Keeping your personal “debt ceiling” from crashing down
Your personal “debt ceiling” represents the amount of debt you are comfortable owing. FICO recommends keeping credit card balances below one-third of your credit limit. Higher debt levels lower your credit scores. Today’ economy can make paying off credit card debt difficult, but reducing your balances to less than one-third of your credit lines is a good start.
Managing credit card debt: 4 tips for success
Establish and keep a household budget: Being too busy, or fearful, or procrastinating aren’t excuses. A budget provides a basis for understanding how much money comes in, and where, why, and how it goes out. This information is essential for mending bad spending habits and converting to a cash-based budget.
Understand and reduce the cost of credit card debt: Federal law requires credit card issuers to report the annual percentage rate (APR) for each card on every statement. APR is the sum of finance charges including interest, penalty fees and membership fees calculated as a percentage of the balance on each account. An APR


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