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By LaToya Irby, About.com Guide to Credit / Debt

How You Can Pay Off Your Debt

Friday October 12, 2007
Being in debt is stressful, to say the least. Trying to figure out how to pay off your loans and credit cards can seem like trying to leap over the Grand Canyon. Paying off your debt isn't impossible, though. It will take some sacrifice on your part, but the sacifrifice will be worth it to finally be rid of the debt burden.

Would you hop in your car to take a trip across the country without mapping your route? Of course, not. You'd get lost. Expect the same thing to happen if you try to pay off your debt without first making a plan.

If you take the time to compare your debt to your monthly budget, you'll find that making a get-out-of-debt plan is much easier.

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