[aageneral] What To Pay When You Can't Pay Everything

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Article Title: What To Pay When You Can't Pay Everything
Author: Terry Rigg
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With ever increasing consumer debt more of us are finding
ourselves robbing Peter to pay Paul each month.

We go through our bills and find that the money just won't
stretch far enough to cover all of the bills and expenses. It's
hard to decide who you should pay when you have one bill that is
stamped with "Final Notice" and you are behind on several of
your other bills.

If you don't pay the credit cards you know that you are going
to start getting those harassing phone calls. If you don't pay
the house payment you are looking at foreclosure. If you don't
pay the utilities they will shut them off. How do you decide?

When you get to this point it's time to get down to basic
survival and work from there.

I have actually talked to people that stated their credit cards
were up to date but their mortgage was two months behind. This
is one of the biggest mistakes we can make when we don't have
the money to pay everything.

Another mistake I see on a regular basis is that some people
pay their bills at the expense of their food budget.

If you have the money to pay some of your bills you have to
start with groceries first and necessary health items. You can
try to save as much as possible on your food but that money has
to be set aside before anything else.

The next bill you must pay is your mortgage or rent. While
credit cards companies will drag out their collection process,
mortgage companies and landlords will start the process of
foreclosure or eviction within just a couple of months.

Your next priority is your utilities. In many cases utility
companies will turn off your utilities if the bill isn't paid
within a few days of receiving the bill.

Once you are sure you have enough to eat and a roof over your
head you can start thinking about your other bills. The secured
loans, like your car payment, should come before your
unsecured loans, like your credit cards.

The reason for this is simple. Creditors that have secured
property will sue or repossess much quicker than the credit
card companies.

If you find yourself in this situation it is a sign that you
need to do something drastic and fast. By not paying all of
your bills each month they are going to add up quickly and
you are going to accumulate a lot of late fees.

The best place to start is to find out exactly where you stand
and what is causing the problem. This is as simple as listing
your income on one side of a piece of paper and your bills on
the other. Total each and subtract your bills from your income.

Your next step is to develop a budget. You can find a free and
simple budget by visiting The Complete Budget and Bill
Organizer at http://www.homemoneyhelp.com/BBOonline.html

Whether you use my budget system or another it is very
important that you start one as soon as possible. For those of
you that believe a budget is to restrictive, just the opposite
is true. The only way you can get what you want and know you
can afford it is to have a
budget in place.

It is important that you pay all of your bills on time each
month. When you don't have the money to pay everything it is
vital to your survival that you pay the most important bills
first.

About The Author: Terry Rigg is the author of Living Within
Your Means - The Easy Way
http://www.homemoneyhelp.com/ebookadpage3.html and editor of
the Budget Stretcher web site. To Subscribe to The FREE Budget
Stretcher Newsletter and receive The Complete Budget and Bill
Organizer absolutely free just visit his home page at
http://www.homemoneyhelp.com
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