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How do you stack up to the average credit card debt?

What is credit card debt? Americans have several different types of debt, beyond credit card debt, which includes mortgages, auto loans, and student loans. All are totaling up to an average debt per household of $132,529. Besides standard credit card debt, like an everyday credit card, consumer finance accounts also…
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August 24, 2020
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Americans Have Credit Card Debt. A Lot of It.

American’s Average Credit Card Debt: How Do You Measure Up?  Despite minor growth in household income levels over the past few years, Americans are still largely burdened by consumer debt. This is by and large due to student loans, mortgage and of course, credit card debt.  According to the Wall…
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April 24, 2020
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Making minimum payments on your credit card is like treading water.

The Real Cost of Making Minimum Payments on Your Credit Cards Like any rational consumer, minimizing loss and maximizing gains is the ultimate goal for your finances. A credit card can easily give you a false sense of security, emboldening you to spend when you should be saving. A creditor…
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March 10, 2020
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Get Your Credit Card Debt Under Control With These 7 tips.

How do you know when your credit card debt is out of control? Some consumers consider their credit cards disposable income. In other cases, we put our basic necessities on credit cards just to get by. There’s a variety of reasons why we find ourselves stuck in high interest debt.…
Consumer First Financial
August 26, 2019