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$2,500 in credit card debt can seem like a mountain of debt to someone struggling from paycheck to paycheck. It can also seem very small to someone with $50 or $100,000 in credit card debt and that $2,500 is about the same as their minimum payments each month.

$2,500 should be around $50 a month in minimum payments, if you choose to make the minimum payments of $50 a month it will take you several years to get out of credit card debt.

If you were able to double that $50 a month to $100 or just to $75, you would be able to see that debt go down slowly. Throw in the occasional Christmas bonus and tax refund or a big sale of your old jeans on ebay and you could take a big chunk out of that $2,500.

Debt consolidation is available for $2,500 and the main company that works with debts of this amount is careonecredit. You will have to pay a monthly fee of usually $25 or $50 which is the same as your monthly minimum payment. You may also have to pay an upfront fee as well.

After all is said and done you would pay about 15% of what you owe in fees to a debt consolidation company. And there is nothing they can do that you cannot do yourself.

Debt settlement is not recommended for $2500 of credit card debt. Most debt settlement companies do not work with clients who have under $10,000 in credit card debt.

Bankruptcy would be a horrible option to choose for $2,500 in credit card debt. The fees to file bankruptcy are several hundred dollars by itself. And you ruin your credit for up to 10 years.

A home equity loan to pay off the $2500 would be a reasonable option if the loan fees are small and the interest rate is much lower than what you are paying on your credit card. You also need to remember that you can lose your house if you do not pay off the home equity loan. That is the biggest risk you run when using a home equity loan to pay off unsecured credit card bills.

If you can find a balance transfer credit card offer that is much lower than what you are currently paying and it does not have a high balance transfer fee, that could be one way to go.

So your best recommended option to paying off $2500 in credit card debt is to pay it off yourself, increase your minimum monthly payments each month to save on interest charges. Keep reading if you need advice on making more money to increase your monthly credit card payments to help you get out of credit card debt faster.