What are some steps one should take when eliminating credit card debt?

Gather all of your credit cards and begin making a list. There are several debt reduction spreadsheets that can be found on the web to help with this process. Secondly call your card issuers, and ask for a lower interest rate, and check their balance transfer offer. Sort your cards from the highest interest rate to the lowest interest rate and transfer balances from the highest interest cards to the lowest. Pay as much as you can off the highest interest card. Once you pay off one card snowball your debt. Take the payment from the paid off card & add it to the next card. Keep your debt "snowballing" until everything is paid off.