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With the average person having thousands of dollars of credit card debt and the average household holding on tens of thousands of dollars of debt, many are feeling their past spending habits coming back to haunt them. Everybody knows that paying down their credit card debt is the smart thing to do, but many do not know how to rectify the spending habits that led to problem in the first place.

Fortunately, developing a plan for reducing credit card debt and preventing its recurrence is fairly simple. Below, we will discuss four ways in which you can begin the path to fiscal solvency without resorting to the same old tactics.

Determine Cost of Living

Knowing how much you are spending each month will give greater insight into the problems you are currently facing in regards to credit card debt. An accurate determination of cost of living will include all monthly expenses for the past several months, but looking at this number from multiple perspectives can help. We encourage you to have two numbers: one cost of living number that includes what you must spend, and another that includes what you have been spending. Outlining the difference between these two numbers will help you determine the wiggle room you have going forward.

Eliminate Unnecessary Expenditures

With your cost of living numbers calculated, you can now determine where reductions in spending can be made. Eating out, morning runs to the coffee shop and miscellaneous entertainment are the biggest drivers of discretionary debt