Americans now owe $1.13 trillion in credit card debt

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Per card? Or total across multiple cards?

    I had a $6,000 bill on one card, paid in full last month, but it was one of those one year 0% interest checks that I had used to pay off a large electrical project.

    The rest of my cards have negligible debt. I try to pay off everything every pay day, but I recognize not everyone can do that.

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        9 months ago

        Discover is the best one I’ve ever had. No annual fee, started out with 0% interest for 18 months. I constantly get 0% balance transfer offers for 12 months, sure it costs a 3% one time fee, but it sure saves money on interest. Plus, their customer service and fraud dispute are the best imo.

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        9 months ago

        Largely depends on the bank, I have 5 different cards that offer 0% balance transfers from time to time.

        3 of them are with US Bank, but that might be because I’ve had accounts with them for 30 years. Another with Chase, another with Barclays.

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      9 months ago

      I assume it’s total outstanding debt divided by credit card holder. Kids, never carry a balance on your CC. Do not accept 20% as a reasonable loan. Spend against your budget, save up for big purchases and pay your CC bill in full!