Debt Management Class

Jennifer M asked:
So I am thinking debt management or debt consolodation would work better then bankruptcy, but my husband did debt consolodation about 5 years ago, and we were told it looks as bad as a bankruptcy. It actually negatively effects your credit. Is this true with all the companies?

Many people think debt consolidation is the answer to all their financial problems. Just think… you get one loan to pay off all your debts. Then, you only have to deal with one company and one payment. You have to admit, it sounds very good. But not necessarily a key to ending bad debt management.Getting [...]