Smart personal finance involves developing strategies that include budgeting, creating an emergency fund, paying off debt, using credit cards wisely, saving for retirement, and much more.

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary insists he hates debt. “I buy things in cash,” he told YouTuber Graham Stephan in a 2021 ...

That old adage, ‘Retire without debt,’ may be going the way of the electric typewriter. Nearly every retirement-age American has debt.

A new survey from Bankrate revealed that 33 percent of U.S. adults have more credit card debt than emergency savings. That ...

Collectively, Americans now owe a record $1.21 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new quarterly report on ...

U.S. workers were asked: "To the best of your knowledge, will you ever be debt-free in your lifetime?" The responses elicited ...

A new report finds that people are spending more on their cards and paying down less. Financial experts offer tips for ...

The survey found that more than three-quarters of Americans (76%) say having consumer debt — like credit card or personal loan debt — wouldn’t be a relationship dealbreaker if the person had a plan to ...

If a balance transfer card is not an option, consider consolidating your debt with a personal loan. A debt consolidation loan combines multiple card balances into one installment loan. That means ...

Following last week’s ACFM on the meaning and morality of personal debt, Keir and Nadia zoom out to the macroeconomics of debt. Joining them to make sense of concepts like sovereign debt, structural ...

Deciding whether to prioritise saving or paying down debt is a personal decision that hinges on your unique financial circumstances. Factors such as the types of debt you hold, their interest ...