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Paying off debt is no easy task, especially if you pay the minimum amount due each month. To get free and clear, you often have to accelerate payments. There are two distinct strategies to settle outstanding balances: the debt avalanche method and the debt snowball method.

Debt Avalanche vs. Debt Snowball: What's the Difference? The debt avalanche method pays off the high-interest debt first, and the debt snowball method focuses on paying off the smallest debt first.

You’ll spend the dullest moments of your vacation sleeping in a hotel bed. Yet, you’ll spend more than a quarter of your travel budget on it. Find out how you can take advantage of all your vacation days, rather than the cost of travel taking advantage of you.

Practical Ways to Save Money on Hotels During Your Next Vacation - Moneytips by Debt.com Hotel costs are rising—find out what you can do to make your trip more affordable without sacrificing a comfortable room

High debts and underwhelming salaries make quick repayment challenging. So what does one do (besides continuing to make the minimum monthly payment)? A California man reportedly bought an annual theme park pass so he could eat all his meals for free at the park. Here are more unconventional tactics that 7 other millennials used to pay off their student loans.

Paying for student loans | How to pay off a student loan fast | Fidelity Millennials' student debt is more crushing than previous generations', so they've had to come up with clever ways to pay off loans fast. Here's how 8 people did it.

Having a solid credit score is especially helpful when interest rates are rising.

As the Federal Reserve raises short term rates to combat inflation, borrowers are facing increased costs on all kinds of debt from mortgages and personal loans to credit cards and student loans. Improving your credit score can help offset some of these increases.

7 Steps to Improve Your Credit Score Right Now Having a solid credit score is especially helpful when interest rates are rising.