I'm getting married and I have a few things I need to pay off.
2006-11-15 06:00:44 · 11 answers · asked by JME 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Try to consolidate all your debt so that you have only one payment to make per month and you can easily see that it is going down - this may give you some incentive to slow down your spending habits. And most definitely pay them off before you get married. You will have enough stress adjusting to married life and everything that comes with it without having money problems to add to it.
2006-11-15 07:17:34 · answer #1 · answered by pacshore 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are three ways.
1. Earn more
2. Spend less
3. A combination of 1 and 2.
Go to the Dealing With Debt discussion board at the Motley Fool and ask for help there.
2006-11-15 14:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by tringyokel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Create a budget and stick to it. If you have a spending problem, go to a cash based system. If you know how much income you will bring in each month, create a budget that accounts for every one of those dollars. Pay off your debts from smallest to largest. Live below your means!
2006-11-15 15:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by shootpar72 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay off your credit cards if you have any and keep an account open and constantly pay it off. Reduce your debt to income ratio. Also, get a copy of your credit report and make sure there are no inaccuracies.
2006-11-15 14:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by anicarelaford 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try and do yourself a favor and only spend cash try and stay away from using your credit cards. Do as much as you can to pay off existing credit card debt. pay as much as you can over minimum payments it'll go much quicker. Good Luck.
PS. tighten your belt a few notches.
2006-11-15 14:43:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay them off smallest to largest. Some people think it's better to pay off the ones with the largest interest rate first, but it's very motivating to actually get something fully paid off so it's better to pay off the smallest one first.
2006-11-15 14:06:27 · answer #6 · answered by cldb730 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invest in "The Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki. Helped me to become debt free and completely changed how I think about money.
Andy.
2006-11-15 16:33:40 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a job or a 2nd job... and pay your bills. That should do it!
Get out of debt before you get married!!!!
2006-11-15 14:02:29 · answer #8 · answered by cheesytoast 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop making it and pay off what you have by making as much of a payment as possible.
2006-11-15 14:04:27 · answer #9 · answered by WHY? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay more than the minimum each month and throw away the credit cards
2006-11-15 18:02:07 · answer #10 · answered by waggy_33 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋