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How to Pay Off $15,000 in Credit Card Debt

By George Morris | October 19, 2022

If you’re wondering how to pay off $15,000 in credit card debt, you can comfort yourself with the fact that you’re not alone. More than 40% of U.S. households carry…

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By Devin Joy | October 18, 2022

Credit Card Debt More than 50 million U.S. household carry credit card debt over from month-to-month and, according to the Federal Reserve, the average amount they owe is $6,270. Nonprofit…

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Paying off $50,000 in Credit Card Debt

By Joey Johnston | June 17, 2021

Running up $50,000 in credit card debt is not impossible. About two million Americans do it every year. Paying off that bill? Well, that’s not impossible either, though it is…

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Should You Be Investing While You Are In Debt?

By Joey Johnston | April 28, 2021

The stock market is setting records every week, which creates a real temptation for people in debt. Every time you turn on the TV there are ads for everything from…

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19 Side Jobs to Make More Money

By Tom Jackson | March 29, 2021

Money is tight – we get it. But thanks to the internet and technology, it’s easier than ever to make a few extra bucks from the comfort of your own…

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How to Get Out Of Credit Card Debt

By Pat McManamon | September 16, 2020

Using a credit card is sort of like going down one of those tall slides. It’s fun. But then at the end the ride ends and the climb back up…

Sued for credit card debt

What to Do If You Are Sued by a Credit Card Company

By Bents Dulcio | July 23, 2020

Debt has consequences, some of which will surprise the average American. No, we’re not talking jail time. Debtor’s prisons were abolished nearly two hundred years ago, but untamed debt can…

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Unemployment and Credit Card Debt

By Joey Johnston | July 10, 2020

Choose Your Debt Amount Consolidate Debt in Minutes Handling Credit Card Debt While Unemployed A strange thing happened when the COVID-19 economic shutdown hit the United States — millions of…

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Beware of Forbearance and Deferred Payments

By Tom Jackson | July 2, 2020

If there’s an upside to the economic trauma brought about by the coronavirus pandemic — stipulated: we’re straining  for a silver lining here — it’s the number and variety of…

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How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt

By Tom Jackson | June 22, 2020

Thanks to inflation, it’s harder than ever to pay off credit card debt. You can shake your fist at the sky or the Federal Reserve or the pandemic policies that…