Which is to say, the speaker has acknowledged that the accounting shenanigans used to get this bill passed in the teeth of statutory spending constraints are basically bullsh**. But thereâs a lot of bullsh** going around Washington just now.
So then I tried the âlittle debtsâ approach. You knowâ¦ Pay off the smallest debt, then take the payment you were making on that and put it against the next debt. Thatâs often called the debt snowball, and the idea behind it is that seeing that âwinâ early is supposed to motivate you.
Figure out how much you can afford to pay toward your debt each month after you pay for housing, food and other necessities. 4. P ay your bills. Take the amount youâve budgeted for paying down debt and make the minimum payment on all but one credit card.On that card, pay the minimum plus the rest of the money in your debt payments budget.. P ay your bills. Take the amount youâve budgeted for paying down debt and make the minimum payment on all but one credit card. On that card, pay the minimum plus the rest of the money in your debt payments budget.