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The steps most of these agencies take to help debtors eliminate debt are:  
The steps most of these agencies take to help debtors eliminate debt are:  


1) Help debtors to assess their debt situation.
# Help debtors to assess their debt situation.
 
# Offer debt counseling, such as, how to avoid overspending and advise in handling existing debts.
2) Offer debt counseling, such as, how to avoid overspending and advise in handling existing debts.
# Help the client to build and maintain good credit.
 
3) Help the client to build and maintain good credit.


Most financial advisors agree that the most important step a person must take before seeking counsel is to change their money management skills. The debtor must change the way he/she thinks. They must rid themselves of all financial anxieties or debt will probably accumulate again.
Most financial advisors agree that the most important step a person must take before seeking counsel is to change their money management skills. The debtor must change the way he/she thinks. They must rid themselves of all financial anxieties or debt will probably accumulate again.