3437: Dealing With Credit Card Debt When You’re in Over Your Head by Kumiko of The Budget Mom on Financial Recovery

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🗓️ 27 January 2026

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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 3437: Kumiko shares practical, experience-driven strategies for regaining control when credit card debt spirals out of control. From acknowledging the issue and building a debt payoff plan to considering consolidation options, she offers both emotional support and tactical advice to help you become debt-free and financially empowered. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.thebudgetmom.com/dealing-with-credit-card-debt-when-youre-in-over-your-head/ Quotes to ponder: "You can’t successfully pay off debt and stay debt free without a budget. A budget is the foundation on which any successful debt elimination plan is built." "Be sure to shop around for the best deal before you commit to a lender." "The last thing you want to do is pay off your existing credit card balances then rack up more debt. That’s a recipe for financial trouble in the future." Episode references: Credible: https://www.credible.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.8	dealing with credit card debt when you're in over your head by Camico of the budget mom.com.
1:12.7	Credit cards can be convenient tools to help build your credit rating and make parts of
1:17.0	your life more convenient like booking travel, but credit cards are also easy to abuse.
1:22.7	According to Experian, 60% of Americans have credit cards, and the average balance carried on those accounts
1:28.7	is over $6,000. Eventually, you want to get to a point where your credit cards are paid in full
1:35.1	every month. Let me tell you, paying off your credit card debt is liberating, not to mention great for
1:41.1	your budget. But if you're struggling to make the minimum payments on your
1:44.7	credit cards, you'll need a solid plan to help you reach this goal. Following are three strategies
1:50.8	you can use if your credit card debt is getting out of hand. Number one, acknowledge the problem.
1:58.2	In my own budgeting journey, I paid off $26,000 in credit card debt. That doesn't count the
2:04.2	money I owed on other debts, like auto and student loans. But before I paid off my credit cards,
2:10.1	I had to be honest with myself. I needed to admit that the way I'd been managing my money
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