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Sunday, October 4, 2009

The Best Debt Free Software

By Sean Payne

If you're stuck with loads of debt, you may have noticed that many of those who get out of debt tend to use some kind of financial software. There's a good reason for them to do so: It works like crazy!

Success leaves clues. There's no doubt about this. What this means for you is that people who have successfully gotten out of debt have done specific things and used specific techniques to find their escape from debt. If you do the same things they did to get out of debt, you can expect to be able to get out of debt as well.

One of the things that successful people do to get out of debt is making a debt payoff plan, and then working that plan. Once you've developed a plan for getting out of debt, the right debt software will help you stick to that plan.

My favorite software for getting out of debt is budgeting software. I personally use an Excel spreadsheet called You Need A Budget, and it has done wonders for helping me to get out of debt. I attribute all of my success in paying off my debts to the fact that I use budgeting software.

There are many other great budgeting software programs. One popular program, known as Mvelopes Personal, is a web-based budgeting system that allows you to access your budget from anywhere that has Internet access. It also access your bank accounts to automatically enter your purchases into your budget.

One free budgeting program is Mint. Its also a web-based budgeting system, but it doesn't cost anything to use. One unique feature of Mint is that it compares the rates you're paying on your debt to offers from credit card companies. If it finds a better rate for you, it will let you know, and it could end up saving you hundreds of dollars while you're working to pay off your debt. Similarly, if it finds a bank account that pays a higher interest rate than yours, it will let you know, giving you the potential of earning much more money on your savings.

In addition to budgeting programs, there are plenty of other debt reduction software programs that will help you follow your plan for getting out of debt.

Microsoft Money and Intuit Quicken are programs that help you track both your budget and the rest of your finances. These two programs have similar capabilities, so which one you use is up to you. One of my complaints about these two programs is that they actually have too many capabilities. They have so many bells and whistles that you may actually be distracted from your original purpose of getting out of debt.

My advice is to stick with a simple budgeting program that helps you track your expenses, income, and debts. don't get caught up in complicated software that does more than you need it to. Even a spreadsheet that you create can help, but I recommend that you use software that has a good reputation of helping others to get out of debt.

Whatever software you choose to help you with your debts, start using it today and don't switch software unless it really doesn't do what you want it to. Use it consistently, every day or every week as your situation requires, and your software will quickly get you out of debt. - 23167

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