Do You Spend More Than You Earn?

Filed Under (Debt Reduction) by Genivive on 09-05-2008

This site is all about finding ways to pay off debt so that you can maintain a stress free lifestyle without the worry of debt collectors sending you letters, ringing your phone or worse, knocking on your door. A surefire way to throw a huge spanner in the works and derail your debt reduction plan is to spend more than you earn. If you do spend more than you earn, you run the risk of getting caught up in a debt spiral. Read the rest of this entry »

How To Reduce Monthly Outgoings

Filed Under (Debt Reduction) by Genivive on 04-05-2008

The most important step you can take to becoming debt free is to begin by reducing your monthly outgoings. This is an important step towards debt reduction, but you cannot do this without first knowing what your monthly outgoings are. So first things first you need to list all the things that you spend money on each month.

This can be a daunting task if you are not an organized person. In our last article we wrote about how it is important to pay off debt, however you cannot truly get to grips with your finances until you have taken this step. It is important to know where your money is going. You need to know who you are paying and how much you are paying them in order to being the process down the road to successful debt reduction. Read the rest of this entry »