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Maluck said 4% would be a healthy rate at the moment.

Lets say youre carrying acredit card balancewith a high interest rate.

He noted it also effectively earns you a return equal to the interest rate on that debt.

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Once youve reduced that high-interest debt, Heerlein said you now havemore disposable incomeavailable each month.

Its like giving yourself a raise but without any new work, he advised.

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