Why the Debt Snowball Method Doesn't Work: How to Pay Off Credit Card Debt FAST

Want to learn how to pay off debt FAST? Don’t pay off debt using the debt snowball…instead, try this game-changing debt payoff plan.

If you’re paying off debt, you may have heard that the snowball method is the way to go…but that isn’t completely true. The Dave Ramsey snowball method may not be the best pay to pay off credit card debt. In this video, I’m showing you how to pay off debt fast without getting discouraged and losing momentum.

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[mgaming]

The reason the regular debt snowball works is in a situation where you have 4 cards: $800 balance with a $50 a month minimum. an $1500 with a $75, a $2500 card with a $100 minimum, and a $5000 card with a $150 minimum. You pay off the small one and then you use that extra $50 to pay on the $1500 card that has the $75 min, Then when you pay that off, you use the $50 AND the $75 (as well as ANY extra) to go along WITH your min due on the $ 2500 card. So now you are paying the $100+$50+75 ALL on that one card with $2500 on it. At that rate, you will pay it off MUCH faster. Then when that is paid you then use the $175+ the $150 min to pay off that last card. If you spend all your time on that $5000 card with the highest interest, then you will just keep paying massive interest on all of the other cards. So I disagree here.. you use the snowball method because it works. That final card is getting $310 a month and that will pay that largest loan off crazy fast.

[dozergetscrafty]

Fortunately for me my smaller debts are also my higher interest.

[martin]

I really like your approach…..I think the psychological effect of being able to feel progress is a powerful motivation to keep continuing, so I was glad to see that you included that as a first step. I think a lot of people just need a taste of progress and could then continue successfully to what makes more math sense (paying off the highest interest). I view it as being similar to working out or losing weight….people just need to get over the inertia. People though just need to be honest with themselves and their psyche. People also need to look at the actual numbers….say your highest interest debt is also your largest debt, and would take two years to pay off……I can see where people might lose motivation and where it might make more sense to pay off all the small ones and leave the largest for last.

[michaelday]

The reason why Dave Ramsey suggests the Snowball method is because it is part of his overall baby steps. Not just an individual tool to win with money. If you are FAITHFULLY doing the Baby Steps, you NEED to do the Snowball method. Remember, your savings is only $1000. Your FIRST goal is to reduce your minimum monthly payments as much and as quickly as humanly possible. When an emergency comes up, you will need to return to minimum monthly payments while you get through it. This will leave you with more available cash to withstand that emergency, because you have have reduced the number of monthly payments you have to pay.

Otherwise, this is a perfectly valid way to pay down your debt.

[eegarcia]

So you start with snowball for first debt then move to avalanche method for remaining debts, got it.

[marshallwise]

Divide your minimum monthly payment if that is all you can afford and make 1/4 the monthly payment. Each payment the credit card company receives forces them to recalculate the interest, saving you $$ and paying off your debt sooner.

[nicolejackson]

Thank you. I'm going to check my interests rates.

[rosemarieklei]

It appears that any method is going to depend on the behaviors of that person in debt. Behaviors are the blocking factor to get out of debt.

[CK-J]

7% interest rate sounds like a dream- try 28-32% here in South Africa. NO WAY to get out of that. 7% is not even what you pay on a home loan here.

[PVLocalFirst]

thank you for the video, one thing I'd like to mention is how the words economy and ecology have the same Latin root word, eco, basically translating to home. To me, this shows that to have a healthy home, we need solutions that are both economically AND environmentally intelligent.

[rw]

How come every time I start paying some debts down, it seems some type of money is needed and back to the debt because I don't have enough money saved to cover that purchase like a hot water heater or something?

[blackdiamond]

How much do you recommend you save before starting paying the debt?

[Pihlalorjoone]

The snowball method has TWO advantages: 1. the psychological advantage, which you mention, and 2. the fact that with snowballing your mandatory payments go down as fast as possible. In other words: snowballing is the method which reduces your financial risk as fast as possible. The Dave Ramsey method is focused very much on debt- AND risk-reduction. What your "smart' method is doing is: get a higher profit (ie less interest paid) by running more risk. Your channel would benefit if you called it out like that. It would help viewers to make a better educated decision.

[THutch]

What’s the best way to get rid of a huge IRS debt?

[PVLocalFirst]

With this in mind, the Federal tax credit for Solar PV and solar hot water panels is 30%.

[kevini]

I'm not worried about the math. I have about 8500 in credit card debt and a crappy credit score because of it. Maxed out low limit cards. I just paid off the smallest one at 29% interest. That was 500 balance. Moving into the next smallest one. Again 27/28% interest. Do what works for you.

[miguelsandoval]

When you add math people don’t stick to it, snowball method is effective because it’s easy to understand and it’s effective ..

[DC-cdtv]

Trust me, this method will not keep you motivated. The snowball method really does work fast, but, more importantly, IT KEEPS YOU MOTIVATED. The interest rate really doesn't factor into this woman's process because once you get the smaller debt out of the way, the payments you made on the smaller debt that is now gone, gets layered on the final debt. THIS METHOD WILL NOT GET YOU OUT OF DEBT FASTER.

[Jypsie]

Great suggestions, but the jerking of the video, zooming in and out, was nauseating.

[SenorTucano]

You were $40K in debt? Those were rookie numbers to my ex-wife.