Payday Loans are possibly one of the easiest forms of credit to obtain but with this ‘ease of credit’ comes with a high price tag – interest!!

Originally the form of lending known as “Payday Loans” originated in the USA and has now landed on the shores of the UK – spreading at an alarming rate.

This type of Loan is typically a very short term loan which is repaid, in full, when you get paid from your employer. They are really designed to get you out of a ‘fix’ when you find yourself short of money before payday but they do have an extremely high interest rate attached to them.

A typical example of this would be that you borrow £100 but repay £130 or £140!!

Considering that Payday loans are very short term loans then this rate of interest is exceptionally high indeed.

Now it may just be that you find yourself in desperate need of a small loan and a Payday loan will fit your circumstances. What you will need to bear in mind is that if you are short of money one month, then you will need to pay the original amount that you borrowed, plus the interest.

This may have a ‘knock-on’ effect of then leaving you short of money again. When faced with that situation you may be tempted to turn to the Payday loan option again and this is where the hidden danger is waiting for you.

Let’s say that you borrowed £200 one month and on your payday you paid back £260. This would leave a £260 hole in your wages which could temp you (or leave you no other option) but to use the Payday loan option again and borrow another £200.

This is the start of a vicious circle that many people find themselves trapped in.

Each month when you repay the £200 loan you are paying £260 out of your wages – this leaves a £260 hole in your wages – so you borrow £200 again to ‘fill the hole’.

Then the process repeats itself again when you have to repay £260 on payday – you’re trapped in the Payday loan circle of debt.

The loan company lend you £200 once – it’s the same £200 the re-lend you each month – and for this pleasure you are paying them £60 each month when you repay the loan.

Over a 12 month period you will have paid the loan company £1,200 for basically borrowing one lot of £200.

It is a very harsh reality for many people who unfortunately have no other option and are unable to get out of the circle. If you are considering a payday loan then carefully think about what you are getting in to before borrowing any money.

If you have no other option and are 100% certain that you will have enough money to repay the loan without it affecting the next months finances then a payday loan could be your only option.

Otherwise don’t fall into the trap. Try and get through or ask a friend to lend you some money – even if it isn’t as much as a Payday loan company – it will be cheaper when it comes to paying it back.

Since 2001 thousands of UK residents have successfully repaired their credit history using the most powerful credit repair information ever released in the UK at http://ukcreditsecrets.co.uk

Are there ways to get rid of your debt problems overnight? No, nothing that is legal anyways. There are ways you can reduce the amounts you owe; you can negotiate your debts down if you are facing collections and the credit card company does not want to risk losing all of what you owe them. Kevin Trudeau in Debt Cures says to show them an income statement and balance sheet showing your assets and liabilities and your ability to pay. If the credit card company can see that you have little to pay them then they may be willing to reduce the amount you owe.

If you are a good customer and pay all your bills on time, you can call up your bank and ask for a lower rate. This is the tip you see all over the net and in most of the finance books by Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, Kevin Trudeau, and others. You have to do the legwork and ask for a lower rate. Harass them to lower your rate the way a debt collector will harass you if you do not pay. Keep calling, write letters, send emails. If they refuse to budge, go to a bank that will.

There are several ways that people get into bad debt – medical bills, unexpected car troubles, school books, Halo 3, etc. Some of these reasons are unavoidable and some – buying new TVs, buying a new car, buying the latest iPod – are some that should be avoided if you are trying to get out of debt.

The credit card company has no problem lending you money and increasing your credit lines when you keep paying the minimum payments. They love making 10, 15, 20% interest on the money they lend you. And then if you miss a payment or go over your limit, they get to charge you a $29 or $39 fee. When you add this fee onto your annual percentage rate, you are actually pay a much higher rate of interest than the stated rate. This is when it is hard to dig out of debt.

But you know all this stuff right? Many people do, but there are millions who do not take the time to read their statements and watch out for all these hidden fees that compound your debt problems. They have more important things to do. But when you’re in debt and struggling to pay the bills, you’re full of worry and anxiety and you want a way out. The solution is to take the little time to understand what you are being charged for and control your spending.

The banks do not want you out of debt. They do not want you to pay your balance off every month. They want you to go over your limit, miss a payment or two and they especially want to charge you the highest interest rate possible. How else can anyone explain the Universal Default Clause that more banks are adding to their terms? If you make a late payment to one card, this clause gives any bank the right to charge you a higher rate even though you did not make a late payment to them. How does this help someone who is in a financial bind? It only makes the situation worse and makes it harder for the person making the late payment. And then it starts a downward spiral.

How to get out of debt? Stop watching TV. A.C. Nielsen Co. states that the average American will spend 9 years of their life watching TV. That works out to about 4 hours a day. What does TV watching have to do with getting out of debt? If you’re spending your evenings watching TV and you are deep in debt, you’re going to stay that way. What you could be doing is working a second job or selling stuff on eBay to make more money. What you could be doing is reading books about making money and personal finance.

Conclusion

There are no overnight debt cures. There are tips you can follow to help you reduce your debt and keep your interest rates low. Do not give the credit card companies an opportunity to get you in their snares. Pay your bills on time, earn more money to pay off your debt faster, spend less than you earn, check your credit score and you can get out of debt.

Learn more about Debt Cures – the latest book by Kevin Trudeau.