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Topic: credit-cards

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Tuesday, 6/30, 06:44 PM

How to Dig Out of High-Interest Credit-Card Debt

  • Americans owe a record $1.25 trillion on credit cards, at average rates above 20% — high enough that a $20,000 balance racks up roughly $350 a month in interest alone.
  • Here's a plain-English toolkit for paying it down, and why hiring a 'debt settlement' firm is usually the wrong move.

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