Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Debt Relief Vs. Bankruptcy: Take a Wise look before deciding upon....

All of us need to take care of our credit taking capability in accordance the extent of available earnings free from other essential expenses & relative risk accomplishments as well. Hence, effective control & command over financial standings & stability is what calls for an efficient debt management practices. Debt management shows the root of how to rule out all your debt obligations. Although, debt management is a crucial consideration, it does nothing when an individual already in indebtedness. Moreover, it just creates a genuine concern among the indebted to ensure that from the next time onwards, debt no more remains an worried factor for them. On the other hand, debt relief programs like debt consolidation, debt settlement etc are the crucial capsule to cure indebtedness. However, in this regard, few people opines out that debt relief is not good enough to take an indebted out of debt. For them, filing bankruptcy is more promising solution. Here the point is from an individual's point of view which option would be beneficial. The decision lies in the extent of indebtedness & financial position of the debtor at present. If the amount of debt is too high, then debt consolidation might not be a viable solution as it doesn't reduce the total debt amount rather consolidates all the petty debts in to a single loan lowering the interest rate & with a longer payment period. Henceforth, a debt consolidation program doesn't reduce the total debt burden, in spite of that it just arrange your existing debt accordingly as per earning terms that suits you best. Again, debt settlement is somewhat accountable than debt consolidation especially when there is a severe debt situation. A debt settlement program helps an indebted to settle down the total debt to an affordable extent through negotiation with the creditors. However, in such a practice, it leaves a bad remark in the credit report than debt consolidation program. However, the major drawback of all these debt relief programs are you will never be sure when or whether all your debts will be paid off. Where as, in case of bankruptcy, you will be aware of the consequence at the very moment filing for it. Moreover, bankruptcy puts a line over all your existing debts & allows you to take a fresh start. However, in the bottom line the twist in the tail takes a toll in the credit record of an individual. Bankruptcy can bind all your financial activities for 8 to 10 years depending up on the circumstances of each & every case. However, tactful guidance of a bankruptcy lawyer might bring down the legitimate to a little extent. Moreover, you might end up loosing your honor in the eye of the society. Whatever the case may be, holding up your home will be more acceptable than your honor. Henceforth, best judgment should be rest upon your own appraisal over all debt obligations as well as future feasibility over every source of earnings.

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