Debt freedom is a goal you can reach. As you begin your debt payoff journey, changing how you manage and spend your money could get you there even faster. A bare-bones budget is a great way to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I finished graduate school, I had $72,000 in student loans weighing me down. But less than a year after graduation, I’d paid ...

I finally dropped my new debt payoff and month ahead budget binders. In this video I flip through the pages so you can see ...

In this series, NerdWallet interviews people who have triumphed over debt using a combination of commitment, budgeting and smart financial choices. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.