Debt levels in the U.S. are climbing higher than ever, and the strain is being felt across millions of households. Borrowers are carrying larger balances overall in terms of their debt loads, and ...

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In July 2025, a claim circulated online that people could use mobile payment app Venmo to help reduce the U.S. national debt, which, as of this writing, is more than $36 trillion. For example, one X ...

The “snowball method” is going viral on TikTok, with its creator claiming it’s the fastest way to pay down debt. Dave Ramsey, the famed finance expert who is the brains behind the budgeting hack, ...

The U.S. national debt goes up every minute and with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill under President Donald Trump could rise even further in the coming years. American residents are not ...

I STARTED TO FEEL THE CRUNCH WHEN I STARTED TO USE CREDIT CARDS FOR JUST DAILY ESSENTIALS FOR JENNIFER, MORE EXPENSES AND LESS MONEY. COMING IN MEANT ONE THING SHE HAD TO LEAN ON CREDIT CARDS JUST TO ...

Got credit card debt? Want to pay it off? Oddly enough, another credit card might just be your best bet. It’s one of the stranger ironies in personal finance: Credit cards carry some of the highest ...

Promising tax cuts without offsetting spending cuts is politically painless so long as constituents believe they “pay for ...

On the other hand, personal finance expert Dave Ramsey didn't hesitate. “No,” he said immediately. “You don’t pay off dating relationships’ debt. You do that when you’re married.” Garregg explained ...