With the average American carrying nearly $8,000 in credit card debt and card rates hovering near historic highs, debt-related stress has become a daily reality for millions of households. In today's ...

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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 ...

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WASHINGTON — Managing debt can be complicated. We sat down with a financial expert to look at the pros and cons of debt consolidation. Debt consolidation is a financial strategy that involves rolling ...