NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast — Budget Rehab: How to Stop Paying Only Interest and Make Real Progress on Credit Card Debt

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Budget Rehab: How to Stop Paying Only Interest and Make Real Progress on Credit Card Debt

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

Learn how to tackle $25,000 in credit card debt and which payoff strategy could work best for your situation. How do you get out of $25,000 in credit card debt when minimum payments aren't making a dent? In this episode, hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola sit down with listener Jessica, a Bay Area mom…

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