Has anyone had first hand experience with Debt consolidators online or by phone?
Please do not consolidate. It is not free, they will lower your payments by increasing the length of time until you are debt free, and you will take a hit on your credit score. Or they negotiate your debt down after telling you not to pay for awhile adding another hit to your credit score. Student loans are the only debt that can garnish your wages for non payment without taking you to court first. Just list them out on a piece of paper or a spreadsheet and follow the plan. If you work the plan, the plan will work for you. A. Have a garage sale and sell anything that you no longer need or want. B.Get a temporary part time job, if you have one, get another. Here is a plan that can help you. If you work the plan, the plan will work for you: 1. Make a budget. Make the budget a week before you get paid. A budget is not a punishment! It is a tool which will free you from ever having to worry about money again. Put everything in your budget. Especially those annual, biannual, or quarterly bi
