Credit card, mortgage and other debt balances are on the rise, thanks in part to a combination of inflation and high interest rates. Credit card balances were particularly affected, increasing by 5.8% ...

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, ...

For Rachel Cruze, the quickest path for married couples to wipe out debt is not a clever hack or a new app, but a decision to ...

Here’s a common scenario: you’ve got multiple debts — credit cards, personal loans, maybe even an auto loan — and their interest rates and balances are piling up. Figuring out how to lift that ...

When I finished graduate school, I had $72,000 in student loans weighing me down. But less than a year after graduation, I’d paid it all off, thanks to the debt snowball method and some hefty ...

Fast debt payoffs rarely come from luck. They come from specific budget moves that turn small monthly choices into thousands of dollars of progress. I pulled together seven real-life budget hacks that ...

I recently saw a snowball stand at a local event and immediately thought two things: 1) I really needed one, and 2) these are just as satisfying as a debt snowball — where you’re crushing high ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Debt is a widespread problem in the United States, with ...

Ashley Eneriz is a financial writer who has been published on a myriad of sites. She has 10+ years of financial writing experience. Investopedia / Nez Riaz There are two popular strategies for paying ...