In many cases, paying off all your debt at once is impossible, so having this as your goal will only set you up for failure.

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In a scene that perfectly captures the strangeness of American politics today, President Donald Trump, a billionaire and self-styled champion of American business (at least the ones he likes) was all ...

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US President Donald Trump (3L) signs an executive order, flanked by (L/R) US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025. The ...

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More than 350,000 Californians are now behind on their student loan payments — the highest delinquency rate for any type of debt in over two decades, according to the California Policy Lab. It’s also ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — More than five months after Richmond city auditors found that the Richmond Retirement System (RRS) paid more than $550,000 to deceased retirees, a new audit released on Friday ...

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Americans are defaulting on their debts at near-historic rates, a collision between long-term structural strains and more contemporary financial pressures that some believe could shake the entire ...