| I know someone who had a very similar situation | | | | have a single line of credit open. In most cases, |
| once. A friend of mine was a student with no | | | | other than their effect on your credit score, if a |
| health insurance and started having seizures. He | | | | creditor is giving you a consolidation loan, they will |
| had to be hospitalized for a whole slew of tests | | | | not care where the debt came from, meaning |
| and start taking medicine. I'm sure that you can | | | | that it being non credit card debt will not matter. |
| imagine what that cost him. However, the hospital | | | | Consolidators are in it for the same reason as all |
| administration was extremely understanding and | | | | of us: to make money. And as long as you pay |
| gave my friend a ten year pay plan so that he | | | | them interest, it doesn't matter if your debt is |
| was able to pay off his debt at the same time as | | | | from Vegas or the hospital. It's still all money to |
| continuing his education. So, before you get | | | | them. You just have to be able to pay. |
| yourself wrapped up in any consolidation plan, it's | | | | Anyway, I think that consolidation would be an |
| a better idea to see what you can do yourself. It | | | | excellent idea for you if you are suffering from |
| is very likely that the hospital will help you. | | | | an excess of hospital bills. You could probably |
| Otherwise, if you wish to consolidate, the only | | | | consolidate the mortgage on your house and |
| thing that you have to do is to find any creditor | | | | those bills, do your research and find that |
| who is willing to give you a loan. That is what debt | | | | reputable company that can help you with both |
| consolidation is: another loan that you can use to | | | | items. |
| pay off the rest of your debt, so that you only | | | | |