I agree new sources of income are required, but also a debt management startegy is required. As I mentioned before, the debt as it stands is costing $6000 a year or so, it would be very easy to cut that down to $1000 a year or so (that's just the interest), if you can get the interest down to $1000 a year then the other $5000 can go on repaying the principal and hey presto it's gone in 6 years by making a phone call or two with absolutely no change in what you are paying. If you can make the repayments pre tax money then it's even easier.