Sunday, August 9, 2009

Cash Advance Victims

By Colin Jones

The very easy and convenient means, by which providers are making cash advances available to people who need money on a short, temporary basis, is creating a social problem called "cash advance dependence." Many people do not even realize that they are slowly becoming dependent on these small, monthly, temporary cash advances.

These individuals are creating a very flaky, even destructive 'safety net' for themselves. But, they do not fully realize it and often are even aware of it. The best policy is to admit to yourself that you have a problem brewing upo and get yourself out of it. Simply plodding from loan to loan, month to month is a very dangerous way of running your life. Just think, if you missed a couple of payments on a credit card and ruined your credit status, this line of credit would soon vanish too.

People are discovering just how easy it is to obtain money with the modern methods of easily obtaining cash advances. In some cases, this means that some people are taking up cash advances even when they do not have a financial emergency, which is what cash advances were first intended for. Some people are even using cash advances even for a birthday present or a special night out.

Honestly, it is a fact, that too many people are using the money that they get from cash advance loans, to go on a short holiday, purchase a new car or something like that. This is clearly not the right way of using this financial implement. Moreover, it is in fact abusing the privilege that one obtains from being able to draw a cash advance. It is also totally injurious to one's learning of how to deal with money correctly.

The "no credit policy" of most local stores is also the reason why people are becoming cash advances addicts. It means that people have to borrow money from a cash advance company, which means in turn that they end up having a higher debt to pay. If this situation goes on unchecked, it can lead to some people having to file for bankruptcy. This transforms the problem from being just a personal problem into a broader, social one.

The most important thing you can do is to get out of debt as soon as possible. You should get help from a financial advisor from your bank or seek help from a private financial adviser. Their job is to help you take a step in the direction of making regular payments and be able to enjoy your interest free, hard earned money, which will also help you get back on a better and healthier track with your financial life.

However, having said all that, I will say that cash advances should not be blamed for our own human weaknesses: the lack of financial common-sense is the real culprit here.

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1 comment:

  1. Very well said! Access to immediate cash just when you need it like payday cash advance is very helpful. It's just that like all privileges, this convenience is abused by some people who lacks knowledge about the right financial management.


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