When multiple personal debts become overwhelming, a debt consolidation loan appears to provide the answer. Credit card debt, overdrafts, hire purchase agreements and small loans can all be combined and a single, affordable monthly repayment made. However, this may not necessarily be the case.

IndexCreditCards.com reports that the average American adult has $3,752 in revolving debt – mainly due to credit card debt – and the average American household owns $7,394 in similar debt. Credit card debt reduces spendable income as a result of interest, which increases the cost of the average charged item to approximately double its price. Over 1.2 billion credit cards are currently in use in the United States.

As the six month grace period on most student loans comes to an end, recent and future college graduates may find themselves in a financial bind. A sizable percentage of college graduates will require assistance in order to pay down their debt. Yet, many of the top corporations responsible for financing supplementary education have decided that loan consolidation is a risky business. Loan consolidation has always been fairly unremunerative for creditors, and economic decline further isolates lenders from this practice.

In order to effectively manage personal debt after consolidation, a considerable amount of self-discipline is required, especially for those who have run up a lot of debt and not changed their mindset regarding spending on credit.

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