Eliminate Credit Card Debt – 3 Easy Steps To Becoming Debt Free


There is no way to miraculously becoming debt free. Excessive debts incur over time. Hence, patience and effort is needed in order to reduce, and ultimately eliminate credit card debts.

The average household has a credit card debt around $8,000.

Unfortunately, there are individuals carrying much higher balances. Due to high finance fees, credit card companies make it impossible to payoff the debt.

However, alleviating debt is doable. Here are a few tips to help you become debt free sooner.

Use Cash for All Purchases

Several people will make claims of wanting to become debt free.

However, these same individuals continue to use their credit cards for frivolous purchases. Today, we have our wants and needs confused.

In order to fulfill a want, people regularly go on shopping sprees, vacations, and eat out using their credit cards.

The first step to eliminating credit card debt is to stop using the cards. Do not cancel credit accounts.

Instead, cut the cards in half or store them in a place where they are not easily accessible.

Breaking the habit of regularly using a credit card is difficult. However, once cash is being used for all purchases, you will notice a balance reduction.

Get a Personal Debt Consolidation Loan

Debt consolidation loans have their pros and cons. For starters, these loans are great because they allow debt consolidation at a low interest rate with fixed terms.

Instead of paying a credit card with an interest rate of 20 percent, you can obtain a personal loan with a rate of 8 or 9 percent.

This option affords the opportunity to become debt free in five years, as opposed to twenty or thirty years.

Unfortunately, there is a downside to debt consolidation loans. Some people with terrible spending habits may accumulate more debts once their credit cards are paid off.

The purpose of debt consolidation loans is not to create space for new debts.

When this occurs, many people become financially strapped because they have doubled their debts.

Transfer Balance to a Zero Percent Credit Card

One method for quickly paying off credit card debt involves transferring the balance from a high interest credit card to a zero percent interest card. With a high interest rate card, the minimum payments barely cover the finance charges.

Thus, the balance never decreases. Zero percent interest cards offer an interest-free period.

Therefore, all payments will to toward reducing the principle balance.

Learn more here in my section explaining all about loans and credit cards guide to help you get rid of debt and prevent further financial crisis.

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