When you bought your home you might have had a wonderful job with great benefits, a company car, and maybe even an inheritance that helped you with the down payment. Now, your financial situation has changed and perhaps you have gotten married or become a parent, the great job was outsourced and you had to settle for something else, the company car is gone and you have a car loan, and at the end of the day there does not seem to be enough money to go around. You might have begun to rely on credit cards and in some ways you are robbing Peter to pay Paul every month but you can tell that this kind of financial planning is catching up with you. Mortgage arrears are just around the corner and you are afraid of what will happen when you cannot pay that high mortgage payment anymore.
Probably the best way to head off possible mortgage arrears is to get a clear picture of your financial health. Writer down every penny that comes in and every penny that goes out. Next, you will need to shift your priorities. For example, while it might be nice to have cable television, you can live without it. Your mortgage always needs to be the top priority and it needs to be paid before you...