How to take charge of your credit with Personal Loan Calculators?

Posted by Shruthi K.
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Dec 8, 2015
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Personal loans can be used to pay your education fees, to take a vacation, to renovate your house or even to consolidate your debt. Personal loan comes in handy when you are short of cash and need to fulfil the requirement in a short time. Personal loans are given out easily based on your credit score. The interest rate is based on your credit score as well as your repayment capacity.

You need to ask yourself if the loan is really required or if you can cut down your expenses and save the money. If you need a small amount of credit then you must also ask around your friends circle or within your family if you can borrow the money for a short period of time. This will save you from having to pay a higher rate of interest on the amount borrowed and it will also save you from keeping an asset as a collateral. You can opt for the following options to arrange for the fund that you require:

  • Ask your family and friends.

  • Approach credit unions.

  • Use your credit card.

  • Go to a local loan shop.

  • Use mortgage.

If you are not comfortable doing any of the above, then opt for a personal loan. Before taking a loan, approach various banks and check the rate of interest they are offering you. Based on the rate of interest choose the provider. After you have chosen the provider, make use of the online personal loan calculator to determine the amount you will be spending each month towards EMI. Compare it with the other providers as well. You need to know how much money you will be paying towards the EMI each month because:

  • You need to be sure that you can repay the amount on time.

  • You must be sure that you do not miss any payments.

  • You need to know how much money is going towards the interest each month.

  • You need to know how much money you are spending towards the loan in total.

  • You must be aware of the fees that the provider is charging you.

  • If the EMI amount is higher, you will know if you have to bargain for a lower interest rate of if you need to increase the loan tenure.

  • You also need to make sure that you have sufficient funds left after paying off the debt.

Most often the lenders will lure you with attractive benefits and you might be paying a lot more towards the interest and the benefit is not actually beneficial for you. When you are aware of how much money you will be paying towards the interest, you will be in a better position to bargain the interest rate. It is important for a person to have at least 60% of his income to comfortably live his life till the next pay check. If the EMI amount is taking up most of his gross monthly income, there are more chances of him borrowing more money to cover other expenses. You do not want to be stuck in the vicious circle of debt, hence plan your credit in such a way that your standard of living is not harmed because of the loan repayment.


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