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2989: How to Pay Off Your Debt: The Debt Snowball Vs. The Debt Avalanche by Kalen Bruce of Money Mini Blog

Optimal Finance Daily - Financial Independence and Money Advice

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🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2989: Kalen Bruce explores two powerful strategies for paying off debt - the debt snowball and the debt avalanche. By comparing their benefits and drawbacks, this article empowers you to choose the method that aligns with your financial goals and motivation style, whether you crave small wins or want to minimize interest payments. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://moneyminiblog.com/debt-relief/pay-off-debt-snowball-vs-avalanche Quotes to ponder: "If you become debt free, you win. It doesn’t matter which method you used once you are debt free." "Personal finance is less about the math and more about behavior, habits, and mindset." "Sometimes the right method may not make the most sense on paper, but if it works, you still win!" Episode references: Dave Ramsey's The Total Money Makeover: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Money-Makeover-Dave-Ramsey/dp/1595555277 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is optimal finance daily. How to pay off your debt. The debt snowball versus the debt

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avalanche by Kalin Bruce of MoneyManyBlog.com. If you want to be debtfree, you need a strategy. The average U.S. household

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has $54,000 in credit card debt. If you're in debt, you really need a plan. The good news is that you

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have more than one option. There are several ways to get out of debt, but the two most used ways

1:29.5

are called the debt snowball and the debt avalanche. Let's look at the differences and see what

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