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How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt on an Average Salary

You’re not behind, and you’re not alone: the typical American household carrying card debt is doing it on an utterly ordinary paycheck. The Census Bureau reported in September that 2025’s median household income was $87,460 — the highest on record, adjusted for inflation — and yet recent survey data shows the median household credit card …

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