Q&A: has any one went threw care credit to finace a cosmetic surgery?
Question by Jamie: has any one went threw care credit to finace a cosmetic surgery? Im looking to finance a cosmetic surgury, i will be paying it all back with in a few months. Has any one ever went threw this finance company? is it easy to get approved? do you need fantastic credit? the credit amont will be close to 6,000Best answer:
Answer by Dan B
Care Credit is a subsidiary of GE Money Bank (or vice-versa). It’s like any specialized credit card – high interest rates, high late payment fees, little to zero negotiating for problems. Just be sure to send in your payment at least 10 business days before the due date to almost ensure your payment is posted before the due date. I say almost as nothing is guaranteed.
Is It Better to Do a Debt Management Plan or Individual Voluntary Arrangement?
Article by Beatmy Debt
If you are trying to resolve a debt problem, choosing whether to use a debt management plan or individual voluntary arrangement can be difficult. We consider which solution is the most suitable for you.
Two of the most common solutions for resolving personal debt problems are a debt management plan (DMP) and an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA).
Both of these solutions are commonly used to deal with debt but they both have different advantages and disadvantages. It can therefore often be confusing and difficult to decide which solution is the best to use.
There are however, a few simple questions which you can ask yourself that will help make your decision clearer.
Do you mind how long will it take to pay off your debt?
If you use a DMP none of your debt is written off. You are still obliged to pay everything back. In addition, your creditors can continue to add interest to your accounts.
As you will be paying a reduced amount each month, it could therefore take many years to become debt free using a debt management plan.
In contrast, an IVA lasts for a fixed period of time – normally five years. Your creditors must stop their interest charges and at the end of the IVA any debt which is still outstanding is written off.
For this reason if you want a guarantee that your debts will be gone in a fixed time, an IVA could be a better solution for you. However, if you feel that you want to try to pay all of your debt however long it takes you should consider a DMP.
Are you a home owner?
This is one of the key things that will affect your decision about whether to use a DMP or IVA
An IVA is a legally binding solution. Once your IVA is in place, your creditors are not allowed to take any further action against you to collect their debt.
This means that a property that you own will be legally protected from your creditors who could otherwise try to secure their debts against your home using charging orders.
Having said this, you also have to consider what will happen to any equity in your property. If you do an IVA you will have to agree to release some equity if possible to increase the amount you pay to your creditors.
If you carry out a debt management plan, you will not be required to release any equity from your equity. However, you run the risk of any equity being taken away if charging orders are issued against your property.
What type of debt do you have?
You can include most types of unsecured debt in a DMP. This includes, credit cards, store cards, catalogues, personal loans and bank overdrafts and business debts if you are a sole trader.
However, the one type of unsecured debt that you will normally not be able to include is tax debt. If you owe money to HM Revenue and Customs in the form of any kind of tax or VAT, a DMP may not be suitable for you.
In contrast, as well as all types of normal unsecured debts, you can include tax and VAT debt in an IVA.
For this reason here you owe money to HMRC you would normally consider an IVA as your preferred debt solution.
It is worth bearing in mind that secured debts such as mortgages, secured loans and car HP agreements cannot be included in either a DMP or an IVA.
Affect on your credit rating
Because a debt management plan is an informal non legally binding agreement and an individual voluntary arrangement is formal and legally binding, you may have thought that they would affect your credit rating in different ways.
In fact this is not true. Both solutions will severely damage your credit rating and your ability to take new credit in the future.Once you are in a DMP it is likely that your creditors will issue default notices against you. These will remain on your credit file for six years during which time your credit rating will be poor.After six years if your debts have been paid, your credit rating will start to repair.
However if any of your debts remain outstanding your credit rating will normally remain poor until these have been paid in full which could take longer than six years.
Once you start an IVA, this will be recorded on your credit file. The record will remain on your file for six years during which time your credit rating will be poor.
After six years the record will come off your file. Because you will then be debt free your credit rating will then start to repair. An IVA therefore gives you a fixed date from which time your credit rating will become better.
What type of job do you do?
Generally speaking your job will not be affected if you decide to start use either a debt management plan or individual voluntary arrangement.
However there are some jobs which may be affected if you become formally insolvent such as if you work for a bank, the police or another role where insolvency is seen as an issue.
Because it is a formal insolvency solution, if you start an IVA, you are formally classed as insolvent and your name will be added to the Insolvency Register. This record will remain until your IVA has finished.
As such, if you do a job where being formally insolvent is a problem, you may first have to agree with your employer that you can use an IVA. Or you may want to avoid this solution altogether.
A debt management plan is an informal agreement with your creditors. This means that if you do a DMP you are not classed as formally insolvent. There is no formal register of you being in a DMP and no one else will be told.
As such, if you are not allowed to become insolvent due to your job, a DMP may be the right solution for you.
Understand both solutions fully
Choosing whether to start a debt management plan or individual voluntary arrangement can be difficult. However if you understand how each solution will affect you the decision will start to become easier.
There is no right solution to choose and each will be more or less appropriate depending on your personal circumstances.
It is always sensible to talk to an expert debt advisor before making your decision. They will not judge you but simply be able to explain the solutions and what each would mean for you therefore making your decision easier.
What to do next
If you are struggling with debt, visit http://www.beatmydebt.comOur vibrant debt forum gives free access to industry experts and others who have suffered with debt problems.
Useful guides, calculators and information are also available designed to help you understand how to manage and resolve debt problems.
About the AuthorJames Falla is a debt adviser from BeatMyDebt.com in the UK. For more quality and unbiased information on Debt Management Plans, Personal Bankruptcy Services, bankruptcy Advice & Tips in UK visit our website at http://www.beatmydebt.com
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Question by buzzdogear777: What is the best credit card to get for a starter in the credit world? I’m looking at getting my first credit card. I’m 20 years old and I have a credit card that is linked to my parents, so I have near perfect credit. I’m trying to start building my own credit and I want to know what is the best card for a young person trying to build their own credit.Best answer:
Answer by Judy
Where do you have your checking account?
Has your account been in good standing for 6 months?
Go to their website and apply for a credit card with no annual fees.
Pay in full each month for top credit.Note: New laws passed in February will make it nearly impossible for anyone under 21 to get a credit card without a co-signer.
But.. I still want you to try.
You must have steady employment and sufficient ability to pay back.
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how can i become an independent financial advisor?
Question by Tony N: how can i become an independent financial advisor? i would like to become an independent financial advisor so i would like to know what licenses i can obtain on my own that can replace the series 6 and 7. i know i can take the 63 and 65 without being sponsored but what else is needed to start ( any other licenses?). i pretty much know how it works to use other companies like set up appointments to sell life insurance companies products and find myself a broker dealer is that correct.Best answer:Answer by rcdrury
First of all, the only licenses that can “replace” the 6 or 7 are the registered principle licenses required of supervisers of registered reps (Series 24 for general securities, and 26 for mutual funds and variable products only). In order to operate, you have to be appointed with a broker/dealer anyway, so you can be sponsored by them for your licenses.What concerns me is that you are asking this question. If you don’t already know the answer, it is unlikely that you possess the knowledge and experience to be an independent advisor.ADDED: Apparently, CFPwunaB missed my point. I wasn’t denigrating you for asking a question; I was pointing out that an advisor isn’t ready to go independent until he has amassed tremendous knowledge and experience. If you don’t even know basic license requirements, what could possibly qualify you to take responsibility for clients’ financial well-being? This is knowledge and experience that one cannot obtain on one’s own (at least not without hurting plenty of clients along the way).