If you are feeling bogged down in debt by having many small loans and such as credit cards, the consolidation loan can take a huge weight off your mind and help you to get back on top of things and heading towards paying off your debt. However if you dont know what you are getting yourself into then consolidating your debts can just help you to dig the hole deeper and leave you struggling even more.
If you consolidate your debts the right way then you could end up paying a much lower monthly repayment although this might be over a longer period of time, so you should take this into account when it comes to knowing how much you will be paying back in total.
One big problem with the consolidation loan and which approximately 80% of people who take out a loan to consolidate their debts fall into the trap off, is using the loan for other than debt consolidation and running up further debt. The other problem with them is that once the majority of money has been used to pay off your creditors then it is very tempting to quickly get back into debt by taking out another loan or running up your credit card bill again.
When choosing a consolidation loan the first...