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Credit card debt has a way of sneaking up on people, especially in today’s high-rate environment. One month your card balance is a few hundred dollars, which is manageable enough for the average person. But all it takes is a few extra swipes of the card for the next month’s balance to be in the thousands. And, if you continue down that path, before you know it, you could be staring down a $20,000 credit card…
