Debt snowball

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Debt snowball has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Dec 2025 on The Ramsey Show.

The debt snowball method is a debt-reduction strategy, whereby one who owes on more than one account pays off the accounts starting with the smallest balances first, while paying the minimum payment on larger debts. Once the smallest debt is paid off, one proceeds to the next larger debt, and so forth, proceeding to the largest ones last. This method is sometimes contrasted with the debt stacking method, also called the debt avalanche method, where one pays off accounts on the highest interest r