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Survey measures stress of holiday credit card debt

With most of it over, we can now look back over the 2011 holidays, and ask: Was it worth it? Of course, spending time with family and friends is priceless, but the season as a whole comes with a big price, not least, for many, paying for it afterwards. Two November surveys revealed just how stressful the financial aspects of the season are to many Americans.

Credit cards taking the strain…

USAAs third annual holiday spending survey found that 48 percent of respondents were going to use their credit cards to buy holiday gifts (up from 42 percent in 2010), but surprisingly few consumers planned to clear their credit card debt immediately. As the organizations press release put it, Older is wiser when it comes to credit card management. T

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When you are under a lot of credit card debts and wish to get out of the situation as soon as possible, then you may consider various ways in which you can get rid of your debts. There are certain traditional debt solutions available that will help you to get out of your credit card debts. These will include solutions such as credit card debt consolidation as well as settlement. However, before you consider these traditional ways of getting out of debts you may try few other ways. One such way to get out of debts is to pay more than the minimum towards your debts.

 

If you pay more than the minimum towards your credit cards, then you are actually paying off your credit card debts faster. A few advantages of paying more than the minimum amount towards your debts are as follows.

 

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