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More and more people are sinking themselves further into the debt pit. Lots of outside help is enlisted as a result, either through advice bureaus, credit consolidators, or debt negotiators that work on the client's behalf to slash interest rates from creditors. Bear in mind — almost all of these systems will have a major negative impact on your credit score.
There is a new system of managing debt repayments without hurting your credit rating. Called the "debt snowball" method, it was invented by popular Internet financier Dave Ramsay and is noted for going against what many debt help books and financial counselors say. According to the average debt counselor, money should go towards the debts with the highest interest rates first with lower debts being given monthly payments. However, under many circumstances, the highest balance may belong to the highest interest rate card. Plus, by paying minimum amounts to lower debts, you wouldn't easily remove them as well.
The Debt Snowball method works by paying off the smallest debt first. This means putting away a fixed amount of money that's let you cover your debts with a little money remaining. Ramsay has claimed that minimum payments must be made to everything other than the smallest balance, where any cash set aside must be given to. After that debt is gone, add another payment towards the next debt's minimum payment and work the rest of your minimum payments in this manner. With every clear debt, you will have more cash to pay debts which will let you clear from the bigger debts.
The Debt Snowball method works well with credit cards and works regardless of your lender. If debt consolidation doesn't sound appealing to you, debt snowballing might be the solution.
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