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A personal loan is a short-term loan for $100 to $1,000. It is sometimes called
a cash advance because you take the loan with the promise to repay the cash
from your next paycheck.
• For example, on February 1st you needed $200 cash but your payday is in
two weeks. The lender agrees to give you the personal loan with a $60 service
fee. You then write a post-dated check for February 14th for $260. The lender
will then give you $200. The lender will hold your post-dated check.
• To repay your personal loan you will redeem your post-dated check with cash,
money order, or let the personal loan company deposit the check to your bank. Another
option is to rollover the personal loans. This means that the loan can be repaid
at still a later date. An additional fee is added onto the first personal loan making
your loan total $320 ($260 + $60). The personal loan can be rolled over
two, three, or more times, before coming due. Each time the personal loan is
rolled over, you will be charged an additional fee. As a result, this type
of loan can be very high priced credit.
Personal loans may sound like a good source of quick and easy cash. But the truth is these types of loans may push you further into debt. Ask yourself these questions:
• What are the total fees, the payback plan, and the penalties if you
don't pay the personal loans back on time?
• Did you comparison-shop for the best personal loan rate?
• Why do you need personal loans for emergencies?
• Do you need an increase of income, revise some of your expenses?
• How can you get a personal loan that is less costly? Can you borrow
from friends or relatives?
• Do you need to talk with a financial counselor to solve your money
problems?
• How can you save $300 in quick cash in a savings account that would
be for emergencies?
• Can you delay paying a non-interest-charging bill such as utility bill
and make payment arrangements with them instead of personal loans?
• If you decide to borrow money from a personal loans lender, make certain
to borrow only what you can afford to pay back from your next paycheck.
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