all aspects of what the solutions
include.
If there are added charges you probably are getting in deeper
rather than building a better future and repairing your credit.
Debt Counselors, Deb Consolidation, Bankruptcy and other
companies that offer credit repair solutions are often the last
resort to repairing credit. Even if you think bankruptcy is the
answer you must realize you will need a few hundred dollars
upfront to start the process. Lawyers are not cheap! On top of
the high prices you will have to pay you will also go through
court proceedings as well as many other headaches.
Therefore if you can find a way out of debt on your own this is
the best solution. If you are in over your head and have nothing
to loose it might be wise to ignore your debts. This sounds
ludicrous but if you can't get out this sometimes is the only
answer to debt relief.
If you are on the spot and not so deep in debt you might ask
your family or friends for a loan, only enough to pay off your
debts. You might have to pay interest, but friends and family
will often charge less and give you a longer time frame to repay
your debt. The solution is often better than applying for a loan
to payoff your debts from a bank.
Most lenders at bank are welcoming people that are struggling
and take full advantage by finding you a loan with high interest
rates. Your monthly installments are often lower, but your price
in the end is steep. It makes sense to search all options before
deciding which solution for repairing your credit is right for
you. Always keep in mind when you are repairing credit that you
are working toward a better future.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is a business owner with vast experience in all
facets of Credit and Credit Repair - for further tips and
techniques visit http://www.officialdebtfree.com
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