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Debt Elimination

Because of one of the worst economic downturns in our nation's history, many people found themselves in a position they never imagined they would be in...  They had to rely on credit cards and/or other lines of credit to make essential, everyday payments (water, electricity, phone, and even the mortgage).  And because of this, many people are swimming in debt, with no end in sight (or at least it appears to have no end in sight). 

And that's not even the worst part!   Because of this massive debt build-up, planning and saving for long-term income has been put on the back burner.  So instead of saving towards financial independence, you find yourself mindlessly throwing money away to high interest rates, in an attempt to get rid of your debt as fast as possible. 

But it doesn't have to be this way!  The key to eliminating debt is not necessarily to pay down your debt as quickly as possible (especially if this action interferes with your long-term saving strategy) but instead, your goal should be to manage your debt payments.  GET CONTROL OF YOUR DEBT INSTEAD OF YOUR DEBT CONTROLLING YOU!  What if you could dramatically cut the amount of years that it would take to pay off your total debts WITHOUT:

  1. Increasing your monthly payments?

  2. Refinancing of any kind?

  3. and/or Consulting a 3rd party (which usually charges a fee!)?

Would that be something that interests you?  Sure it would!  And here's how it works...

 

   
It's called the rollover strategy, and it's a simple approach to eliminating debt effectively and efficiently.  Here's what you need to do...

First, you need to get all of your current debt/credit card statements together, which can include: credit cards, store cards, student loans, car payments, and even your mortgage.  Be sure your statements include the current balance, your annual percentage rate (APR), and your MINIMUM monthly payment.

Second, you are going to need an advanced debt elimination calculator, which is where our friends at CalcXML.com are here to help.  They have a free debt elimination calculator that you can use as many times as you like!  Visit them at: http://www.calcxml.com/do/det07.  Be sure the link opens up in a new window, and follow our easy directions below!

 

 
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Step-by-Step Instructions    
 
  • Add one debt/credit card per line.  For accurate results, keep minimum
    payment and actual  payment the same amount.

   
 
  • Keep "extra monthly" and "one-time" payments at $0.

  • Elect "Shortest to Longest Payoff Period".

  • Keep "Interest earned on new savings" at 5%.  This will be explained later.

  • Click "Submit".

       
 
  • Notice that your payments are identical with either payoff strategy.

  • Look how many fewer years it takes to payoff your debt when using the "rollover" strategy!

  • The most important feature:  The amount of money you could save (@5%) after using the "rollover strategy" to pay off your debts!

   
 
  • Blue bars represent the amount of years it would take to pay debts using the traditional payment method.

 
  • The gold bars represent the amount of years it would take to pay debts using the "rollover" strategy.  Notice the difference!!

       
 
  • The green bars represent your possible savings (@5%) if after using the rollover strategy to pay your debt, you start saving money for the same amount of years it would have taken to pay your debts with the traditional method!
   
 

  • The remaining pages are a detailed month-by-month payoff of your debts using the "rollover" strategy.  Simply amazing!
     

  • Print all pages!  Or save as a PDF!

       
What Does This All Mean?    
So after you have all of your data, the obvious question becomes what does all of this mean, and how can I use this data to help me? 

Am I supposed to pay off all of my debts, using the rollover strategy, before I starting planning for my financial independence?  The short answer is absolutely NO! (and here's why...  TIME IS EVERYTHING when planning for your financial future).

Where can I save my money while getting a 5% rate of return?  The short answer:  Why limit yourself to 5%?  There are so many options where you can do so much better!  And while we're at it, why don't we try to avoid paying as much taxes as possible with your savings?  It's possible!

The answers to all of the questions (and many more) are just a phone call away...  Contact Jed Maslowski at 480-661-1005 or jed@mazinsurance.com.  He will go over your debt elimination details and help you figure out your next step (or next steps)!  It's as easy as that!

   
     

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