For better or worse, debt fuels the engine of the modern economy, with Americans holding a collective $17.05 trillion in the form of mortgages, credit card charges, loans and more. But when you take ...

U.S. household debt reached a record $18.59 trillion in 2025, according to the New York Fed, with credit card debt alone hitting a record $1.23 trillion. If you're struggling with unsecured debt, a ...

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 ...

Retirement should be a time to sit back, relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. But if an unexpected bill, emergency home repair or the ...

The old adage ‘Retire without debt’ may be going the way of the electric typewriter and rotary phone. A new analysis from the personal finance site LendingTree finds that 97% of retirement-age adults ...