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How Low Interest Rates May
Lead
You
into
Debt |
Whenever you see an especially
low interest rate – coupled
with a
big ticket item you’d like to get
your hands on – it’s tempting to
sign up right away – before the
offer evades you.
One problem many
consumers are being plagued with is getting deeper into
debt after the high of securing new loans and spending
more money wears off. At the time, you feel as if
you’ve earned more money.
That’s the word
they often use – earned. Therefore, you feel like
you should take advantage of your good fortune and buy
more at a seemingly lower cost. However, what’s
happening now is that consumers are buying far more than
they can afford.
Before you know
it, you’re deep in debt for things you bought because
you thought you could spend less for more items.
While you may have acquired more things, you’ve also
acquired more debt.
Unfortunately,
consumers are being barraged with offers of credit using
low introductory interest rates – and we’re using them –
to keep up with the Jones’s! You shouldn’t charge
on a credit card unless you can pay the balance off in
full each month.
If there’s
something you need, and it will require more than what
you can afford to pay off in full in one month’s term,
then make sure you can make at least the minimum monthly
payments.
You don’t want to
fall into this trap and wind up having to file
bankruptcy because you’ve accumulated too much
debt. Because then, you won’t be flooded with low
interest rate offers – you’ll be lucky if you get
secured credit card offers!
This kind of
problem is especially troubling for students in college
who want expendable income, but don’t work enough hours
to pay for the items they’re charging. Be careful
when being lured into the world of low interest rates –
it can come back to haunt you in the end!
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Store does not assume any responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of the above article. Please
consult a financial advisor for specific advice
pertaining to your particular situation.
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