Tips to help you become debt-free

This week (24-30 March 2025) is Debt Awareness Week. According to Fair 4 All Finance, 20.3 million people live in financially vulnerable circumstances, with 2.7 million falling into difficulties. Meanwhile, figures from The Money Charity show that the average credit card debt per household is £2,528, and UK Finance has reported that balances on credit…

Lambeth: First council to partner with StepChange  

The cost of living crisis and the housing crisis mean more people than ever are struggling to manage their household budgets. Research shows that 92 percent of people struggling with debt wished they’d gotten debt advice sooner. The council’s partnership has been established to tackle this issue and ensure that residents are able to get…

Bangkok Post – Govt keen to dangle debt relief

A Jan 27 photo shows people receiving advice on how to settle their debts at an event jointly organised by the Justice Ministry and 23 financial institutes at Suan Dusit University. Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s recent idea to solve the problem of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the household debt sector is just a further…

How to speed up credit card debt relief

These simple (but effective) strategies could help you significantly shorten the debt relief timeline. Getty Images Credit card debt has become a major issue for millions of Americans over the last few years — and with inflation ticking back up, the prices of everything from groceries to gas are climbing, pushing people’s budgets to the…