According to the Consumer Financial Protection Board, reducing financial debt is the number one goal for 42% of the population, but how exactly can you get it done?

7News spoke with Kevin Brasler, the CEO of checkbook.org, who said the best way to tackle debt is to work with a nonprofit certified credit counselor. Keyword: nonprofit. That’s because for-profit debt settlement services can often leave their clients in worse financial shape than when they started.
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