My husband and I have past due on our credit reports

My husband and I have a lot of items that are past due on our credit reports and we are finally going to fix our credit. Do you recommend just consolidating everything into one monthly bill or take one bill at a time and negotiate one at a time? Thank you
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thats a case by case study
i would venture a guess
legally validate each debt first
then negotiate each debt, tell them you make one in full payment not a payment schedule
if you cannot find a creditor dispute the accounts
then consolidate all settled and non settled debts