The national debt jumped $1 trillion in 82 days and is expected to keep climbing. How that could affect you and your financial health.

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Most of my time is spent teaching people how to be smarter with money and, frankly, how to get out of debt. We have a real problem in America -- collectively owing $1.21 trillion as of Q2 2025. I ...

For years, the nation's largest banks made millions off Puerto Rican debt as the island approached financial ruin. Then, with its infrastructure... How Puerto Rico's Debt Created A Perfect Storm ...

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ has built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt. Credit...Photo illustration by Alice Isaac Supported by By Amy X. Wang Bryn Mawr, Pa., is ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Personal loans are popular options for credit card debt consolidation. Replacing revolving credit card debt with an installment loan can help you pay less interest and clear balances sooner. By ...

The WA government is facing fresh questions over its bailout of Griffin Coal — a mine critical to the state's energy system — amid revelations taxpayer money is leaking offshore.