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- Over 16 years, writer Laura Dunn racked up $US23,000 of credit card debt.
- For years, she didnt realise that paying only the monthly minimum payment wasnt enough, and her balance continued to grow.
- In January, she and her fiance made a plan to pay off her credit card debt faster by paying more than the monthly minimum payments. Now that shes in the habit of paying more than the minimum, her debt is disappearing fast.
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