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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 ...

Americans are carrying over $1.21 trillion in credit card debt, with average interest rates hovering around 21%. That's a brutal combo for anyone trying to climb out of the red. But here's the good ...

When debt feels overwhelming, it can be hard to imagine how any general one-size-fits-all advice can lead to financial freedom. Financial therapists suggest that a relationship with money is emotional ...

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When Claudia Sheinbaum took office a year ago, she inherited a fiscal albatross: Pemex, Mexico’s national oil company. It is the world’s most indebted state oil firm, with obligations topping $100bn.

More than 3,500 families in the Metro Atlanta area will see a total of $10 million in debt cleared this week thanks to the Atlanta Dream. More than 3,500 families in the Metro Atlanta area will see a ...

Getting married means merging your life to your spouse’s — and often, that includes your financial future. But are you responsible for debts your partner racked up before the wedding? That's the ...

Just seven months after graduating from business school, I made the final payment on my $72,000 student loan balance. It wasn’t easy — it took extra hustle, long days and sacrifice — but I wouldn’t ...

EveryDollar for Windows brings zero‑based budgeting, monthly bill planning, and spending category insights into a focused desktop workflow. Designed for personal finance, family budgets, and debt ...

The Northwestern Mutual 2025 Planning & Progress Study found that 22% of Americans felt that personal debt was keeping them from becoming financially secure, and credit card debt was the biggest ...

Standard personal finance advice has long been to eliminate debts around retirement, including the mortgage. The mantra “retire debt free” comes from the insight that everyday life at older ages ...