Debtless
Loans & bills
How to Keep a Loan Payment From Being Counted Twice
Choose one verified source per balance update and separate a payment log from a balance adjustment. Build a clear manual plan with the free Debtless iPhone app.
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The Debtless Journal
Debtless is a 100% free debt payoff app for iPhone. Practical ways to get out of debt, one decision at a time. Clear examples, useful routines and a free app to put your plan into practice. The Debtless Journal is a free debt blog of practical articles on payoff methods, credit card interest, loans, collections, budgeting and privacy, written for anyone deciding how to pay down what they owe. It turns reading like this into a plan, drawing on 442 articles in this library.
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442 articles
Life & debt
How to Rework a Debt Plan After an Unexpected Vet Bill
Record the verified veterinary bill and its payment method, then review essential household costs before deciding on extra debt repayment.
Getting started
Track debt when one account has missing information
Keep incomplete debt information visible without guessing, then resolve the missing amounts and deadlines that matter most to your next action.
Budget & cash flow
A cash-flow plan for months when income temporarily drops
Learn to adjust a repayment plan during a temporary income drop, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Credit card debt
Cash advances can change the cost of your credit-card debt
Learn to evaluate cash-advance fees and the underlying budget gap, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Loans & bills
How to Keep Deferred Purchases Out of Your Debt Total
Separate future purchase estimates from confirmed debt so your total stays accurate. Build a clearer manual plan with the free Debtless iPhone app.
Life & debt
How to Plan a Wedding While Paying Off Existing Debt
Choose the celebration's affordable cash limit before making new commitments, and keep existing debt payments visible alongside vendor deposits and final.
Getting started
Check a debt plan before making the first extra payment
Check cash availability, creditor instructions, payment application, and posting before treating your first extra debt payment as completed.
Budget & cash flow
How to measure whether a spending cut helped your debt plan
Learn to measure net spending cuts before raising a debt target, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Credit card debt
A card-spending pause separates old debt from new spending
Learn to pause new card spending while funding current essentials, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Loans & bills
How to Organize Small Balances You Keep Forgetting
Create a short inventory of legitimate small obligations using statements and verified account records, then check their dates and consequences alongside.
Life & debt
How to Support an Adult Child Without Losing Your Debt Plan
Decide what support fits after your essential costs and required obligations, and be clear whether the money is a gift or a loan.
Getting started
Create a simple debt progress notebook
Create a simple debt notebook that explains balance changes, records creditor conversations, and leaves a clear next action for each review.
Budget & cash flow
Use a zero-based budget without leaving checking at zero
Learn to assign every dollar while keeping a checking buffer, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Credit card debt
Compare two credit-card payment plans using the same budget
Learn to compare two repayment plans using a consistent budget, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Loans & bills
How to Track a Shared Loan Without Sharing App Access
Keep the loan's legal obligation separate from your household's agreement about who contributes. Build a clear manual plan with the free Debtless app.
Life & debt
How to Keep Debt Payments Organized When Returning to School
Build a plan from verified tuition commitments, living costs, work income, and current debt requirements before assuming school enrollment changes any loan.
Getting started
Know when a do-it-yourself debt plan needs more help
Recognize when debt tracking needs qualified support, prepare useful records, and ask concrete questions about counseling services and costs.
Budget & cash flow
Plan debt payments around freelance income, not due dates
Learn to base freelance debt payments on collected, usable income, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
Credit card debt
What a credit-card payoff estimate can and cannot tell you
Learn to understand the assumptions behind a card payoff estimate, with a worked example, practical checks, and free debt app guidance.
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