This Simple Tool Can Help You Defeat Debt - Money Tip Tuesday

<p style="text-align:left;">Have you been burdened by an ever-growing credit card balance? According to <a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/how-much-credit-card-debt-americans-hold-by-age.html#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20Americans%20carry%20around,most%20carry%20more%20than%20that'>CNBC</a>, the average American carries around $5,733 in credit card debt. Some have more, others less. But almost everyone wants it gone.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Believe it or not, there’s a simple method to reversing that growing credit card debt. It’s not the easiest method, but once you perfect it, you can kiss all that accumulating debt goodbye.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Links:</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"><li>Learn more about Triangle's <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/bank/checking/'>Checking Account</a> and how to get your debit card</li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/pg/MakingMoneyPersonalPodcast/posts/?ref=page_internal'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneypersonal/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/TCUpodcastMMP'>Twitter</a>!</li> <li>Learn more about <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/home'>Triangle Credit Union</a></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:left;">Transcript: </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the making money personal podcast.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">How many credit cards do you have? </p> <p style="text-align:left;">If you’re like me, you probably have at least two or three.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">Do you pay them off regularly?  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">I’ve been one to pay my card balances regularly, but with increasing costs of goods and the occasional impulse purchase, a couple small vacations and a few home repairs, those balances grew faster than I was able to keep track of.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">So I started the credit card juggling act.  </p> <p style="text-align:left;">If one card balance was coming due, I’d simply start putting charges on a dif