How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt Fast: Top 5 Solutions

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[@biglal15]

Getting out of cc debt is similar to losing weight. You have to change your lifestyle. There’s no way around it. Otherwise, you will find yourself right back in debt. In my opinion, we have been spoon fed this bs lie that “stuff” is going to make us happy. It’s not. Choose freedom over enslavement.

[@Lexxie45]

How right you are. Both things happened to me. I lost a lot of weight years ago following a very strict diet and exercise program. But it didn't last long, a couple of years only. I am back to my previous weight and then some. Same with credit card debt. I was debt free for decades. Now I'm buried in it. My only option is chapter 7 but I'm still trying to hold out and see if I can avoid it.

[@notmebutyou8350]

Great analogy! 😊

[@Mindsetolympics]

Some of us are in cc debit because of a major car expense/emergency that we didn’t have funds for….

[@rose2525bud]

Love your analogy! 🤩👍🏻

[@alcestislessien552]

​@Mindsetolympics and if you can use a 0% interest rate for a certain period of time to pay it off, it is a win in my book. Especially with inflation. Car repair? Car Care Credit 0% interest rate. I am going through it. Payments instead of lump sum.

[@user-ck6lx5wj1b]

Something you forgot to say (and it is mind boggling that debtors don't realize this) is that once you do any of this, STOP USING YOUR CREDIT CARDS!!!. I have had friends who do this and then turn around and charge up their cards again. Crazy!

[@JoseFlores-xh5cj]

As someone who uses credit cards for cashback and pays the balance every week, I recommend people just stay away from them.

[@thomashuang8401]

Treat credit cards like cash/debit card but the extra cash back is nice i use it to invest

[@nsant]

They say you spend 8-10% more when you use credit cards. So, even if you are sticking to a budget, the psychological side of using a credit card prohibits you from realizing you can lower that budget. Use cash and you'll save 8%. That's a lot better than your 1-2% cash back

[@JoseFlores-xh5cj]

@nsant If you're like me you get 5% cashback on almost all categories. US Bank Cash+ for 5% utilities and groceries, which is about $1800 every month for my household of 4, that's $80 of cashback every month or $960 a year on just the necessities, which is used for 1-2 family yearly vacations. Again I personally agree that it's best for Americans to stick with cash/debit.

[@federaikkonerer]

@@JoseFlores-xh5cj that’s the reason I only use credit card all the time: cash back! It’s basically free money. 😎

[@KB-rh4qp]

I’m doing a balance transfer to pay off my $35K student loans. Going to be a rough 12 months but there’s light at the end of the tunnel of being debt free

[@JoePAcalaughs]

Get a job at a community college. PSLF.

[@KB-rh4qp]

@@JoePAcalaughs if I could get one part time would be great lol

[@explodev2550]

My loans are divided up, can I still do a balance transfer?

[@KB-rh4qp]

@@explodev2550 the balance transfer is from your credit card account to your checking account. If you have a good limit you can use that money and send it to yourself. Once in your checking you can use that to pay whatever. Risky but works for some

[@moniryousefian8782]

​@@KB-rh4qp Could you please explain more ?! Greatly appreciated 🙏

[@roberts4834]

Dave Ramsey’s baby steps to pay off debt are easy and really work in my experience. It takes discipline to pay off debt instead of just moving it around. Thank you Brian for making us aware of all these options.

[@IAmPhasion]

I agree

[@hippiegirl5167]

Let me teach you how to do it because I have done it. I paid off all the high interest cards first. Some of them I transferred to a card that had no interest for a certain amount of time and paid it off within that time . Then go for your low amount cards . It works !!

[@barbararepko4824]

Only for people with high limit cards, excellent credit and high scores.

[@timothyy7]

I played the credit card balance transfer strategy many times to leverage on time. This work best for me. Took me less than 5 years to eliminate 63k of cc debt.

[@brendank4927]

Damn i thought my 4K was a ton! Congrats!

[@timothyy7]

@@brendank4927 thanks!

[@johnblaschke662]

Did the same thing for my Divorce, 3% vs 11% for 40k

[@joselyn8604]

@@brendank4927i thought my 1k was crazy😂

[@michelecapriotti4412]

Yayyy

[@shannonroberts634]

One thing you can also do to increase your credit limit. If you have two credit cards with the same bank, they may be able to transfer your line of credit between the two cards giving you an option to transfer more of your balance to 0% apr promos.

[@rhondawoodhouse5508]

Brian! All of your postings are truly inspiring and informative. Thank you so very much!💵

[@magdastar2249]

Great and helpful video. You are an excellent teacher and communicator. 👍

[@kennetharntson5912]

The very fastest way to pay off a credit card debt is to never charge anyting on it. During my working life I was forced to get a credit card because of having to travel. Booking a hotel, car rental or airline ticket always required a credit card, but I always settled the bill with cash or a check until the debit card came out. I saved thousands on not pay interest. Built my own home paying cash as I built it, to the disapointment of my bank. Never bought a new car off the showroom floor but made some very good deals buying a demonstrator. Now retiered 10 years and living in Thailand on my savings and social security, money is the least of my worries. To beat the system, never play by its rules.

[@AnnaParra-wq5ih]

tHANK YOU BRIAN, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL

[@scgpublishing4999]

The options are as follows: 1) Balance Transfer 2) Cash Out Retirement Accounts (401k loan/payback and interest goes to your retirement account) 3) Debt Consolidation loans (goal to get lower interest rates) 4) Home Equity Line Of Credit (Heloc/like a 2nd mortgage on your home, if you default you could lose your home/must have equity in your home) 5) File for Bankruptcy (Ch 7 on credit report for up to 10 years. Or Ch 13 stays on your credit for a few years during payment plan) You’re all welcome! 😃

[@elaineharris2095]

Thanks for the information Brian ❤

[@andrescanseco4949]

I filled for chapter 7 and I believe it was a good decision. After 3 years of my bankruptcy process I was able to buy a house.

[@annielin2894]

Good decision

[@christianmartinez8700]

How much debt

[@agneskunibrown2991]

Awesome I'm in 1000 debt so I want go bankrupt

[@zeyv4551]

​@@agneskunibrown2991 $1k in debt is not enough or worth filing bankruptcy for.

[@katv3116]

I paid off cc debt in 2020 but life happened and now have cc debt. Working on eliminating that

[@clearvaluetax9382]

I hope this information is helpful Kat V!

[@katv3116]

@@clearvaluetax9382 it was thank you!

[@dsstewbaby9]

Thanks for doing these videos….Lots of us or not investors, we are just trying to get by..

[@talisav4602]

You’re always on it 👌🏾

[@luciamunoz9700]

You can also negotiate your balance. Pay half the total amount owed in full or something and make sure they agree to report it to the credit bureaus as paid off. And never, ever get in debt again!

[@norazapien8878]

This is only if you are already behind on your credit card payments. If you are trying to get the bad report on your credit. This is not recommended unless your credit is already messy.

[@luciamunoz9700]

@@norazapien8878 No, they cut my hours at work, communicated with my ccards and made an offer because I knew my situation could possibly last longer than I anticipated.

[@alexander15551]

Option 6: Beans and Rice, Rice and Beans

[@chuckyjules8488]

Don’t forget the tortillas!

[@dashetesfaye7054]

😂😂😂

[@mrcarterfx885]

I do crackers and water.. save on electricity

[@ColeLynn]

And you’re right 😂

[@user-ji5on9wo9p]

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION !!!!

[@Den-hz8]

THIS VIDEO WAS SO HELPFUL

[@darlenericotta]

Thank you I learned a lot from this video!

[@wonggentle]

Hey, thanks a lot mate, good stuff.

[@dct1238]

Have a great Monday Brian 😀

[@clearvaluetax9382]

Happy Monday!

[@jorettawilliams8992]

Thank you Brain you is so helpful when it comes to information.

[@derrickwideman2418]

I would say I don’t know how I find you on KZbin, but I know better. My husband and I have been in prayer so that we get our credit scores up and our credit record in great shape so that we can purchase our forever home. It was no one but God that led me to *Web backdoors🕳️org* . I thank God for this wisdom. Bless you.

[@derrickwideman2418]

This has easily become one of my favourite & the realest credit repair source major level of mature grown conversations amongst legends intellectual mindsets. Different level of transparency.It's authentic. Dope to see! Salute to the team look them up

[@thoendlovu520]

@@derrickwideman2418I know them 🥰

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

Thank you for your videos.

[@MidnightToker_98]

Happy Monday Brian!

[@clearvaluetax9382]

Happy Monday LF!

[@marilynh.9726]

Can you create a video on velocity banking. I’m hearing good things about it to pay down debt and would like to know the pros and cons. Thanks!

[@meche1112]

Thank you for sharing all your good insights❤ Can you please talk to us about debt forgiveness option. I see it all the time pop up in social media specially for NY residents.

[@snoopanoop7705]

I had cutted up my credit cards and paid off most of my debt. I'm getting towards my financial freedom. Keep up the awesome content.

[@gsmmakeit3442]

Thanks, Brian. You are so clear about one important issue here, it's credit card debt. It can be overwhelming.

[@alperengercek4214]

Glad to see this video, thank you

[@user-te5fz3gu1m]

Thank you for advice

[@angelinimartini]

One thing I would like to add is that company’s like Discover will give you a lower loan rate for debt consolidation vs just a personal loan for any random expense. Also, I did a balance transfer to Bank of America and I had a bit of credit card debt on that card as well. It was supposed to be an interest and payment free for 12 months balance transfer. I was also charged about 3/4 percent for the balance transfer. But when I have tried to pay off my balance on my card thinking it would go to the interest accruing portion of my balance, part of my payments have gone to my balance transfer instead and I keep paying interest on the purchases I made on my card. Not an ideal scenario as I was trying to lower the interest i paid overall.

[@lela2216]

Sounds like they tricked you! 😢

[@arlandamanning8627]

Thank you 😊

[@luisalfredsegura6796]

Great video !

[@lilianasantiago8388]

Best video I have found in my history in you tube!!

[@ABasedTohan]

Did a combination of the balance transfer and 401k loan 2 years ago and paid off 4 debts and literally only have 2 debts left to pay off not including that last bit on the balance transfer which both should be paid off in 5 months

[@H3M1_Official]

Absolutely great video!

[@Relax_Usa12]

continuously helped me like you have. I thank God for your presence in my life. Thanks a lot!!!

[@chanchaikarouna7922]

Great advice for novice. Started off by using my credit card for down payment for a car, that didn't go well. Fortunately with my career my only debt now is student loan and mortgage. Pretty soon will be debt free. Just hope Brian have a segment coming up as to how to pay off/ bribe my in-laws so I can have peace and space for my spouse and I.

[@FootballCardOlly]

I had a $8500 credit card as well. Finally got fed up with it. I got paid every Friday and id pay as much as I could on the card. Then id charge what i needed back on the card. Food, gas etc. But when your in the mindset of paying it off. You don't buy the stuff you dont need. Zero credit card debt for years now. Pay it off every month and get 1-3% cash back rewards.

[@TampaTec]

This video is the best video about credit cards debt.

[@clearvaluetax9382]

Thank you TampaTec!

[@ExquisiteKinkyCoils]

Thank you, Brian, for the fantastic info on this fine Monday.

[@cousinreinz2]

You forgot the “peanut butter and jelly and Raman noodle “ plan! Peanut butter and jelly for lunch and Raman noodles for diner, every day and night. You can save a crap load of money to apply to your debt!

[@user-ws1fs8re1u]

Peanut butter + ramen soy sauce (Oriental) flavor + sriracha sauce. My favorite struggle meal.

[@humbertosuako1368]

Excellent! Thank you so much, God bless you.

[@kevinpyne5808]

Good video. Thanks

[@itzmai1313]

Thanks for sharing these great options for us. I definitely need this n it came at the right time. Thanks for much for sharing ur knowledge with us who r still learning from ur channel.

[@humblethunder]

Thanks for the video, wish I had a video like this a few years ago

[@REASONvsRANDOM]

Login online, enter your checking account info, find the balance info, pay that amount

[@sultankuku]

Great content as always! Keep up the great work!!!

[@KatiaNunez-gb7ns]

Hi Brian, can you please send me the link to invest with you. I lost the video you did about. thank you so much!

[@JazzyMB7]

Happy to report I have NO credit card Debt so thankful started paying off All my credit debt 5+ years ago only have Car note that will be paid off hopefully Jan-Feb next year God is so good

[@rosebloom2518]

Happy Monday Brian! Have a great day!💗💫

[@nancylyon-gray3499]

Thank you so much Brian. We are retired and our income is limited. Went from being a multimillionaire to having very little income. That is our problem. House is paid off and worth about $1m. We feel really stuck.

[@desalearegay7378]

Hi Nancy considering cashing out some and investing it into a portfolio that would bring you guaranteed income is my advice.Good luck

[@Tja22]

Rent out your home a few times a year to cover the taxes and have some extra income. My boss VRBO’s his house every other week or so and makes something like 60k a year off it. Make it your own vacation when you have to be away from home

[@eustaceelms9403]

Sell your home and downsize you should have extra money in your pocket

[@keithbrice3951]

CRT member here for information and algorithms

[@garypike4996]

I tried a different option, which was successful by calling each company offering lower payments based upon the percentage of total debt owed to each within my budget also with the caveat of no interest on the balance or the threat of bankruptcy. It worked and my credit score improved when completed in 5 years.

[@garypike4996]

I also know someone who took a 401k loan below total debt and successfully negotiated lower balances with each creditor for a one-time lump payment.

[@KingDingus92]

Is there a video on going back in time and never taking unforgivable student debt?

[@rusnicovaolga7789]

🙏🙏🙏 I want to thank you so much for your information that you provided to us❤

[@waterkeeper03]

I would love to see a video on dealing with the new 1099 rules on ebay, PayPal etc.. i flip a lot of items and now I've passed my $600 on all platforms. Can I keep track of costs and deduct like a business since they want to tax me like a business? Prove my cost so I'm only taxed on gains? Etc.. Thanks for all the great work you do!

[@vickibrown1653]

I would like to see a video on this also.

[@marykeenan2085]

I was hoping you would cover behavior modification as a way to pay off credit card debt. One cannot climb out of a hole by continuing to dig deeper.

[@ronmasters3738]

I'm a fan of the slide show.

[@cobrabtc]

My beef with the entire credit report stuff is that any hard pulls to shop around last 2 years and hurt you. This needs to change in the industry!

[@marvinjohnson8342]

I just pay off my credit cards every month before the statement date. It has improved my credit scores alot so each month they report 0%

[@jacannon58]

Thanks

[@bigboolilboo]

Thanks for making this video it will help alot of people great job

[@Bamapride1985]

3:50 example is not correct. You can transfer the visa to visa, just not the card issuing bank (capital one, discover, chase, etc...) It doesn't matter if it is visa, discover, amex, mastercard. This issuing bank won't allow to transfer their own balance from card you already have

[@JoAnnCarpenter815]

Thanks Brian!😊

[@clearvaluetax9382]

Thank you for all the support Joann!

[@danny8block]

Thanks for the advice!!

[@StrumVogel]

Tried doing debt consolidation loans, and it knocked me off 719 to 690 without any approvals.

[@capincrunch1184]

Stop buying trash set a budget for your household and put all your money that’s left after your budget in paying off your debt. You can set a budget on your own or use an app and the apps really do help you see where your money is going. And do not take your money out of your retirement!!!! Do not do that because you will pay a higher fee as it will increase your income for the year!!!, if it’s that bad stop putting your money through the retirement and set that money for your debt.

[@melissah.2133]

Hi nice video. Can you do some one on different pay off strategies esp. When you have multiple credit cards. Also can you do a video on velocity banking? Should you close a credit card after you pay it off? What about those companies that help consolidate debt?

[@jackiraguzman1724]

I would say I don’t know how I find you on KZbin, but I know better. My husband and I have been in prayer so that we get our credit scores up and our credit record in great shape so that we can purchase our forever home. It was no one but God that led me to *Web backdoors🕳️org* . I thank God for this wisdom. Bless you.

[@jackiraguzman1724]

You can also need to look their name up to see their website

[@johnmichaelcordes4967]

Hi Bryan, if I have a rollover IRA I want to cash out, is that something I would owe tax on? The balance isn’t high it’s only $1300 just curious. Thank you!

[@baron6271]

I'm surprised you didn't mention either the Avalanche or Snowball methods. Some people don't have the credit score to justify debt consolidation or refinancing. Using your retirement fund and a HELOC should be discouraged since people in cc debt are not responsible enough for these types of loans.

[@malikbeluga7545]

Thank you for showing people sound advise for investing and general money practices. Just finished paying off 75K in CC and Personal loans from my 20s. Took me a year of dedicated payments after drowning in minimum payment purgatory. Thankfully have a good job that allowed me to knock it out quickly, and never missed a payment so credit score is 800 now.. Word to wise never get in the position I was in. Wasted thousands of dollars in interest in addition to the gains I missed from not investing that money. Luckily still have a nice retirement amount setup with my wife but promised her I would pay this off on my own.

[@Kraden26]

Typically it's not that you can't transfer from Visa to Visa, but from the actual bank. So you can't transfer the balance on one Citi card to another Citi card for example.

[@donbronk3193]

Wouldn't have to charge groceries every month if it wasn't for the 'Transitory Inflation'. 🙄

[@trailblazer8276]

EXACTLY!

[@serafettinkaya6012]

I give like before even watching cause I know it’s good information lol

[@annie.76]

Does a credit transfer negatively affect your credit? Because it’ll be considered a new line of credit. Thank you!

[@tmorua81]

Would you go over the HELOC a little more?

[@dolfrobz8457]

Any thoughts from anyone on how to get rid of a title car loan when you don't qualify for a credit card, already have a second job, balance is $7000, thank you.

[@arus2539]

Have you heard of "Velocity Banking?"

[@mellogic]

yea but as for the bankrupies they do not have to stay on your report for 7 and 10 years, a matter of fact when you study consumer law, it states that and you can get it wiped off your report

[@dsstewbaby9]

Thank you 0:18

[@joanettemurch9040]

I am playing catch up from a medical trauma that I suffered in 2004 ,I am retired on a medical disability ….I recently had a very high bill at American Express and I shuffled money around with a balance transfer …. I had several questionable charges on the Bank of America card and to avoid a payment that I was sure I didn’t have ,I transferred to my discover master card As a direct result I was denied the fact that a payment had been made to the BofA and any payments I had made to this account have been ignored, I have upgraded my records keeping and I am very sorry to have done any business with BofA

[@fahlou2019]

Withdrawing from your retirement plan should not be recommended. Too many drawbacks.

[@kl_nyc718]

i always play around with the transfering of debt...easiest way to get out quicker

[@pan5001]

Please can you make a video regarding the Bitcoin ETFs?

[@bestquotes1473]

Brian you are way smarter than me. But explain to me which credit card company will offer you even half of the total amount of maxed out credit card. Most if not all credit card companies will see people like that as risky Burrower’s. The only way to get out of credit card debt is work extra like a slave , cut down expenses and live like a college student. Extra money to pay credit cards.

[@Resolve_DigitalMedia]

dave ramseys solution is the only way in my eyes.

[@jeanettewilliams8898]

Can anyone get a loan cheaply after the shutdown. You have to change the behavior with the credit card, because if you don't qualify for anything you just have to pay it slow and steady.

[@sossieyorot4017]

How do you activate the medallion ?

[@TravisAllen-ks4go]

I got one cc!!!!! No need for multiple. I learned to be discipline myself to pay 1/3rd each month. Took years to learn but i figured my own strategy out.

[@joselyn8604]

can i ask why only pay 1/3 and not the full balance? i also only have 1 card and dont know much on the subject

[@TravisAllen-ks4go]

@joselyn8604 , that's just my way of keeping my balance and interest low. My earnings don't allow me to pay off all the balance at once.

[@cynthia4given]

Can you transfer more than one CC on 1 new one with lower interest?

[@alphaleap1]

First Tech Credit Union has no transfer fees 0% interest for 12 months. The only one I found

[@Wowimhungry9]

I was thinking more along the lines of faking my own death and getting a new identity.

[@Cooniez]

👌😆

[@Cooniez]

Sometimes it feels like that's the only feasible option, right?😅

[@wendyhenry207]

My score is low it is 524 I owe 689 on one and the other 864 but it's bin on my credit for at least 8 urs now

[@herbertdaugherty636]

I did three balance transfers to two existing cards and one new card and saved about $4k in interest. More importantly, two cards are completely paid off and the other one is close. My score is over 780. You have to be disciplined and committed to paying your debts off.