Paying off debt is partly math and partly staying power. This category covers comparing the avalanche and snowball methods, deciding what to pay first when everything feels urgent, and what to do when you can only afford minimum payments. The guides use illustrative numbers and do not replace advice about your own accounts.
Where to start
- How do you choose which debt to pay first when everything feels urgent? A way to sort the pile into an order.
- Debt avalanche vs debt snowball: which works better? Compares the two best-known methods.
- What should you do if you can only afford minimum debt payments right now? For tight months when extra payments are not possible.
If most of your debt is on cards, the credit card debt guides go deeper.