Repair Your Credit and Knock Out Your Debt

Download or read book Repair Your Credit and Knock Out Your Debt written by Jeff Michael and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2004-04-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A financial first-aid kit that helps you patch up your credit and live debt-free Repair Your Credit and Knock Out Your Debt is a godsend for the 75 million Americans currently trying to dig their way out from under crushing debt. Written in association with Springboard, a leading not-forprofit financial services organization that, since 1974, has helped 4 million consumers get out of and stay out of debt, this results-oriented handbook is a gold mine of proven debt-management strategies and techniques. Drawing upon Springboard's expertise, Jeff Michael walks readers through all the steps to achieving a debt-free existence. He also offers expert advice for the debt-challenged reader on how to deal with foreclosures, evictions, repossessions, costly emergencies, child-care expenditures, and more. Readers learn how to: Get out of debt as quickly as possible, under virtually any circumstance Get copies of credit reports and fix what's wrong Control spending and live debt-free Restore a line of credit Cope with the emotional burdens of debt and develop a positive attitude about money Stop being pushed around by collection agents Make sense of complex credit and debt legislation and regulations