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Tuesday, 10 Jun 2008

Chip Away at Credit Card Debt

Posted By:Carmen Wong Ulrich

Topics:Debt | Credit Cards | Credit | Personal Finance

Don't spend more than 15% of your monthly income on paying down debt. Instead, chip away until it's at zero.

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