{"id":2414,"date":"2015-10-18T03:28:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T03:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2020-11-18T03:31:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T03:31:55","slug":"many-different-credit-card-debt-repayment-paths-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/many-different-credit-card-debt-repayment-paths-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Many different credit card debt repayment paths exist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to credit card debt, one thing that can be very important is finding the right way to pay off the debt. There is not just one credit card debt payment strategy out there. Rather, there are a myriad of different ways to direct one\u2019s focus when it comes to paying off such debt.<\/p>\n<p>A recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/business\/money\/2015\/10\/22\/Plan-ahead-to-combat-holiday-credit-card-debt\/stories\/201510220076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh-Post Gazette article<\/a>\u00a0pointed out some of these different strategies, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spreading one&#8217;s repayment focus more or less equally among one&#8217;s different credit cards.<\/li>\n<li>Focusing most on paying off the credit card that has the highest interest rate.<\/li>\n<li>Focusing most on paying off the credit card that has the smallest balance.<\/li>\n<li>Focusing on trying to get the interest rates on one&#8217;s credit card debt down through things such as balance transfers or negotiating with a credit card company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The existence of many repayment strategies both has upsides and poses challenges. The upside is that a person doesn&#8217;t have to settle for a one-size-fits-all strategy but can look for an approach particularly well-suited to their circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is that a person&#8217;s decision on what strategy to pick can be a complex one. Many different things could impact what strategy is most appropriate for a person including the specific credit card debt they hold, their financial habits, their goals, and even their personality traits.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, without careful thought, a person could end up taking a repayment approach that is not a good match for them. Such a choice could leave a person with a credit card debt repayment strategy that won&#8217;t really work for them in the long run. Consequently, a decision on credit card debt repayment strategy is one that should not be made carelessly.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for decisions on debt relief options when one&#8217;s credit card debt has reached a point where it is no longer manageable. As with credit card debt repayment approaches, credit card debt relief options come in many different varieties (even bankruptcy doesn&#8217;t come in just one variety, there are multiple bankruptcy types, such as Chapter 7 and Chapter 13), and finding the right choice for your situation can be crucial. Thus, rather than taking on this decision without any help, a person trying to make a credit card debt relief option decision here in Mississippi should consider discussing the different options that are available with an experienced bankruptcy attorney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to credit card debt, one thing that can be very important is finding the right way to pay off the debt. There is not just one credit card debt payment strategy out there. Rather, there are a myriad of different ways to direct one\u2019s focus when it comes to paying off such debt. A recent\u00a0Pittsburgh-Post Gazette article\u00a0pointed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therollinsfirm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}