When it comes to financial goals, just about everyone has “get out of debt” high up on the list. Debt often represents sound purchases people have made and are still financing. However, whether this is true or the debt represents something far more troublesome, neither makes it any more fun to put up with. So if your current financial situation could be better with less debt, try these steps.
First, make paying off your debt a serious goal. Do the math and find out when the earliest is you could realistically pay off each liability. Until you do this, you’ll never lower your debt any quicker. Too many people simply pay the bare minimum they owe each month—of course, plenty of folks don’t even do that—instead of making a debt-free existence their priority. Plus, the sooner you pay off your debt, the less you’ll owe as interest will stop being a factor.
Secondly, for that reason, pay off the most expensive debt you have first. It can be tempting to allocate your expendable cash to things debt based on a wide range of metrics. But it makes the most sense to pay off the most expensive debt first because until you do, it’s literally costing you.
Third, if you could use some help finding extra money to put toward paying down your debt, something like a second job may be out of the question. That doesn’t mean you have to suffer though. Instead, get creative about finding ways to save money you can then use to pay down your debt. As long as you’ve made being debt-free a priority, this should be fairly easy.
Being free of debt means more money and less stress. So start making progress toward this goal today by implementing the above advice.
Source:
http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/slideshows/10-easy-ways-to-pay-off-debt
