I get three checks in May and am using the first one to just pay debts. So far my balance is decreasing still a ways to go though.
What method are you using? I did the snowball method of paying off the smallest debts first and then moving on to the bigger ones. I'd only pay the minimum on the bigger debts. There's a nice feeling of seeing only 3 line items and knowing you're at the finish line.
Most of my debt were late speeding tickets, a few medical bills, and a student account I had from college. Very little CC debt. I was lucky in that I had very little interest growing.
It really feels good to be out the hole. Every breh needs to know what this feeling is like

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