Territory 02 · Debt & credit

Borrow on your terms — and clear the expensive debt first.

Every liability in one view, sorted by what it really costs. Kill high-rate balances first, keep cheap and productive debt working, and build the credit history that makes future borrowing cheaper.

19.9% — the rate on a revolving card balance — the most expensive money in most households, and the first to clear.

Lessons

  • Good debt, bad debt, and the number that separates them — Core · 5 min read
  • Avalanche vs. snowball: the payoff order that wins — Easy · 5 min read
  • Building a usable credit score — Easy · 4 min read
  • The minimum-payment trap — Easy · 4 min read

Reads

  • The real cost of carrying a balance — Featured · 5 min read
  • What your credit score is actually measuring — Article · 4 min read
  • When borrowing is the smart move — Article · 5 min read

Charts

  • Debt by cost of carry — See what each balance costs
  • Payoff order & timeline — The fastest route to clear
  • Credit utilization — See how this reads for the sample household

Open Debt in the app