Dear Harry: My 24 year-old son has gotten himself into financial trouble.
He now owes about $23,000 in credit-card debt.
A longtime Daily News columnist, Harry Gross writes on personal finance and takes reader questions. Write to him c/o the Daily News, Box 7788, Philadelphia, PA 19101.
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