Cut off temptation2 of 7When you're trying to reduce your debt load, don't make the situation worse. "You have to put up the plastic," says Gail Cunningham, vice president of public relations for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.That means leaving your credit cards at home unless you're traveling. It also means saying no to new offers of credit that you don't need, including store card offers to save 10 percent on your purchase. You can even take it a step further by opting out of prescreened offers of credit at OptOutPrescreen.com. You'll still be able to apply for credit cards in the future, but opting out now will reduce the number of tempting offers arriving in your mailbox.« Back to Managing Debt 2011. Related Articles:Card payoff calculatorBalance transfer cardEscaping the credit gridRelated Links:10 deadly debt sins4 debt relief options10 credit counseling tips advertisement
When you're trying to reduce your debt load, don't make the situation worse. "You have to put up the plastic," says Gail Cunningham, vice president of public relations for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.
That means leaving your credit cards at home unless you're traveling. It also means saying no to new offers of credit that you don't need, including store card offers to save 10 percent on your purchase. You can even take it a step further by opting out of prescreened offers of credit at OptOutPrescreen.com. You'll still be able to apply for credit cards in the future, but opting out now will reduce the number of tempting offers arriving in your mailbox.
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