Why tackling credit card debt is easier said than done

How to be smarter with your plastic ‘frenemy’

If you’re struggling under a lot of credit card debt, it’s well worthwhile checking out the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s credit card ready reckoner.

The recent Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) back-to-school costs survey revealed that the number of parents in debt over back-to-school costs had shot up, from 5% last year to 29% this year.

Nearly three-quarters of parents of secondary school children report that they’re finding dealing with back-to-school costs a struggle, while two-thirds of primary school parents say the same thing.