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Julian finally saw the light. He changed his frivolous spending habits and now he, too, wants a Habitat for Humanity home. Julian has some work to do. His credit is in pretty bad shape. Help Julian put together a debt reduction plan that he should follow for the next two years.
His credit balances and credit limits look like this:

Debt Amount Due Limit/Loan Interest Rate
Credit card 1: $4,352 balance $5,000 credit limit APR: 20%
Credit card 2: $347 balance $450 credit limit APR: 16%
Car loan: $3,566 balance Original loan amount: $6,500 Loan rate: 12%
Electronics store loan for an iPod: $105 Original loan amount: $150 Loan rate: 12%


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