If you’re in debt, you have to get out. The best way to do that is to put together a plan—but remember, a plan is only as good as your ability to stick with it. Just like diets, all of them work: The true test is sticking with one. No matter how effective the plan is in theory, if the regimen is outlandish and impractical, you will not stick with it. When evaluating a get-out-of-debt plan, you should look for one with these characteristics: No. 1: It is easy to prepare. No. 2: It is simple to understand. No. 3: It can be reduced to writing. No. 4: Its results can be measured. No. 5: It has a specific finish date. I have developed the Rapid Debt-Repayment Plan (RDRP), which fits these criteria and consists of four rules. If you will diligently apply these rules to your unsecured debts, you …