Not everyone has access to the financial education that teaches you how bad this is. I see so many people that don’t actually understand how credit cards work because they “just got one” after signing up for a rewards program (basically, got scammed into signing up).
If you need to borrow money for a renovation, a HELOC is way cheaper than a credit card.
IDK how much we need to protect stupid people from themselves.
Quite a lot, actually.
https://www.creditkarma.com/about/commentary/americans-have-a-net-worth-problem-and-its-not-positive
And thats over a year old, its getting worse.
Not everyone has access to the financial education that teaches you how bad this is. I see so many people that don’t actually understand how credit cards work because they “just got one” after signing up for a rewards program (basically, got scammed into signing up).
They are practically disabled so hopefully more than we are doing.
Ignorant people need protection too. It’s not like predatory lending is a thing thought in schools.
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