Upon paying off between $12,000 and $15,000 in credit card debt in 2019, Yamiesha Bell, a special education teacher in New York, didn’t break up with her credit cards.
With goals to buy a car and a house, Bell hoped to preserve her credit history by keeping her cards open and active.
So you’re expecting a tax refund this year. With inflation driving up the price of gas, food and nearly everything else, that extra money can’t come soon enough. The hard part is deciding how to spend it.
The cost of everything keeps creeping up. And if you happen to have credit card debt, that’s about to get a bit more expensive too, thanks to a series of interest rate increases beginning this month.
With an $82,000 pile of debt, buying a house seemed far in the distance for Ehren Sixon and his wife, Florida residents who embarked on a debt-free journey in 2016.
They opted for the debt snowball method, a debt payoff strategy that encourages motivation by quickly attacking the smallest balances first.
Shatoria Smith was tired of the $5,000 in credit card debt she felt was blocking her from reaching her financial goals...
Fear can consume you. The anxiety of the unknown can drive you to pull the blanket over your head, whether you're worried about a rustling sound outside your bedroom window or that you won't have enough retirement savings...
Are student loans good debt that can open the door to a career or an insurmountable burden? Is all credit card debt a sign of reckless spending, or can it be a smart way to cover an expense? In general, no form of debt is inherently "good" or "bad." What makes it good or bad is how it fits into your overall financial picture.
NEW YORK (AP) — Tackling money goals one at a time cost financial literacy expert Barbara O'Neill at least $1 million...