http://www.debtdecision.com/debt-settlement-service.html A debt settlement service can negotiate on your behalf. Read about why you should choose a debt settlement service over doing it yourself. en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 By now you may have read a lot about debt settlement. We sure feel like we've talked about it enough. But have you figured out if you're going to try it yourself or call a debt settlement service? Maybe we can help answer that question for you. Why Use a Debt Settlement Service? There are a couple of reasons to enlist the assistance of a debt settlement program - really, there is. First of all, the professionals at a debt settlement service have years of practice in the art of negotiation. Of course, if you're something like a divorce lawyer or a hostage negotiator or a used car salesman, you might be a skilled negotiator. But do you have access to the amount of cash it takes to pay off the $5,000 your creditors need by midnight? If not, you're going to need a debt settlement service, which brings us to point number two. When you don't have access to the kind of cash you need to pay your settlement immediately, some debt settlement companies will pay the debt settlement services for you, and set up a repayment plan for you through which you make monthly payments to them for one to three years. This is an advantage that using a debt settlement service has over do-it-yourselfers. Remember, settling your debt in this manner should be a last resort. Yes, it has advantages, but it's borderline dishonest and it does leave a blemish (or a zit, if you will) on your credit report. Then again, so does suffering from debt and filing for bankruptcy. If you want a blemish in your life, at least choose a blemish that will benefit you. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT