Credit card debt was the most common form of debt among U.S. adults, according to a survey conducted for Newsweek.
  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    20 小时前

    Wage slavery.

    I should be able to get a loan from the federal reserve on the same terms as banking institutions. This is supposedly OUR institution, why is it gatekept away from the general public?

    Class based hierarchy, the cause of many societal ills.

    Nothing lasts forever… but it most certainly can last longer then my life. Maybe next life.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    8·
    23 小时前

    I believe this article misses the real reasons: labor isn’t paid enough.

    Capital makes record profits but that isn’t being shared with the people who do the work.

  • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    1 天前

    if its anything like my country, i think we actually have a not enough money problem we bandaid over with credit card debt. their insistence on framing things like this shows who they really side with.

    i dont need to mention i avoid credit cards at all costs, but i am.

  • kingthrillgore@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    23 小时前

    I’m in this boat too. I’m on track to pay it off completely by May but the damage is done: I clipped the card in two. I had originally used this card for emergencies and travel, but what happened is I used it to pay for a mover, and the debt has not moved much since.

    If I have to travel with a debit card, I will find a way.

    Looking at the debt numbers in the articles, I’m reminded of similar numbers before the 2008 crash and we are not in a place to recover if it happens again. Which it will.

    • droplet6585@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      22 小时前

      moved much since

      Your unsecured revolving accounts don’t need to have such shit terms. Many credit unions are still offering sub 10% rates.

    • pizzaboi@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 天前

      That’s awesome! I am not going to get through mine that quickly, but am aiming to be credit card debt free by 2026. Just hoping the economy doesn’t tank to the point that becomes impossible for me to do.

    • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      1 天前

      Clipping the card into is just about the best decision you could have possibly made. And not opening any new ones is the second best decision to make.

      • otpEnglish
        2·
        1 天前

        Does cutting the card actually do anything? I’ve used my physical card maybe three times in the last year, and once was to test it. Most of my purchases are made online, and the rest are by tapping my phone to the terminal.

        • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          1 天前

          Well, you’re supposed to remove it from any electronic devices first, and then cut up the physical card, so that you have no access to it at all.

          • otpEnglish
            1·
            20 小时前

            Hah, true. Gotta remember the “electronic” cutting up, too.

    • sugar_in_your_teaEnglish
      2·
      1 天前

      Good on you! See if you can do it by April instead. Find the extra money however you have to so you can be free that much earlier.