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By Jeremy Vohwinkle, About.com Guide to Financial Planning

How to Eliminate Credit Card Debt

Sunday May 31, 2009

Credit card debt is one of the biggest problems most people face when trying to get a handle on their finances. Credit cards make it easy to spend more money than you have, and then the crippling interest rates and fees make it seem impossible to get out from under. While there isn't an instant cure for credit card debt, there are steps you can take to put yourself on a path to becoming debt free.

It takes a little planning, a little budgeting, and some time, but if you keep at it you'll find that you're getting out of debt faster than you had imagined. Here's the process to help you eliminate your credit card debt.

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July 15, 2009 at 3:41 pm
(1) Liz says:

I’ve been looking for ways to bring down my credit card debt. Its gotten quite out of hand lately. I want to do it as efficiently as possible. This article was very helpful, in my search to educate myself I came across this website:
http://www.e-personalfinance.com/article/How-to-Eliminate-Credit-Card-De...
It has a lot of information that has been very helpful to me in this time and I hope it helps others too!!

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