Financial problems and mental health are often linked. Chelsea, a 30-year-old single woman, said two years of an aggressive debt payoff had left her socially isolated. She called into the Ramsey Show ...

Debt settlement usually means handing over a lump sum of cash, but that's not the only way to settle your debt.

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With consumer prices and inflation making it difficult for Americans to pay off debt, delinquencies on mortgages, auto loans and credit cards are rising, as are minimum payments. Experts recommend ...

A 23-year-old with $25,000 in federal student loans has grown his brokerage account to $25,000. Should we pay off his debt at ...

In this series, NerdWallet interviews people who have triumphed over debt. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Steven Donovan didn’t get an education in personal finance growing up. The ...

Accredited Debt Relief reports over $1.27 trillion in U.S. credit card debt; methods to reduce it include consolidation, ...

With household debt on the rise, middle-class Americans are focusing on paying down mortgage, credit card and student loan debt — often at the expense of saving for retirement or creating an emergency ...

Falling behind on debt relief payments doesn't mean you've failed. It means you need to come up with a new plan.

CreditNinja reports five ways to eliminate credit card debt in 30 days: use balance transfer cards, personal loans, 401(k) ...

When you’re clueless about where to start with paying off credit card debt, you’re highly susceptible to scams. Here are your ...

When Ciara Zurita-Jackson started sharing details about her credit card debt with internet strangers last year, she was doing it to hold herself accountable. Growing up, Zurita-Jackson wasn’t taught ...