re: Quicker way to pay off credit card dept question

first of all, several loans will rquire you to close out you credit cards. So, you will have to consider that.

When I ran into some credit card problems during and right after college; I would often look for the 0% balance transfer cards and use that to avoid interest. When those weren't available I would pay minimum on all but 1 and put the entire amount I could afford that month towards the card w/ the highest interest rate.

Took about 1 1/2 years, and having a heavy Ramen Noodle based diet, but I was able to get ahead and haven't looked back since.