- Cut The Cards And The Crap.
Look... If you really want a get out of debt plan.
If you want to be free from the crushing pressure of having to make those payments and pay those bills.
If you want to sleep at night...
Step #1 is obviously... don't pile in any more dirt on top of the grave you've already dug yourself.
Cut up the cards and STOP incurring debt.
- Create A Power Payment
Now that you've stopped piling up debt you can start to destroy the existing debt you've already accumulated.
You do this by creating a "Power Payment".
This simply means that you come up with a certain amount of money that you can use as a chisel to start chipping away at the mountain of debt.
Let's say you start with $50, or $100 or $200 dollars.
You can find this money by eliminating some expenses.
Complete your cash flow statement and start eliminating things that you don't need.
Now that you've eliminated some monthly expenses...
you can start to look at where you can apply this Power Payment.
- Prioritize Your Debts
Ok.. next step, in your get out of debt plan, is to determine which debt you're going to destroy first.
Pssss....The use of a good debt reduction calculator can be very helpful here.
The best way to do this is to pick your smallest debt.
In the vast majority of cases it doesn't matter if that debt has a high interest rate...
if the balance is the lowest... start on this one.
There are 2 reasons for doing it this way.
First, a lower balance will be easier to eliminate. When you pay off that debt, you'll get a huge boost to your attitude.
You'll realize that this can be done and therefore you'll keep going.
So, yes, the first reason is psychological.
The second reason is that you'll be able to make your power payment bigger, faster!
What I mean is this.
When your car loan of $3,000 is paid off.. you now take the money you were spending on your car payment and apply that to your power payment.
Now your power payment has grown in size.
Throw the chisel in the trash and pick up the sledgehammer baby!
Now, you run over to the next debt.
Using the enlarged "power payment" you're able to knock down debt #2 much faster than you ever thought possible.
This is called "Power Rolling".
Once debt #2 is eliminated, you realize that your power payment is now getting huge!
It's time to toss the sledgehammer and pick up the jackhammer for the next debt.
You see how this works?
The elimination of your debts is growing.
Momentum is being built.
You're debts are eating themselves up instead of eating you up.
That's the way you want it. You are now on the road to complete financial freedom.
Pat yourself on the back and keep up the great work!
Oh... don't forget, a good debt reduction calculator can help you visualize and prioritize.
It can also help you see the Tens of thousands of dollars you'll save and give you motivation to follow through.
I've found a great one that's free. Click here to see how much money and time YOU can save by getting out of debt.
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