Horrible Get Out of Debt
Advice Lands Family In
Hot Water With The IR$ Part (2)
Bad Get Out of Debt Advice - Borrow Against Your Life
Insurance
Many debt counseling, debt settlement and debt elimination
companies are advising their clients to borrow against their
life insurance policies to pay off their debts. On the surface,
this advice seems like a great idea. It’s your money. If you
don’t pay it back, you’ll receive no calls from any debt collectors. The interest rates
are low and you can take your time repaying the loan.
BUT! This move defeats the purpose of having life insurance
in the first place! God forbid, if something happens… then
what? Where will that family be? Unable to afford a funeral?
Unable to pay off debts? When it comes to getting out of debt,
remember the first rule of thumb: Never go in debt to get out
of debt!
Bad Get Out of Debt Advice - Cash Out Your
Savings
This is another one of those get out of debt suggestions that
is mind boggling, especially in this economy. Let’s face
reality; this is not a time you want to be without cash
reserves. I just recently sat down and listened to a husband
and wife work that have worked at a meat processing plant, 17
years and 9 years respectively. The plant inexplicably filed
chapter 11 after an INS raid, and everyone has been out of work
for two months now. The only thing that has saved this couple
is their savings.
The only scenario I would say cash in some of your savings
is if, you can do so and still have enough reserves to cover
your current living expenses for a minimum of six months. If
cashing out your savings means you’ll be broke, don’t do it!
Not in this time of economic upheaval.
Bad Get Out of Debt Advice - Borrow From Your
401(k) I covered this one earlier. There are just
too many reasons why you should never borrow from your 401(k)
to pay off your debts. Although the loan and interest will be
repaid with after-tax dollars, when you withdraw money from the
401(k), the interest will be taxed again years later. Moreover,
you must repay this loan within five years. If you leave your
employment prior to full repayment, the outstanding balance
becomes due and payable, you guessed it: IMMEDIATELY!
What’s the penalty if it's not repaid? That amount is
treated as a distribution to you. Which means, you'll be taxed
on that amount at ordinary rates. And if you happen to be under
the age of 59.5, you will be assessed an additional 10% excise
tax as a penalty for an early withdrawal of your retirement
funds. Remember the first rule of thumb: Never go in debt to
get out
of debt!
Horrible Get Out of Debt Advice Lands Family In Hot Water (Part
1)
Some Get Out of Debt Advice is not only horrible, it just may
land you in hot water like this family. They had a debt
problem, sought professional help and ended up in worse
condition.
Horrible Get Out of Debt Advice Lands Family In Hot Water (Part
2) On the surface, the Debt Advice this family received
seemed like it was on point, But in reality, it landed them in
hot water with the IRS. Instead of their debt problem going
away, it got worse, find out how they unwittingly received some
very bad debt advice.
Horrible Get Out of Debt Advice Lands Family In Hot Water (Part
3) After receiving terrible get out of debt advice, this
family had to pay the piper. They had some hard decisions to
make after realizing their debt problem got worse instead of
getting better. Don't ever follow in their footsteps.
William Phillips brings a degree in
economics and an unwavering passion to help fellow Americans
come from under the clutches of debt. He believes that with the
right debt
advice or debt
counseling, anyone can recover from the stresses of being
overwhelmed with credit card bills and other debts.
Source: http://www.DebtErasure.com
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