Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Financial Planning-Getting Out of Debts

By Simon Andrew


Effective financial planning can take one from the "deprived abode." It enables an individual to live a comfortable life within his/her means. I know that you view this as unattainable especially if you're not earning that much or you have siblings or dependants you are supporting. With the precise financial tools and determination you can do just about anything you set your mind to.

Now you are thinking that there is no way you can do this yourself and you do not see any logic in putting out more money for something that probably won't work anyway, right? Nope. You can do this yourself and you do not need a professional to help you. You can hire one if you want to but it is not necessary.

Do you play fancy football? If you do then you'll understand the level of diligence and commitment you need to get your financials in order. In fantasy football, every week you need to keep control of what your players are doing and make changes or select different options to get through to the following week.

Well, this is the same amount of devotion needed to fix your financial affairs. Every week you need to keep track of your bills and make changes or select different options to get through to the next week and then the next month. Before you realise you could be living debt free. All you need is attitude change.

Even though you don't play fantasy football, figure out what you are passionate about and use it as your motivation to manage your finances effectively and get out of debt. When you do this you'll live a life that is better and free from stress that is brought about by debts.

Go to the store and check out the financial planning software that's available. There are many financial planning out there which will help you to use your finances effectively. Or, you can just create a document on your computer to keep track of expenses if you don't have the money to spend on software.

Begin by figuring out what amount of money is brought into the household from all sources then figure out how much goes to pay bills. List your bills out and put them in order from smallest to largest amount. Write down due dates and any other relevant information you might need, like the company name and telephone number. Contact each of your creditors and find out how much they are going to take each month as a minimum payment.

Once you have all this figured out then commit yourself to being diligent about paying every bill each month on the date due. See what's left over and put all available extra cash toward the smallest bill. When that's paid off, save the amount that you're left with.

When all is clear and you are debt free you'll be kicking yourself that you had not been planning your finances all along.




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