Once your credit cards and loans are paid off and you consolidate student loans debt.
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Once your credit cards and loans are paid off and you consolidate student loans debt, you can apply the last monthly payment-which should be quite large-to your car loan. You can pay off your car loan in less than half the time. Just think no more car payments! Trust me, that is one of the nicest feelings to have.
You can generally apply additional snowball payments to your mortgage unless there is a pre-payment penalty. If you do have pre-payment penalty clause, then I would only pay the standard mortgage payment. You can take the monthly payment you were making on your debts and put it in the bank. If you do not have a pre-payment penalty, then I would advise paying off your mortgage as quickly as possible.
You’ll save hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest and you’ll be on of the few people to actually own their homes. Many people never think they’ll actually pay off their mortgage. They never stay in their homes long enough to pay it off as they are constantly moving to new homes and taking on additional mortgage debt. It’s self-perpetuating. Pay off your mortgage, own your home free and clear.
If your debt levels are high and need to consolidate student loans debt, but manageable and you haven’t missed any payments, you can safely skip this. You can apply the 5-step debt-free process immediately. For those that are behind on their payments and fielding calls from creditors and collection agencies, here are some tips for getting them off your back.
Under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, outside collection agencies cannot call you at unreasonable hours, generally before 8am and after 9pm. Nor can they verbally abuse you, call you at work, add unauthorized charges to your account, and make any misleading claims against you. You can request in writing that the collection agency stop all communications with you, with a few exceptions.
If you’re debts haven’t gone to a collection agency yet, it’s best to contact your creditors directly and negotiate a payment schedule that fits your budget. Creditors do not want to write off any debt and will work with you to ensure the account is paid off. Be upfront about your situation and your determination to make your payments.
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