Credit card debt piling up? Here's what you need to know in order to stop the stress and start moving forward.

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Here are some things you can do this week if you have debt that you want to either lower or eliminate altogether.

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Debt management restructures your debt so you can pay it off. Debt settlement involves some amount of debt forgiveness. If you don't qualify for debt management, debt settlement might work for you.

Debt settlement and bankruptcy are drastic solutions for serious financial problems. Most consumers who qualify for Chapter 7 are better off choosing bankruptcy. Debt settlement can be a better option ...