Dealing with credit card or medical debt? Here's how to handle it.

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On today’s show, Kimberly is joined by the host of NPR’s “Life Kit” podcast, Marielle Segarra, who’s recently been working on a four-week newsletter series all about credit card debt — and how to avoid it all snowballing. Plus, we’ll play a round of Headline or Head-lyin’!Here’s everything we talked about today:“In credit card debt? There’s a path out” from Life Kit“Medical bills can cause a financial crisis. Here’s how to negotiate them” from Life Kit“A big misconception about debt — and how to tackle it” from Life Kit

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