Handling Debt Efficiently – Until It’s Gone


It’s no secret that making purchases on credit cards will result in paying more for those items over time if you’re paying interest charges from month-to-month.

Despite this well-known fact, the average American now owes over $6,000 in credit card debt.* For households, the number is much higher, at nearly $16,000 per household. Add in an average mortgage of over $200,000, plus nearly $25,000 of non-mortgage debt (car loans, college loans, or other loans) and the molehill really is starting to look like a mountain.

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Devin Parks

Co-Founder & CEO of Clean Slate Consulting | I help real estate professionals close more deals by providing credit repair services for clients with bad credit.

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