A Guide to Minimum Payments and How They Impact Your Debt
I won’t tell you that making the minimum payment amount required on all your loans is a ticket to Easy Street because it’s not. A minimum payment... read more »
By: Mike Senecal • 12/5/24
Billie Nordmeyer is a writer, former senior auditor, and financial software consultant. Her writing on banking, credit cards, insurance, economics, small business, technology, and other financial topics are featured in The Nest, Zacks, The Houston Chronicle, GlobalPost, and dozens of other publications. Billie holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, an MBA in finance, and an MA in international management, as well as project management and business analyst certifications.
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