Are you somebody who struggles each month to pay all of the bills? Are you in debt? Are you looking for ways in which to reduce your level of debt? In this article I write about ways in which we can control and reduce our debts which I hope will prove beneficial to people who read it.
A few years ago, I found that I was not earning enough money each month to pay for all of the direct debits, standing orders and loans that were being taken out of my bank account. This caused me many a sleepless night due to the increased stress and pressure that seemed to be placed on me. I had realised this too late and was already in quite a large amount of debt, stupid I know.
I have to say that in truth it was all my own fault. The company where I was working had been offering overtime for the last two years. I took them up on the chance to earn extra money but I soon took it for granted and saw it as part of my monthly wages. There was it seemed no reason as to why the company would stop this opportunity to work overtime. But stop it they did and my monthly earnings returned to what they had been. I didn’t think this would be a problem however as I had coped alright...