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  Chapter 9
  If You're Having Money Problems
  Make a Simple Budget
  Paying Down Your Debts
  Contact Your Creditors
  Late Payments
  Re-Aging Your Accounts
  What Will Creditors Do?
  Collection Agencies
  Debt Collection Laws
  What Collectors Can't Say
  Things You Shouldn't Say
  Statute of Limitations
  Negotiating With Collectors
  Why Will a Creditor Settle?
  Negotiating Your Score
  Once You Have an Agreement
  Credit Counselors
  Avoiding Scammers
  Debt Consolidation
  Playing Hardball
  Conclusion
  Previous Chapter
  Next Chapter
  Contents

 

Chapter 9 Conclusion

Getting past money problems requires four steps:

  1. seeing that you’re in trouble;
  2. cutting back on your spending;
  3. negotiating your debts;
  4. repaying debts, steadily.

You can get help with steps 2 through 4. But you have to see the problem yourself, first, before anything else can happen.

Next: Chapter 10 - Family Issues

 

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