Credit card debt
Subject in Self-Improvement
Credit card debt has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Habits and Hustle, The Mel Robbins Podcast. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jean ChatzkyFinancial journalist, founder of HerMoney, former Today Show financial editor and author of The Forever Paycheck; this label also carries a brief Tony Robbins show-intro clip
Chatzky identifies high-interest debt as the most painful and increasingly common financial mistake.
“The most painful mistake, and it's a mistake that a lot of people are getting into more these days, is debt”
Habits and Hustle: Episode 593: Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating Money (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 8:02
Mel RobbinsAmerican author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast
Robbins recounts entering her marriage with hidden credit card debt that eventually grew into $800,000 of debt with liens on her house.
“I entered my marriage with like $20,000 in secret credit card debt. that I couldn't pay off”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 19:45
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Habits and Hustle · 1 episode
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Episode 593: Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating MoneyHabits and Hustle · Sep 29, 2026 · 1 h 12 min
Jen Cohen talks with financial journalist Jean Chatzky about simple wealth-building habits, credit cards, retirement income, teaching kids about money and financial autonomy in relationships.
What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your LifeThe Mel Robbins Podcast · May 25, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins and author Daniel Pink discuss the World Regret Survey, the four core types of regret, and a three-step method for learning from regret.