State pension buyouts are providing the opportunity for retired state government employees to get the cash they need to do things they once thought was impossible. Basically, you just cash in pension early. Instead of getting the payments for the next eight years, you would sell all or a portion of your pension payments, in exchange for a lump sum of cash right now.
There are many reasons why you might want to cash in pension early. Perhaps you need to pay off bad credit card debts, take care of huge medical bills, or cover the expense of a divorce. Maybe you want to start a business you’ve been dreaming of, buy a home in some tropical location to take vacations, or even go back to school to get that advanced degree you always regretted not having. State pension buyouts are available with discount rates ranging from 13 to 19 percent, which is considered ideal in today’s credit market. The difference between this and a credit card, however, is that you aren’t borrowing the money. You are getting an advance the pension payments you are already currently receiving.
There are some things you should know about pension funding before you apply. Most companies require that your current pension payments are at least $400 per month or $4,800 a year. You must also have an alternative source of income during the years that you will not be receiving these payments. There may be good homeowner/renter and credit requirements as well. But there’s no way of knowing whether you qualify if you don’t apply, so if this sounds like it could be a good option for you, there is no time like the present to contact a reputable pension advance firm and get the process started.