Credit Counselling Services

One of the most unmistakable signs of a gambling problem is spending more money than you can afford. Debts start to mount, past due notices pile up and bank statements tell a grim story.

There are steps that you can take to reduce your debt: track spending, create a budget and contact your creditors directly to negotiate lower payments over a longer period of time. But often, expert assistance is needed to help you get a clear understanding of the situation and take those first steps. This is where a credit counsellor can help.

Credit counselling agencies provide free counselling, helping people to resolve their debt problems and teach them how to use money and credit wisely. Sometimes it’s simply a matter of tracking your expenses and creating a budget. Other times, a dept repayment plan may be necessary.

Debt Repayment

During this process, your credit counsellor will contact all creditors and set up a timeframe for monthly payments. Counselling is free, although there is a fee associated with the Debt Repayment process. The fee is based on your income, but the most a payment would ever cost is 10% of the total debt.

Click here to view a listing of credit counselling agencies in Ontario
or call 1-888-7-IN DEBT (1-888-746-3328) to reach the Ontario Association of Credit Counselling Services’ (OACCS) Central Referral Service.

For more information visit www.indebt.org