Sometimes when things become a little tough, we do things without too much thought. Usually because we want to put the tough thing behind us and move on. This can result in jumping in on payday loans and regretting it later. Payday loans aren't all that evil as long as you know what you're getting into and you take some time thinking about actually doing it and how you'll later terminate the loan.

To begin with, payday loans aren’t always a good choice! Don’t get tricked by the ads from the mall, radio, television or Internet. Even if you desperately need some cash until your payday, you should consider all the alternatives first. In my opinion, a brief definition for payday loans is expensive cash.

Payday loans are short-term cash loans. The amount of money that can be borrowed regularly ranges from $100 to $1,000, and it depends on the laws of each state. The average term is about two weeks. Payday loans are made by check cashers, finance companies, payday loan stores, and others. They are also designated as cash advance loans, check advance loans, deferred deposit check loans or post-dated check loans.

This is how it usually works: the borrower writes a personal check for the sum borrowed plus a fee and he receives the amount he or she wishes minus the fee. Fees are regularly a percentage of the value of the check, but they can also be a fixed value charged per a specific amount (like $15 for each $100 borrowed). When the next payday comes, the borrower can redeem the check for cash. Otherwise, he can pay the finance charge again and roll the loan for another two weeks.

To get an idea of how expensive payday loans are, you must know that this type of loan costs on average 470% APR (annual interest), while the APR a card is rarely higher than 60%.

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a payday loan for the amount of $300, the loan fee is of $17.50 per $100, and the loan term is 14 days. Therefore, in order to redeem the check you have to pay $352.50 when the 14 day period is over. You can pay it by cash or you can allow the check to be deposited at the back. If you still don’t have this money, you must pay the fee of $52.50 to renew the loan for another loan period. This means that borrowing $300 for a month will cost you $105. That’s not cheap at all! By comparison, a $300 cash advance on an average card, repaid in one month, would not cost you more than $15.

All you need to get a payday loan is an open bank account and a steady source of income. However, lenders are not necessarily interested to find out if the borrower can afford to repay the loan. If you don’t pay the loan, it becomes an uncovered check in your bank account. If you fail to repay it, you will get a bounced check fee from the lender and from the bank. You will receive negative ratings on specialized databases and because of this you might lose your bank account and have difficulty in opening a new one.

Because of the very high cost to borrow and the short repayment terms, the consumers sometimes tend to be trapped in repeat borrowing cycles. Reports show that almost 60% of all loans made every day are either loan renewals, or loans taken out by the same consumer immediately after paying off the last one.

Payday loans with three-digit interest rate are prohibited in twelve states in the USA, where they are considered to be small loans or usury caps.

The internet payday lending has become very popular lately. You can apply online and loans are directly deposited into your bank account. When the payday comes, the amount of money you’ve borrowed is electronically withdrawn. If you choose to renew the payday loan, the finance charge is electronically withdrawn from your account.

Here is a suggestion in order to avoid getting a payday loan. First of all, shop carefully! If you really need that money, try to get an advance on pay from your employer or borrow the money from family or friends, at least you can do this for free (usually). Figure your daily and monthly expenditures, and try to avoid unnecessary purchases. You should also build some saving, so that there will be no need to borrow money for unexpected expenses or emergencies. If you still decide you want to use a payday loan, make sure you don’t borrow more than you can pay with your next paycheck.

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Total UK personal debt

Total UK personal debt at the end of October 2007 stood at £1,391bn. The growth rate increased to 9.7% for the previous 12 months which equates to an increase of £122bn.

Total secured lending on homes at the end of October 2007 stood at £1,169bn. This has increased 10.5% in the last 12 months. 

Total consumer credit lending to individuals in October 2007 was £222bn. This has increased 5.8% in the last 12 months.

Total lending in October 2007 grew by £8.8bn. Secured lending grew by £7.3bn in the month. Consumer credit lending grew by £1.4bn.

Average household debt in the UK is £8,920 (excluding mortgages). This figure increases to £20,741 if the average is based on the number of households who actually have some form of unsecured loan.

Average household debt in the UK is £55,877 (including mortgages).

Average owed by every UK adult is £29,311 (including mortgages). This grew by £250 last month.

Average outstanding mortgage for the 11.8m households who currently have mortgages is £99,090.

Two fifths of mortgagors have secured debts of over £90,000, up from one fifth in 2004.

Average interest paid by each household on their total debt is approximately £3,744 each year (this equates to ~ 9% of take home pay).

Average consumer borrowing via credit cards, motor and retail finance deals, overdrafts and unsecured personal loans has risen to £4,678 per average UK adult at the end of October 2007.

Britain's personal debt is increasing by £1 million every 4 minutes.

Today in the UK:

• Consumers will borrow an additional £335m today
• The average household debt will increase by over £13.45 today
• 77 properties will be repossessed today
• 305 people today will be declared insolvent or bankrupt
• 2,750 County Court Judgements (CCJs) issued
• Bank and building societies will hand out £1bn in mortgages today
• Citizen Advice Bureaus will deal with 6,600 debt problems today
• The average car will cost £15.40 to run today
• More than 7,716 loan repayments are going unpaid every day
• The average home will cost £30 today to run
• Raising a child to the age of 21 will now set you back £23.50 daily
• The price of a typical house will increase by £33 today
• £526m will be withdrawn from cash machines today.
• 24.5m transactions worth £1.4bn will be spent on plastic cards today
• 1/3^rd of all groceries we buy today will end up in the dustbin.