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Credit Card Debt Elimination Services

August 18, 2008 by Ted Batron · Comment
Filed under: Debt Reduction 

Everyday, people are struggling to get rid of their debt, in particular, credit card debt. Advertisers constantly bombard unsuspecting people with ads that claim to promise “100% credit card debt elimination” or something similar without you having to make payments. Well, you can do that with bankruptcy, but thats about the only way.

Realistically, you should expect to save about 30 to 50% in a debt negotiation and settlement plan. Credit card debt elimination programs don’t seek to get your creditors to forgive your debt entirely. They seek to come to an agreement that you can both live with where you pay what you can afford, and the creditor takes the tax loss for the balance. So everyone gets what they want.

If people tell you they can eliminate all of your debt then they are offering nothing more than a marketing scheme designed to get your money or at least as much money as they can suck out of you. Any service or company that promises to eliminate all of your credit card debt using “elimination services” is not operating under ethical guidelines. There is nothing ethical about telling someone that they can promise you that.

These credit card debt elimination services are not entirely truthful because by law, you are required to pay what you owe on your credit card debt. However, the scammers and schemers will try to dupe people into thinking there is some magic for them not to make payments and the debt will just disappear.

There are laws that that specify that if you owe on a credit card debt, that you are legally obligated to pay it. In order for you to get a credit card, you had to provide information. You also had to provide your signature in order to verify that you had read the rules and regulations regarding paying what is owed on the credit card.

No ethical company would tell you that you can negotiate all of your debt away. However, that’s what these so-called debt elimination plans try to con people into doing.

The practical thing to do is to make payments on your credit card every month. You should also pay your credit card debt in a timely manner. This is important because this will reflect on your credit score.

A shady debt elimination program is nothing more than a way to take your money and keep you in debt. Your debts will still be there because you haven’t paid on them. In order for debt negotiation and credit card debt elimination to work, you must have written agreement negotiated with your creditors.

Be careful when people approach you with these types of tricks and schemes. You may be in more than you bargained for, not only with your creditors but also with your credit.

If it sounds like I am being a little harsh, I am. But its important that people realize what they are getting into, and have truthful expectations of what is in store for them. I’ve never been one to blow sweet smoke in anyones face. Hopefully, this is what you want to hear. The facts!

In my opinion, the best way to use debt negotiation is to do it yourself, period. You know your financial situation better than anyone. You need to learn a few pointers, and get some guidance – but the actual process isn’t as complicated as people have made it seem. Credit card debt elimination is a combination of factors. It includes both a settlement amount, and a partial forgiveness of the debt. It’s a compromise. Planned and executed properly, it can help you get out of debt, stay out of debt and get your life back in control.

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