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Don’t prioritise debt repayments based on who shouts the loudest.
Those most actively chasing payments do so as often they have least legal right to your money.
If you fall behind with loan or other repayments, pay your highest priority debts first. For example debt that could eventually result in imprisonment (ie court fines) or repossession (ie secured debts) should be addressed before unsecured creditors.
Unsecured creditors know they can’t legally ask more from you than you can realistically afford each week or month. They also know that if are struggling repaying money owed to them, you’re likely to have other debts to other creditors you are also struggling with. Therefore they are clambering to get you to pay them ahead of everyone else.
Either treat all creditors equally, or make lower payments towards debts with the lowest interest rates while targeting higher interest debts.
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September 10th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
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