Even without cash at hand, it is still easy for people not to ignore their needs and wants during the holidays. Just imagine the gifts they have to give to all of those loved ones and colleagues, the dinner parties they had to throw, the holiday vacation with the entire family, and a lot more fun and exciting holiday activities. All of these needed cash to pull through. And the best solution during these times is credit cards.

However, as much as it was easy to get these good things during the holidays, it was easy as well for people to get piled on with hefty credit card debt. When the rush and frenzy of the holiday shopping has died down and reality sets back in, people are left with the inescapable truth, that they have to pay what they owe in order to free themselves from heavy burdens of debt.

Paying back a credit card debt means monthly payments. What’s more is that not only people have to pay debt from one single card but a lot of different cards as well. Each person can have as many as eight different cards all at once, so chances are they have used each or most of it during the holidays. The result is bigger debt thus bigger money spent each month for repayments.

It’s a bitter reality when people have to prioritise payment of debt. Since they are unavoidable nonetheless, why not make something good out of it?

Increase credit score. Pay well and pay on time. People must not miss a due date until they’ve paid all of their debt. After doing this will pave their way in to an increased credit limit which is helpful for bigger loans in the future such as a house loan. They will also get a better shot at good jobs because good employers would want to hire financially responsible employees.

Get rewards. With each swipe, some of the best credit cards offer corresponding rewards to accumulated points. Some rewards go as luxurious as free international airfares, glitzy tech gadgets, generous shopping sprees and more.

Money that goes out for repayment is money lost. So what about savings and emergency funds? Guess they will have to take a backseat until all debts have been cleared or at least until people have paid enough to actually go back to their old routine of saving. As for now, people must take advantage of what credit card debt has good to offer.