Karen and Rick made an ideal pair.
They were very much in love and decided to get married.
They had a fairytale wedding, but its costs were very high and they are still trying to pay back their charges for the wedding well into their marriage.
This is unfortunately a fairly typical story - whether it involves a wedding or other expensive purchase - where people buy and assume their later ability to repay.
Somehow.
Debt is a financial obligation owed to someone.
Debts can take the form of car loans, mortgage loans, business loans and many more.
It's not so difficult to pay back these loans, provided your budget is structured to do so and you are willing to make some financial sacrifices elsewhere.
Budget Your Expenses In addition to existing debt, people obviously need to spend a significant portion of their income on life essentials, such as food, gas and electricity bills, gasoline, clothing, automobile care, and other such daily needs.
Beyond those, debt repayment should be one of the highest priorities.
Seek Expert Financial Assistance Often two heads are better than one in solving a problem.
If you are experiencing difficulty in paying back your loans and credit cards, then consider the assistance of a financial advisor.
If you have no prior experience putting together a personal or family budget, for example, this person can assist.
They can also help you to learn techniques in managing expenses or even to consolidate your existing debts into one payment, often for less than what you currently pay in total today.
Record Expenses All expenses whether they are personal, joint, daily, household, business, etc.
need to be written down.
A financial expert can then help you to separate them into categories of essential and discretionary (or non-essential).
The non-essential expenditures - such as items you might like to have but do not really need - can be evaluated individually to determine their level of importance to you compared to your budget.
As mentioned earlier, a financial expert can help you consolidate your debts and get a new, lower interest loan to repay your existing loans.
You would then need to make a single monthly payment instead of many payments.
The interest on consolidation loans will be less than those on your existing loans.
Improve Your Credit Rating All individuals have a credit rating.
The sooner and more timely you pay back loans, the more quickly your credit rating will score higher.
And of course, the converse is true.
If you take a lengthy period of time to repay your loans - especially if you make late payments - your credit score will lag.