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One silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic is that millions of people paid down their debts in record numbers. Alas, those good habits didn’t last long. As life returned to something closer to normal in 2021, debt began to rise again. Still, many Americans appear ready to chip away at their balances in 2022. Recently, retirement services provider Empower and its affiliate Personal Capital…