A debt management plan can be a useful debt help solution for people struggling with their consumer debts, but what are they, how do they work and who is eligible? What is a debt management plan? It is an informal arrangement between you and your creditors (the people you owe money to) and it allows [...]
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Paying off debts
Many people who are paying off debts may turn to alternative ways to ease their finances. Increasingly though, people who are struggling with their finances are often in a vulnerable position and unscrupulous companies may try to take advantage of this. Please read about the following financial products that may land you in more trouble [...]
Debt Counselling
Over recent years, there has been a large increase in the number of borrowing options available to UK consumers. Nowadays it seems that everywhere you go someone is offering to lend you money – with supermarket credit cards, shops promoting store cards and personal loans on offer by just about everyone. It’s hardly surprising that, [...]
Tent City, Ca.
How times have changed, especially for the Californian capital, Sacramento. America has long been famed for its affluence and high standard of living, especially in the ‘Golden State’ of California, but all that is rapidly changing and nowhere is this more obvious than in Sacramento’s new suburb – Tent City! There are 300-400 people living [...]
Consolidate Debt
Out of control debt can be a terrible burden. This can make life very stressful, leading to more worry and sleepless nights. If you are having difficulty making the monthly payments on your personal loans, store cards, credit cards, catalogues and other debts, then you could be in serious financial difficulty, and now may be [...]
Getting out of debt
Getting into debt has been quite easy recently. It’s not hard to rack up hundreds of pounds quite quickly on a spending spree. Getting out of debt though is a completely different story altogether. How often have you bought something using credit (i.e. an overdraft, store card or credit card) with the intention of repaying [...]
Credit card debt help
Many people use their credit cards everyday when buying groceries or fuel, but this can be a speedy way of racking up balances and quickly being in need of some credit card debt help. Read on for advice on how to avoid this from happening to you. Using credit cards wisely Using plastic is an [...]
Credit Card Debt Management
These days, almost everyone uses credit cards as part of their daily life. For many people, this does not present a problem and is all well and good until something goes wrong. Spending on your cards can get out of control. With personal loans, store cards, catalogues and other bills adding to the problem, its [...]
Pay off Credit Cards
Out of control credit card debt can be a terrible burden. Every day, another stack of bills that you cannot afford to pay, which can lead to worry, stress and sleepless nights. If you are worried that you may not be able to pay off credit cards, and other debts, then it is best to [...]
Debt Help UK
The recession and global credit crunch are forcing people to examine their finances in greater detail, as they come to terms with less money to repay credit commitments. As a result, increasing numbers of people are seeking professional debt help. UK consumers often turn to tried and tested methods of relieving problems, but unfortunately now [...]
What is an IVA?
If you are struggling with the monthly repayments on your personal loans, credit and store cards, catalogues and other bills, you could be in serious financial difficulty. You may have heard of an IVA, as a possible solution, but you’re not sure what it means. If you are wondering what is an IVA, read on…. [...]
Debt Management Advice
Are you having sleepless nights worried about your finances? Do you feel like you’re buried under an avalanche of bills, with no way out? Are you having difficulty keeping on top of your monthly payments? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you could be in serious financial difficulty and you should seek [...]
A Load of Bull and Hot Air?
Isn’t the European Union a fascinating place? Just when you think you’ve heard it all they surprise you yet again. The latest weird and wonderful measure they have come up with is a tax on cow flatulence! No, it’s not April the 1st, it is completely true! According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation [...]
Fair Winds
After reading so much about how the recession has hit Spain, causing high unemployment and the resulting debt problems, it is nice to read something positive for a change. When you think of the Spanish region of La Mancha (the provinces of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Cuenca and Albacete) it is hard not to bring to [...]
Secret Weapons
After banning mis-shapen fruit & veg (unfair discrimination surely?) and proposing a tax on cows breaking wind I thought I had heard it all but, oh no, the Europrats have done it again! The latest Euroidiocy to come to light is the ‘annex to airline security regulations’, a list of prohibited items from cabin baggage [...]