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Reduce Credit Card Debt by Lowering Interest

By Expert Author: Ronnica Rothe | Article Abstract
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You have had enough of spending a significant portion of your income on credit card interest. It is time to stop wasting money on interest and work on reducing credit card debt.

One of the best ways to reduce your credit card debt is by lowering your interest rates on your credit card balances. If you have good credit, you may be able to convince your credit card company to go ahead and lower you interest rates. If you have high credit card balances you are dealing with a catch-22 because those high balances are hurting your credit, and your poor credit is keeping you from getting lower interest rates and thus lower balances.

Your creditors might be unwilling to lower your interest rates by direct appeal, but if they see that you are serious about paying off your debt to them they will probably reconsider. A debt management plan is a way to show that you are serious about reducing your debt. Debt management companies can work with your creditors to lower interest and fees so that more of your payments go towards reducing your credit card debt.

Debt management plans are also a convenient way to pay your credit card bills. With one automatic withdrawal each month, you can pay each of those individual accounts. The debt management plan provides you with the accountability you need to get those cards paid off.

To find out if a debt management plan is the way that you should lower your interest rates and reduce your credit card debt, talk to an accredited credit counselor. A credit counselor can walk you through your options and answer any questions you may have.

The quicker you lower your interest rates, the quicker you can reduce your credit card debt. In most cases, using a debt management plan will allow you to get out of debt in three to five years. Take the first step towards financial freedom and contact a credit counselor today!
Ronnica Rothe

About the Author/Author Bio

Ronnica Rothe is a graduate with honors from the University of Oklahoma and a current student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. She works with lowcardinterest.com to help individuals get out of debt and reach their financial goals.

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Article Submitted: 2007-04-30 | This Article has been viewed 122 times.

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