In tough times like these, a lot of people find themselves racking up a lot of debt.After a divorce and a job layoff, Rachel Reinhart of Middleton found herself more than $14,000 in debt.And thanks to the help of a contest called “Project Money”, sponsored by Summit Credit Union, it didn’t take her years to climb out of that hole, but a mere sevenmonths.Reinhart talked to WPR’s Terry Bell about how she slashed her debt in so short a time.
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