Achieve reports on options for debt help, which vary from debt consolidation to professional relief or bankruptcy.

A financial plan, devised by artificial intelligence, managed to both overpay my debts and allocate more than my income to achieving my goals. Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She ...

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Americans are carrying more credit card debt than ever before, with the total credit card debt nationwide sitting at a record-high of $1.21 trillion and the average cardholder owing over $7,000 across ...

Is one viral video all it takes to pay off hundreds of thousands in debt? Plenty of TikTokers hope so − and thousands more are happy to help them find out. A new trend is afoot on the app, and this ...

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 ...

Paying off debt has short-term and long-lasting benefits for your finances. You can reduce your monthly bills, putting more money back in your pocket. You can simplify your financial picture by ...

Using new debt to pay down old debt might sound like using a mop to fight back the ocean tide: fruitless and a terrible idea.

Dealing with delinquent tax debt can be scary, even for the most seasoned taxpayers. If you don't pay off what you owe quickly, the letters from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) arrive with ...

Imagine a scenario where Sarah, 54, runs a struggling business, is $90,000 in debt and has zero savings — and now her daughter is starting to look at colleges. Sarah has managed to hide her dire ...