The First Thing You Must Do Before Paying Off Debt
March 13, 2013
Gerri Detweiler focuses on helping people understand their credit and debt, and writes about those issues, as well as financial legislation, budgeting, debt recovery and savings strategies. She is also the co-author of Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights, and Reduce Stress: Real-Life Solutions for Solving Your Credit Crisis as well as host of TalkCreditRadio.com.
Before you decide on your plan of attack to get out of debt, there's one crucial step that can make or break your efforts.
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