Episode 228: How to Pay Off Debt When You’re Already Behind on Bills

2025-06-11

On today’s episode we’re giving you the step by step priority list for which debts to tackle first. This is not the strategy you chose to get debt-free; this is the playbook for when life hits the brakes you need to triage some stuff. This is a common situation and one that can be really tense without guidance, so our hope is that you hear our voices in your brain if you ever have to navigate this type of situation. Hang in there, Toasties. In this episode, we chat about: High priority debts Triaging what to pay Putting debt shame aside TODAY’S PODCAST SPONSOR

In this episode, we chat about:

High priority debts
Triaging what to pay
Putting debt shame aside

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