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Pay down your debt: Snowball Method or Avalanche Method

In Debt? Two Ways To Pay Down Your Debt

Financial problems are all around us. Many Americans today are in debt and are having difficulty paying it down. According to the latest statistics: U.S. households have more than $15,000 in credit card debt. 43 percent of Americans spend more than they earn. 14 percent of income is used to just pay interest on credit […]
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Which Debt To Pay Down First

The average American household has $15,325 in credit card debt, $147,924 in mortgage debt and $32,041 in student loan debt. How to pay your debt is important (visit artofthinkingsmart.com for more information), but which debt to pay off first is just as important if you are unable to pay off all of them at once. […]
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Good, Bad And Ugly Types Of Debt

Over the past few decades the debt of U.S. consumers has increased to more than $2.5 trillion, according to the March 2012 Federal Reserve Statistical Release. This is just consumer debt. If you include mortgages, home equity lines of credit and other real estate debt, that number increases to $13.5 trillion! Debt in general should […]
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