Debt- A Curse

By Edwood Woodward

Majority of the people owe debts in one form or the other, such as it may be in the form of student loan, mortgage, and auto loan, or can be the balance of credit cards as well. Debt is not a bad thing itself. In fact, the attitude regarding its repayment determines it to be good or bad. If you are serious about its pay off, then it proves to be beneficial. However, if your attitude towards its repayment is not serious, then it may lead to worsen your financial conditions. It will prove to be not less than a curse indeed.

If, you regularly determine the amount you have taken as debt, and try to find some ways to pay this debt regularly instead of adopting the policy of take and see. Any debt, which you can afford to pay, is not too much debt, and if some debt gets beyond your reach to pay, it may become too much for you to pay.

There are many different ways of calculating debt load, and the way, which is considered the best way, is to figure out debt to income ratio. This debt to income ratio is an amount that relates to your income. Bad and good debt can be included to calculate this type of ratio, and similarly, you are also allowed to leave good debt out.

However, there are many who just want to calculate the overload of their debt, they can calculate their ratios considering bad debt alone. All the details of debt can only come forward, if you include bad as well as good debt. For those who want to calculate their bad debt overload only, they can easily calculate it by adding up their spending in each month over bad debt, and dividing it to their total monthly income. The percentage will come in front, if 100 are multiplied by the value obtained. This number indicates your debt to income ratio.

No matter whether you are having good or bad debt, it is wise to keep it to the least possible amount. There are people who take on debts without thinking of repayment. For these people there is no limit of debt overload, and in fact, they are carefree about the repaying.

It is a fact that taking loan is far easier than repaying it. It is wise to plan about the repayment steps as well in order to avoid any worst condition. Otherwise, it is most probable that you become a victim of overloaded debt.

It is quite true that paying off debt remains no more a problem, if you conduct the procedure efficiently, and stepwise. However, if you fail to plan things effectively, then you may get into a trouble. On the other hand, you must not go for debt for the sake of spending it lavishly. Otherwise, it will turn out to be a curse to you.

No debt is too much debt, if you are determined to pay it off, but at the same time, a small debt can become too much debt, if you are not serious about its repayment. So, all you need to have is a serious approach to not to let any debt become too much debt. - 31377

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