Debt
Our easy-to-understand tools and tips can help you dial down high-interest debt more quickly. Let’s get you sorted.
Create a personalised debt plan – start here:
Debt calculator
How fast can you shed your debt? It’s time to find out. Plug your debts in and chart the quickest way to pay them off.
Top money hacks
- List all your debts by order of interest rate (ie, by how much they’re costing you) to get a good view of your situation.
- Keeping all your minimum payments going, take all extra money you can find and funnel it towards your most expensive debt first. Or tackle the one with the lowest balance to pick up momentum.
- Cut up your credit card and avoid buy now pay later loans to steer clear of more borrowing.
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Here are some key guides, tools and blogs to help you sort your debt.
Guide
How to get out of debt quickly
Debt’s so easy to get into, but the longer it lingers, the more expensive it gets. Here’s how to get rid of your debt as fast as possible.
Tool
Budget planner
Desperate to wave goodbye to your debts? A budget can be helpful to figure out how to free up some money for paying yours off.
Guide
Pros and cons of debt consolidation
Ever heard of ‘consolidating’ debt? It means taking out a new loan to wrap all our existing debts together and pay them off at once.
Tool
Money personality quiz
Did you know we all have a money personality? Uncover yours with our quiz so you can understand more about your money habits and behaviours. This’ll help you make your money decisions.
Guide
Buy Now, Pay Later
Are you using products like Afterpay or Zip? These can be a helpful way to spread a cost over time, but it is creating debt, so we need to stay on top of them.
Guide
Credit cards
Credit cards are an easy way to pay for things, but they can add to the debt pile quickly. There are steps you can take to keep your card under control.
Guide
Car loans
It can be tempting to borrow to buy a new car, but remember most vehicles go down in value, not up. It helps to work out how much you really can afford to spend before going shopping.
Video
How to get rid of debt faster
Imagine how good it would feel to be debt-free! Here’s the quickest way out.
Guide
Personal loans
Personal loans can be used for all kinds of things – weddings, renovations, holidays or consolidating debts. But they can get expensive, so it's important to know what we're getting into.
Guide
How to manage your mortgage and pay off your home loan early
It feels good to be a homeowner! If you can afford to boost your repayments, it’s a great idea that’ll get you mortgage-free earlier and may save you thousands in interest.
Guide
Interest-free deals and hire purchase
A hire purchase deal lets us take home a product while we’re paying it off. Is it worth holding off getting this to avoid more debt?
Guide
Student loans
Feeling weighed down by your student loan? It’s important not to borrow more than you need, but remember student loans are what we call a ‘smart debt’.
Guide
How to refinance your mortgage
Refinancing is when you replace your home loan with another to get better terms or borrow more. It’s also a great opportunity to save on interest and pay off your home more quickly.
Recommended for you
Here are some key guides, tools and blogs to help you sort your debt.
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
How to get out of debt quickly
Debt’s so easy to get into, but the longer it lingers, the more expensive it gets. Here’s how to get rid of your debt as fast as possible.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Tool
Budget planner
Desperate to wave goodbye to your debts? A budget can be helpful to figure out how to free up some money for paying yours off.
Try it now
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Pros and cons of debt consolidation
Ever heard of ‘consolidating’ debt? It means taking out a new loan to wrap all our existing debts together and pay them off at once.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Tool
Money personality quiz
Did you know we all have a money personality? Uncover yours with our quiz so you can understand more about your money habits and behaviours. This’ll help you make your money decisions.
Try it now
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Buy Now, Pay Later
Are you using products like Afterpay or Zip? These can be a helpful way to spread a cost over time, but it is creating debt, so we need to stay on top of them.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Credit cards
Credit cards are an easy way to pay for things, but they can add to the debt pile quickly. There are steps you can take to keep your card under control.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Car loans
It can be tempting to borrow to buy a new car, but remember most vehicles go down in value, not up. It helps to work out how much you really can afford to spend before going shopping.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
How to get rid of debt faster
Imagine how good it would feel to be debt-free! Here’s the quickest way out.
Watch video
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Personal loans
Personal loans can be used for all kinds of things – weddings, renovations, holidays or consolidating debts. But they can get expensive, so it's important to know what we're getting into.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
How to manage your mortgage and pay off your home loan early
It feels good to be a homeowner! If you can afford to boost your repayments, it’s a great idea that’ll get you mortgage-free earlier and may save you thousands in interest.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Interest-free deals and hire purchase
A hire purchase deal lets us take home a product while we’re paying it off. Is it worth holding off getting this to avoid more debt?
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
Student loans
Feeling weighed down by your student loan? It’s important not to borrow more than you need, but remember student loans are what we call a ‘smart debt’.
Read guide
Log in or create an account to save this to your dashboard for later.
Guide
How to refinance your mortgage
Refinancing is when you replace your home loan with another to get better terms or borrow more. It’s also a great opportunity to save on interest and pay off your home more quickly.
Read guide
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Next steps
To get on your way sorting your debt, here are some key actions to take.
Tackle your debt as soon as
Using credit typically costs us in fees and interest – the price of borrowing money. That makes staying in debt expensive. Here are steps to take.
Find your path to debt-free
When you’re carrying multiple debts at once, the burden can be heavy. Find your quickest way out by plugging them into Sorted’s debt calculator.
Consider consolidating
Wrapping all your loans into a new one at a lower interest rate can save money and simplify life. But it’s important to know the pros and cons.
Feeling stuck?
Flick a question to the Sorted team, or reach out to MoneyTalks on 0800 345 123 for personalised help.
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