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  "id": 3995097,
  "title": "Is it a bad idea to withdraw from my retirement account to pay off my last $1,000 in credit-card debt?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/is-it-a-bad-idea-to-withdraw-from-my-retirement-account-to-pay-off-my",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T16:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-it-a-bad-idea-to-withdraw-from-my-retirement-account-to-pay-off-my-last-1-000-in-credit-card-debt-2adb80be?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "summary": "“I don’t want this debt hanging over my head anymore.”",
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        "title": "Is it a bad idea to withdraw from my retirement account to pay off my last $1,000 in credit-card debt?",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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