Bad Credit Card Debt Relief, Elimination and Consolidation

There have been a few times in my life where I had such bad credit card debt that I was certain there were at least a few contracts out on me from Visa and Master Card. Bad credit card debt can really make getting to sleep at night a challenge.

I’m a little suspicious of sites or services that claim they can reduce your payments by X percent every month; the few people I know that have tried such services just ended up having to pay more money. Today, everyone wants an immediate solution to everything, but bad credit card debt doesn’t go away all on its own. Today, everyone wants an immediate solution to everything, but bad credit card debt doesn’t go away all on its own. There are, however, some genuine credit counseling services that offer some guidance free of charge; like social service workers, these counselors can be helpful but by no means will do all the work for you.

Make sense? So maybe that’s incredibly obvious, but its surprising how easy it is to forget these simple things when you’ve got several available credit lines and lots of things you want to buy. Credit card debt is that much easier to pay when you don’t have any credit card debt to pay. Credit card debt is that much easier to pay when you don’t have any credit card debt to pay. Over spending is almost like a compulsive behavior; in fact, in many cases such as my own, you can take the ‘almost like’ out of that description. Even though you know you’re making a mistake, you just can’t help but buy buy buy.

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It’s a lot easier to manage my credit when I only have one line to worry about. The first thing I did was cancel all my cards except one. The first thing I did was cancel all my cards except one. Also, I made a rule with myself to only use my card once a week; all other purchases I make have to be by check or cash, as a result not adding to my debt. While I don’t always follow it, little rules like this can help you avoid bad credit card debt in the future.

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Bank of America Sees Record Credit Card Losses
New York Times - Nov 19 3:53 AM Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis said on Tuesday the U.S. economy will get worse before it improves, and forecast record losses for the U.S. credit card industry.
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