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5000 dollars in debt? how can i get out without having to go somewhere? what could i sell? how long would it take to get out??? PLEASE HELP!
Ettie Nosworthy
5000 dollars in debt? how can i get out without having to go somewhere? what could i sell? how long would it take to get out??? PLEASE HELP!
Ettie Nosworthy
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The best approach depends on your situation. If the debt is something like a car, you can take your time with it. If it is credit cards you should get serious.
Balance transfers to new cards often give you 0% interest but after one of two times of doing this companies will stop offering it because they’ve caught on. It helps though if you have some out of control APR
The most important thing is to get very frugal and create a budget to stick to.
Then pay off the smallest debts as quick as possible while making the minimum payments on the larger debts. Once you clear up the smallest one you can focus more money on the next one.
When it comes to selling something, only you will know what you have of value and if you are willing to part with it or able to function without it. Don’t sell plasma (blood) it’s not worth hanging around all the junkies.
Dave Ramsey is a good spot to get advice, check out his podcast but some of his methods are just too taxing on regular individuals.
I’m not sure how this impacts your credit score but you can try and negotiate a better APR. Maybe appeal to the companies you’ve been with for a long time, or tell them without a lower APR you either can’t keep up and will default or you will transfer your balance to a new card altogether.
Basically you want to pay the highest interest with the highest balance off first and pay the minimum balance on the rest. After that debt is paid off, go to the next highest interest with the highest balance and pay the minimum balance on the rest. Keep doing this and you will eventually be out of debt.
$5000 is not much compare the US household average of around $22k. Good luck (which you probably don’t need if you become disciplined)