Carrying debt can take an emotional and financial toll, so it’s best to pay it off as efficiently as possible. The snowball method has you getting rid of your smallest debts first. The avalanche ...

Here’s a common scenario: you’ve got multiple debts — credit cards, personal loans, maybe even an auto loan — and their interest rates and balances are piling up. Figuring out how to lift that ...

Credit card, mortgage and other debt balances are on the rise, thanks in part to a combination of inflation and high interest rates. Credit card balances were particularly affected, increasing by 5.8% ...

When I finished graduate school, I had $72,000 in student loans weighing me down. But less than a year after graduation, I’d paid it all off, thanks to the debt snowball method and some hefty ...

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I recently saw a snowball stand at a local event and immediately thought two things: 1) I really needed one, and 2) these are just as satisfying as a debt snowball — where you’re crushing high ...

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Americans aren’t strangers to debt. The average consumer owes a little over $6,000 on credit cards, per the Federal Reserve, which is problematic given the rate at which credit card interest can ...