Credit card debt can easily get out of control. If we don’t clear the balance every month then the interest quickly mounts up until the debt is completely out of proportion to the original one.

Credit card companies rely on our inertia to make money out of us. The minimum payment never clears the debt completely and we end up paying interest and interest on the interest.

The pressure to use a credit card is enormous. There are always those extra purchases that we just have to have. It doesn’t take many such decisions to build up a big debt. If we then ignore that debt it quickly becomes a massive and unmanagable debt burden.

For a time we attempt to deal with it by switching credit cards and using the interest free period. But that is fool’s paradise. We seldom clear the debt in the interest free period unless our spending habits change drastically.

Eventually we come to the end of the line. Some people are facing bankruptcy before they recognise the problem and seek help.

The best thing is not to let it get so bad. Seek help early and the problem can be resolved.

What you need to do is talk to a credit counseling service. This is the responsible thing to do. A good counseling service can sort out your credit card debt problem. the surprising thing is that so many people are willing to go to a counseling service for personal problems but not when they have problems with credit. It is big taboo subject. We feel our competence is being called into question.

There is no need to look at it that way. Credit card debt is a common problem and it can be solved.

A good consumer credit counseling service can negotiate with the credit card company on your behalf. They will get the company to agree to a program of payments that you can afford. This is not a legal agreement but it is best to get it in writing. The credit card company only accepts it because it is better than having you default completely. You accept it because it is better than losing any hope of repairing your credit score in the future.

Not all consumer credit counseling services draw up these plans as thoroughly as they might. Some of them may try to get you to agree to payments that are too high. You must make sure that they intend to take your circumstances into account. On your part you have to be completely open with them. Come clean about all your credit cards.

It is also important to establish what fees they charge. Some charge a percentage and some charge a flat rate fee. The choice is yours but make sure you know how much to expect.

Abhishek Agarwal
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