<human>: I have roughly $30k in debt. I make $46k a year salary, I pay $790 for my half of rent, and still have to pay about $800 in bills each month. I don't know how I will ever get out of it all.  

I literally live paycheck to paycheck and have zero in savings. I overdraft every month. I live in Alaska. I paid for school out of pocket- which means put it on credit cards, I have no student loans, but the interest on 2 of my 3 cards is about 29%. 
  
I've been getting a lot of debt consolidation letters in the mail, and it sounds like a MUCH BETTER option,then what I'm doing. Which is paying my bills the old fashioned way of paying above interest,but in the end I'm still struggling. 
  
I'm 28 years old, and I just don't know how  to lower my debt.

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<bot>: have $30k debt. Make only $46k salary, Is debt consolidation a good idea? I was always told it was horrible, never do it. Thoughts.