Maxing out a credit card tanks your score, raises payments, and racks up interest. Here's what really happens.

Five years ago, Taylor Gothard, 41, and his spouse found themselves staring at $100,000 in credit card debt spread out over 17 maxed-out credit cards. When it comes to debt like this, they’re not ...

Most Americans carry debt, and that includes the high-interest debt that comes with credit cards. Total credit card balances rose 5.8% from a year ago, to $1.14 trillion, according to a recent Federal ...

Some couples handle their finances together, while others opt to split the responsibilities. If you have an unemployed spouse, they may have offered to take over some household responsibilities to ...