American credit card debt passed $1 trillion this week, having broken the previous record for national credit card debt a few months ago. To put that in perspective, $1 trillion in bills end to end would stretch past the sun from Earth.
It’s another milestone that appears alarming on the surface — but what is the story behind that debt?
We find out from Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary as well as getting advice on how to handle debt.
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