President Obama Unveils Student Loan Debt Plan That Will Help Millions: Consolidated Credit Urges People to Use This Opportunity to Jump Start Their Personal Finances

Howard Dvorkin, CPA, founder of Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.

Fort Lauderederdale, Fla (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Obama revealed a new plan that would help millions of young populating struggling to make payments towards their student loan debt. The plan will speed up legislation passed by Congress last year and reduce the maximum needful monthly payment on student loans to 10 percent of discretional annual income, versus 15 percent originally required by law. In addition, student loan debt will be forgiven after 20 years instead of 25, for those make consist on time payments.

“We are urging people with student loans to use this opportunity as a means to jump start their financial situation. Start saving that 5 percent in a separate savings account or pay-off credit card debt that may have sky-rocket interest rates. This new measure may enable millions of Americans to get a hold of their personal finances and help them to get out the financial mess that many of them are in,” said Howard Dvorkin, CPA and founder the credit counseling agency Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc.

Consolidated Credit experts advise people to consider the following strategies to make the most of the 5 percent savings:

Invest – Start investing 5 percent of monthly income in a 401K or a pension.

Pay-off high interest credit card debt first – For an individual who has a $ 1,000 credit card balance with a 14 percent interest rate who pays the minimum amount due each month ($ 22.00), it would take over 64 months to pay off and the creditor will make over $ 600.00 in interest. “If that doesn’t persuade people to pay off their richly interest credit card debt first – I don’t know what will. Student loan debt offers low interest rates, typically around 4 to 6.5 percent and people need to know how to prioritize their debts,” says Dvorkin.

Improve credit scores – Millions of Americans have low credit scores due to charged-off debts. Consolidated Credit advises consumers to use that extra 5 percent of yearly discretionary income to help pay-off or settle any charged-off debts. This will importantly improve their credit score and allow them to pay less interest in the future when they need to purchase a house or car.

Donate the 5 percent to a local homeless or animal shelter – Although millions of Americans are struggling to pay their student lending debt payments each month, even more individuals are struggling to keep a roof over their make or feed their families. By donating to a local non-benefiting shelter, you will be helping the local community and overall economy.

About:
Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Inc., founded in 1993, is one of the nation’s largest credit counseling organizations in the country and has helped over 5 million people with financial issues. Their mission is to assist families throughout the United States in ending financial crisis and solving money management problems through education and professional counseling.
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