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The partial government shutdown creates concerns for hundreds of thousands of federal workers who aren't getting paid. But many financial institutions announced that they will be making special accommodations for the roughly 800 thousand federal employees who have been furloughed or working without pay since December 21, 2018.

Holiday shopping debt is rearing its ugly head - in the form of credit card bills! We have helpful tips for paying it down in tonight's Money Watch Q & A.