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Check Your Financial Health |
 It is common knowledge that financial problems can lead to several problems
unrelated to money. When people are facing a huge amount of debt with no real
strategy to find relief they may experience health problems related to stress,
problems in their marriage and difficulty focusing on relationships at home and
at work. Sadly many people suffer in silence often times denying their situation
to the detriment of their financial future. There are warning signs that your
debt is out of control; if you recognize any of the following symptoms it is
time to seek help to get control over your finances.
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You use your credit to finance day to day living.
Ideally credit is used as a financial tool not a form of
supplemental income. If you find that you are using your credit card to pay
for groceries, gas or utility payments you are heading for serious trouble.
Most people do not choose to use their credit cards for essential living
expenses instead they most likely are already unable to pay for these
expenses from their income. While it may seem like the only option in a bad
situation, by continuing to rack up debt you will eventually max out your
credit cards and find yourself unable to cover essential bills in addition
to debt repayment.
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You apply for new cards or request credit increases
on current account. If you have maxed out your current accounts and
need additional credit to live off of you are heading down a road that will
lead only to deeper debt and a longer recovery time.
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You spend more than 15% of your monthly income on
credit card payments. This symptom coincides with the debilitating
cycle of debt that you are currently working through. When you spend most of
your income to pay your credit card payments, you are left with little money
toward daily living expenses resulting in using your credit card for things
you should be paying for out of your income. This leads to an increasingly
higher balance which you cannot afford to pay, eventually leading up to your
credit card reaching it’s limit leaving you with no disposable income or
credit to finance your expenses.
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You no longer pay attention to your balance and/or
limits. A sure sign that you are heading for trouble is a feeling
of ambivalence toward your account. In most cases you already know that you
have reached the end of the road because you already live off your credit
and spend most of your available money toward making debt payments. You may
not be willing to admit it yet but you are well aware that you have reached
a point where you feel you have no other options.
If you recognize these symptoms it is time to face the facts and
make the appropriate changes to save your financial future before it is too late
for your finances to recover.
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