2961: What Is a Debt Management Plan and How Does It Work by Jackie Beck on Financial Planning

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🗓️ 7 December 2024

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2961: Jackie Beck outlines the essentials of a debt management plan (DMP) as a structured, non-profit-led approach to paying off unsecured debts like credit cards or small medical bills. She highlights its pros, cons, and alternatives, providing actionable steps to determine if a DMP suits your financial needs and encouraging accountability to make the debt repayment journey smoother. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.jackiebeck.com/what-is-a-debt-management-plan/ Quotes to ponder: "Working with a non-profit to use a debt management plan lets you make one monthly payment for your consumer debts." "It may cut interest and fees, but you may have to pay a monthly fee to take part." "No matter what you decide, you’ll need to make changes in your financial life to help make sure things go well in the future." Episode references: CESI Debt Solutions: https://www.cesisolutions.org Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS): https://www.credit.org National Foundation for Credit Counseling: https://www.nfcc.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.1	finance daily what is a debt management plan and how does it work by jacky beck of jackybeck.com
1:05.3	if you have a bunch of different unsecured debts, there are several ways to pay them off.
1:12.3	For example, you might consider a debt management plan or DMP.
1:17.4	The plan can usually be used for credit card debt, small medical bills, and debts that are in collections.
1:23.8	I've used one myself many years ago.
1:26.3	My ex and I set up a debt management plan for our credit card debt.
1:30.2	It did work for us, but if I'd known then what I know now, using a debt snowball would have
1:35.5	been faster in our case.
1:37.5	Of course, you don't know what you don't know.
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