Should I sell stock to pay off credit card debt?
Have about $25k in credit card debt, and $35k in PLTR.

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I generally do not not recommend exiting an investment BUT your credit card interest is likely much higher than market is returning. I would get out of that high interest debt right away - including selling stocks

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I did this a couple months ago. Same stock (just less of it) - gonna have to pay the tax man but locked in the gain on the stock plus 15-20% that I would've had to pay on the cards. Felt like the right thing to do after the run up from where I got in.

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If you have credit card debt with high interest rates, selling stocks to pay off credit card debt is a great way to reduce long term financial stress. However, in the meantime, it's best to create a long term financial plan to avoid falling back into high-interest rate debt in the future

Yes, 100%

If you cc debt is not 0, the answer is yes.

Paying off credit card debt should be your number 1 financial priority.

Because you are asking the question. The answer is 1000% yes
(It shows you don’t have a clear strategy. In this case borrowing on a CC to buy a single name stock is a horrible idea)

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