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2013년 12월 3일 화요일

About 'debt free life'|Debt Free, the Life for Me: Helping Law Enforcement Families Experience Financial Freedom







About 'debt free life'|Debt Free, the Life for Me: Helping Law Enforcement Families Experience Financial Freedom








               Many               murders               are               committed               annually               due               to               anxiety               caused               by               financial               difficulties.

DEBT               KILLS!

This               article               will               focus               on               how               you               can               avoid               overspending.

If               you're               already               drowning               in               debt               I               will               show               how               you               can               be               forever               free               from               the               Credit               Card               Grinch;               those               financial               Ghosts               that               have               bill               collectors               dogging               you               all               hours               of               the               day               and               night;               the               wolves               beating               down               your               door               and               how               you               can               exorcise               those               demons               of               greed               that               cancer               slowly               eating               you               in               to               monetary               misery.

I'm               going               to               show               you               how               to               set               up               a               step-by-step               austerity               program               that               will               cast               out               those               demons               of               debt.

Becoming               debt               free               empowers               you               to               take               charge               of               your               financial               life.

I               will               site               examples               from               my               own               fiscal               situation               and               lend               advice               from               professional               debt               busters.
               When               I               was               a               kid               I               always               had               more               money               and               candy               than               the               other               kids               on               my               block.

My               own               family               nicknamed               me               'Mr.

Mc               Miser'               after               a               Tom               &               Jerry               cartoon               character               of               the               1950's.

Growing               up               on               Chicago's               South               Side               'back               in               the               days'               (hard               times)               was               no               mean               feat               but               somehow               through               it               all               I've               always               emerged               as               the               kid               with               the               most               'toys.'               Even               as               an               adult               I               still               take               overseas               holidays,               live               on               Chicago's               Gold               Coast,               eat               like               a               prince,               drive               a               Jaguar               and               all               that               on               a               retired               school               teacher's               pension!

I               thank               God               and               my               Mom's               street               smart               upbringing               for               my               successes.

I'm               not               bragging               as               life               is               so               unpredictable.

It               only               takes               nanoseconds               to               tumble               from               plenty               to               poverty.

Miss               one               paycheck               and               we               both               will               find               out.

Anything               can               happen.

I               want               to               show               you               the               way               to               a               money               smart               and               debt               free               life.
               Millions               of               Americans               are               over               their               heads               in               debt.

It's               BAD               really               bad.

This               society               circuitously               encourages               people               to               ruin               themselves               financially.

Just               watch               those               'buy-buy-buy'               TV               commercials               urging               consumers               to               shop               till               they               drop               buy               till               they               bust.

Now               that               the               annual               spend               fest               aka               the               Christmas               Holidays               are               over               the               question               remains               how               are               you               gonna'               stay               out               of               debt               and               or               pay               off               the               bills               you               have?

If               you're               like               many               folks               who've               been               suckered               in               by               slick               advertising               you               might               want               to               think               twice               about               filing               bankruptcy.

File               only               as               a               last               resort               though               still               not               a               good               idea.

Forever               gone               are               the               days               when               you               can               max               out               your               credit               cards,               see               a               lawyer,               and               for               a               reasonable               fee               go               before               a               Federal               judge               and               plead               "I               don't               have               it               --               I'm               busted."               Uh-uh.

Our               legislators               closed               that               loop               hole               some               time               ago               and               have               enacted               very               stringent               bankruptcy               laws.

It               just               ain't               that               easy               no               mo.'               The               option               of               filing               that               easy               no               payback               Chapter               11               debt               reorganization               via               bankruptcy               court               is               history-kaput.

You               file               now               you               may               have               to               pay               back               a               lot               of               what               you               borrowed.
               A               method               that               I               use               to               curb               my               credit               card               appetite               is               to               lock               my               cards               up               in               my               safe               deposit               box.

I               use               them               only               for               vacations               and               other               major               purchases.

This               works               for               me               and               might               work               for               you.

Being               in               debt               reminds               me               of               the               old               TV               commercial               about               the               Roach               Motel.

Going               belly               up               from               debt               is               akin               to               the               situation               of               those               unfortunate               critters.

They               check               in               but               they               don't               check-out.

Getting               into               debt               is               easy.

Getting               out's               the               hard               part.

Combining               my               own               ideas               with               some               of               those               borrowed               from               the               National               Consumer               Law               Center               here's               some               helpful               hints:
               Don't'               do               what               many               people,               and               I'm               guilty               too,               don't               trash               those               fine-print               inserts               that               accompany               your               bills               in               the               mail.

READ               THAT               STUFF!

Be               always               aware               of               any               fee               adjustments               associated               with               your               credit               cards.

In               MY               opinion               I               think               that               some               banks               work               on               the               assumption               that               consumers-I               hate               that               dehumanizing               term-will               trash               their               mailed               credit               updates               giving               banks               the               opportunity               to               sneak               in               fee               adjustments.

Are               banks               crooked?

Put               it               this               way               banks               and               bankers               have               been               around               for               eons               with               no               sign               of               ever               going               out               of               business.

Bankers               know               all               the               angles.

'They               plan               while               we               sleep'               as               my               mother               used               to               say.

They               have               many               ways               to               make               your               life               --               well               --               interesting.

Be               careful               when               getting               cash               advances!

The               Law               Center               recommends               that               you               get               them               WHEN               NECESSARY.

Banks               charge               higher               interest               rates               and               service               fees               when               you               withdraw               from               your               account;               so-called               personalized               'checks'               not               withstanding.

These               people               are               smart.

Banks               are               in               business               to               make               money               plain               and               simple.

THEY               ARE               NOT               YOUR               FRIENDS!!!

Be               careful.

If               you               must               seek               outside               assistance               to               help               you               achieve               financial               solvency               make               doubly               darn               sure               you               hire               a               reputable               debt               consolidation               firm.

In               1979               if               I               remember               correctly               shortly               before               I               had               the               misfortune               of               filing               for               bankruptcy,               I               hired               a               debt               consolidation               firm               that               I               had               seen               advertised               on               television.

Those               crooks               had               fees               so               high               that               for               two               years               all               I               succeeded               in               doing               were               paying               off               some               of               the               interest               I               owed               my               creditors               plus               hefty               debt               consolidation               fees.

Another               recommended               way               to               erase               debt               is               to               secure               credit               cards               that               offer               lower               interest               rates.

Transferring               balances               from               one               card               to               another               to               take               advantage               of               low               introductory               rates               is               a               common               practice               among               U.S.

cardholders.

Low               introductory               rates               can               be               very               helpful               in               your               quest               to               become               free               of               credit-card               debt.

You               should               look               for               credit               cards               that               offer               a               low               intro               rate               (usually               for               six               months),               and               transfer               the               balance               from               your               previous               credit               card               to               that               credit               card.

Before               you               take               this               step,               however,               make               sure               that,               after               the               intro               rate               has               expired,               the               new               card               offers               the               same               (or               lower)               interest               rate               as               your               current               card.

If               that               fails               you               can               always               cut               the               damn               things               up               into               tiny               plastic               pieces.

That               works               too.

Been               there-did               that.

If               you               were               used               to               living               the               high               life               start               trimming               down               your               expenses               by               removing               all               nonessential               items               like               an               extra               car,               motor               boat,               or               a               jet               ski.

Sell               or               trade               in               your               gas               guzzling               SUV               for               a               smaller               more               fuel               efficient               or               hybrid               model.

Prepare               home               cooked               meals               as               an               alternative               to               dining               out               at               expensive               restaurants.

If               you               are               a               religious               person               develop               a               spirit               of               generous               giving.

Try               tithing,               it               works               and               you'll               never               be               broke               again.

Trust               me               on               this               one.

Know               your               debts               by               making               a               list               of               your               bills               and               pay               off               the               high               interest               credit               card               bills               FIRST.

Take               time               to               organize               your               bills               by               first               listing               the               largest               down               to               the               smallest.

In               the               long               run               this               will               save               you               time               and               money.

Severe               credit               card               debt               can               lead               to               lose               of               property,               lawsuits,               divorce,               and               a               bad               credit               rating.

Again               let's               not               forget               that               MOST               marriages               are               destroyed               for               financial               failures               than               for               moral               lapses.

Here's               one               that               I'm               for               100%:               when               you               pay               your               monthly               credit               card               fee               PAY               OUT               THE               ENTIRE               AMOUNT               but               if               your               finances               won't               permit               this               always               pay               more               then               the               minimum               amount.

If               you               pay               exactly               the               minimum               amount               you're               only               paying               the               interest               with               the               outstanding               balance               yet               to               be               paid.

In               short               you               get               a               monthly               bill               for               $200.00-just               a               hypothetical-PAY               THE               WHOLE               THING               OUT!

For               large               bills               pay               the               entire               amount               in               about               three               or               four               installments.

Stay               focused.

To               achieve               freedom               from               debt               you               will               have               to               cut               back               on               certain               luxuries               even               after               your               bills               are               paid               off.

I               would               suggest               refinancing               as               a               debt               erasure               option,               but               due               to               this               market               being               up               in               the               air,               I               strongly               suggest               that               you               examine               the               'refi'               option               very               carefully.

As               a               former               home               (condo)               owner               if               you               have               enough               accumulated               bills               perhaps               you               might               want               to               refinance               your               property.

This               way               not               only               will               you               nix               the               debt               but               you               can               arrange               to               have               extra               'play               money'               in               the               process               after               you               finish               paying               off               ALL               your               bills               in               one               fail               swoop.

After               all               why               shouldn't               debt               repayment               be               all               work               and               no               play-huh?

A               note               of               warning:               I               would               STRONGLY               suggest               that               if               you               refinance               your               home               to               pay               off               ALL               of               your               bills               don't               're-fi'               too               many               times               as               it               affects               the               price               of               your               home               and               for               heaven's               sake               DON'T               REFINANCE               TO               PAY               OFF               DEBTS               ONLY               TO               GET               INTO               MORE               DEBT               AND               AT               A               HIGHER               INTEREST!!

Jesus               Christ               once               warned:               "If               your               right               eye               causes               you               to               sin               pluck               it               out!"               If               credit               cards               are               causing               your               ruin               GET               RID               OF               THEM               ONCE               AND               FOR               ALL!

All               you               need               is               a               pair               of               shears               and               go               'snip-snip-snip.'               Use               CASH.

If               you               can't               pay               for               things               with               cash               then               you               don't               need               them.

The               refinance               market               has               changed               drastically               since               I               refinanced               my               condominium.

If               I               were               you               I               would               get               some               detailed               updates.

Use               your               search               engine               to               look               up               Mortgage               Refinancing               Tips               before               you               act.

Here's               my               long               standing               favorite.

I               learned               this               in               1969               taught               to               me               by               my               former               'straw               boss'               of               whom               I               still               consider               the               smartest               man               I've               ever               met.

He               once               said,               'with               each               bank               deposit,               put               $50.00               to               $100.00               extra               (Make               a               special               notation               marked               'fee'               in               red.).

This               way               you               never               have               to               worry               about               overdrafts.

Those               'fees'               soon               add               up.'               Always               have               a               tidy               'reserve'               just               in               case.

Here's               some               travel               tips:               always               take               more               than               one               credit               card               when               on               holiday.

Not               all               countries               take               American               Express,               VISA,               or               even               Master               Card.

Most               do               but               some               don't.

If               you               are               traveling               within               the               United               States               remember               this:               when               writing               checks               or               using               credit               cards               in               Southern               States               and               you               max               out               or               your               check               bounce               you               can               expect               a               visit               from               the               local               law.

I               once               knew               of               a               woman               who               was               traveling               down               south               and               stopped               at               a               bank               in               Jackson,               Mississippi               to               make               a               transaction               only               to               have               the               teller               take               a               pair               of               large               shears               and               destroy               her               credit               card               right               in               front               of               her               face.

When               the               customer               complained               this               bank               employee               rudely               cited               state               law               which               said               that               she               could               get               jail               time               for               using               maxed               out               credit               cards               or               her               checks               bounce.

The               teller               could               have               called               the               police.

Southern               law               tends               to               be               a               little               bit               stricter               than               in               the               North               so               be               very               wary               when               crossing               the               Mason-Dixie               Line.
               When               I               write               travel               articles               I               try               to               convince               my               readers               to               visit               all               those               nice               places               I               mention.

I               tell               about               the               good               stuff               but               seldom               mention               any               negative               experiences               that               I've               encountered               in               my               journeys.

Since               this               article               is               about               finance               I               will.
               Hong               Kong               is               Citigroup               country.

Using               your               Citicard               in               Hong               Kong               is               just               like               using               that               piece               of               plastic               back               home.

No               problem.
               The               Philippines               varies.

Once               when               I               was               hosting               a               fancy               banquet               for               a               large               number               of               my               marriage               related               relatives               and               when               it               was               time               to               pay               the               check,               I               handed               the               waiter               my               credit               card.

Minutes               later               the               manager               came               to               my               table               and               informed               me               that               the               credit               card               processing               machine               was               experiencing               technical               difficulties.

I               didn't               have               enough               pesos               to               cover               the               entire               amount.

If               my               brother-in-law               hadn't               paid               my               bill               I               would               have               been               arrested               and               spent               some               time               in               one               of               Manila's               hellish               jails               for               fraud!

BE               CAREFUL               IN               FOREIGN               COUNTIRES!

Some               of               them               lie               in               wait               for               Americans               to               mess               up.
               Thailand,               Japan,               Vietnam,               Brunei,               Italy,               Mexico               no               problem               but               in               Bali               it               was               strictly               cash               and               carry.

You               no               have               cash               you               no               carry!

Very               few               places               accepted               my               credit               cards               in               Bali.

Luckily               for               me               I               had               enough               cash               to               do               a               little               shopping               and               buy               a               Big               Mac               or               two               but               that               was               about               it.
               Worse               case               scenario               and               this               actually               happened;               I               was               in               Manila               and               wanted               pick               up               some               souvenirs.

Normally               no               problem               but               what               I               didn't               know               was               that               I               still               have               a               fractional               amount               still               owed               on               my               credit               card.

I               went               to               purchase               a               shirt.

The               store               clerk               had               trouble               processing               my               credit               card               so               I               paid               in               cash.

I               found               out               that               I               had               accidentally               underpaid               my               credit               card               bill               before               I               left               the               States.

When               I               called               my               bank               they               said               that               I               still               owed               them               a               measly               $3.40!

Can               you               believe               it?

That               $*#@%^*               bank               cast               me               adrift               thousands               of               miles               from               home               by               freezing               my               long               standing               account               with               them               over               a               lousy               three               lousy               dollars               and               forty               *%*^%               cents!!

It               was               only               when               I               guessed               the               correct               number               on               the               last               blank               check               the               bank               allowed               me               to               pay               off               the               balance               over               the               phone               via               auto               check.

I               estimated               that               it               would               have               taken               me               years               to               swim               back               to               Chicago               from               Manila.

LOL!

Two               days               later               my               account               was               reinstated               and               I               continued               my               holiday               undisturbed.

BE               CAREFUL               WITH               BANKS.

Case               in               point:               You               can               be               a               futuristic               space               vacationer               touring               extraterrestrial               civilizations               and               if               you               wanted               to               buy               souvenirs               of               your               galactic               travels               and               intended               to               pay               by               credit               card               but               owed               even               a               slight               amount               here               on               earth,               your               credit               card               provider               would               drop               you               like               an               asteroid               falling               on               a               star               leaving               you               to               fend               for               yourself.
               Before               you               travel               make               sure               you               pay               your               credit               cards               debts               before               you               leave.

If               your               next               bill               is               scheduled               to               arrive               in               the               mail               when               you're               away               have               a               trusted               person               pay               your               bill               for               you               or               make               arrangements               with               your               bank               before               you               fly.

You               can               pay               them               back               when               you               get               home.

You               have               been               warned.
               Here               are               some               publications               that               may               be               of               assistance               in               helping               you               become               debt               free:
               The               Credit               Repair               Kit,               by               John               Ventura                              All               About               Credit:               Questions               (And               Answers)               About               the               Most               Common               Credit               Problems,               by               Deborah               Mc               Naughton                              What               Every               Credit               Card               User               Needs               to               Know,               by               Howard               Strong                              The               Insider's               Guide               to               Credit               Cards,               by               Barry               Klein                              Credit               Card               and               Debt               Management:               A               Step-by-Step               How-to               Guide               for               Organizing               Debt               and               Saving               Money               on               Interest               Payments,               by               Scott               Bilker               Debt               Consolidation               Care                              Budgeting,               by               Joseph               Kenny               (Sun               Star               Network               Online)               I               know               the               holiday               season               is               a               full               five               months               away               but               it's               best               to               plan               ahead               albeit               gradually.

One               of               the               best               ways               to               avoid               excessive               debt               this               Christmas               is               to               plan               months               ahead               that               is               unless               you               want               to               spend               all               of               2012               paying               for               it.

ORGANIZE               A               WORKABLE               BUDGET!

According               to               Joseph               Kenny,               'One               of               the               best               things               you               can               do               is               start               planning               for               Christmas               expenses               early.

Don't               leave               everything               to               mid               December               when               you               have               to               pay               for               it               all               on               credit               card,               start               buying               tree               decorations,               wrapping               paper,               Christmas               cards               and               some               gifts               a               month               or               two               in               advance.

This               way               they'll               be               paid               for               before               Christmas               even               arrives               and               take               some               of               the               financial               pressure               off               the               couple               of               weeks               when               you               really               want               to               be               focused               on               your               family               and               loved               ones               and               not               on               your               credit               bills               and               other               worries'.

Thrift               shops               abound.

Again               it               pays               to               plan.

When               I               was               a               public               school               teacher               we               had               a               short               axiom               that               went:               'If               you               fail               to               plan               you               plan               to               fail.'               That               goes               for               teaching,               the               legal               profession,               and               even               in               a               simple               thing               as               planning               a               special               events               budget.

Devise               a               workable               plan               of               action               and               STICK               TO               IT!
               Why               waste               time               worrying               about               bills?

You               only               mess               things               up               for               yourself               and               your               family.

You               will               work               like               a               beast               of               burden               paying               for               what               you               spent               to               enjoy               one               day               out               of               365               or               that               vacation               to               Disneyworld               when               going               to               a               local               or               nearby               out-of-state               water               park               would               suffice?

Sure               Christmas               and               vacation               time               implies               that               you               will               splurge               but               you               don't               have               to               over               do               it               and               go               broke.

ORGANIZING               IS               EVERYTHING.

Don't               be               caught               with               your               financial               guard               down               THIS               Christmas               or               THIS               year's               vacation.

So               you               took               a               big               hit               Christmas               2010;               big               deal-get               over               it.

It's               now               part               of               your               unpleasant               past               and               you               can't               take               that               back               anymore               than               you               can               correct               past               mistakes               about               other               things               so               forget               about               it,               huh?

Do               something               positive               for               the               holiday               season.

Christmas               is               a               time               for               cr¨ches               not               creditors.
               If               after               that's               said               and               done               you               still               have               trouble               getting               back               on               your               financial               feet,               perhaps               you               need               professional               help.

It's               a               proven               fact               that               excessive               spending               is               a               recognizable               addiction.

Help               is               over               the               debt               horizon.

There               are               12               step               programs               for               excessive               drinkers,               smokers,               sex               addicts,               compulsive               gamblers,               spouse               abusers,               drug               addicts,               excessive               spenders,               and               other               morally               challenged               persons.

Find               a               group               that               meets               your               situation               and               go               from               there.

Good               luck               in               finding               your               way               back               to               fiscal               freedom.
               The               writer               is               a               retired               highway               designer,               educator,               tax               professional               with               H               &               R               Block.

He's               a               freelance               writer               and               ceramic               and               pencil               artist.






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