{"id":177,"date":"2013-12-12T16:32:10","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldebtrelief.co.uk\/debt-articles\/?p=177"},"modified":"2019-01-24T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T16:41:13","slug":"dealing-with-debts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldebtrelief.co.uk\/debt-articles\/dealing-with-debts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Debts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dos and Don\u2019ts for Debtors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are your debts increasing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Are you under pressure to keep up payments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to improve your control of your finances?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider trying some of these simple dos and don\u2019t for debtors.\u00a0 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dos for Debtors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Cut up all your credit cards \u2013 now.<\/li>
  2. Cut up all your store cards \u2013 now.<\/li>
  3. Take in a lodger to increase your income.<\/li>
  4. Check that you are receiving all the tax credits to which you are entitled.<\/li>
  5. Consider working additional overtime hours to increase your income.<\/li>
  6. Consider taking a second or weekend job.<\/li>
  7. Prepare a monthly household Income & Expenditure Statement.<\/li>
  8. Reduce socializing, smoking, drinking, shopping.<\/li>
  9. Talk to your bank manager, to CAB, to CCCS or to an insolvency services provider.<\/li>
  10. Talk to your spouse\/partner\/children.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Don\u2019ts for Debtors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \"Debt<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
    1. <\/a>Bury your head in the sand.<\/li>
    2. Go on a shopping spree.<\/li>
    3. Take an expensive holiday.<\/li>
    4. Throw a party.<\/li>
    5. Incur new debt.<\/li>
    6. Drink.<\/li>
    7. Smoke.<\/li>
    8. Eat out.<\/li>
    9. Spoil your children.<\/li>
    10. Keep your worries to yourself.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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