leaving any balance on a credit card is actually insane they rake you over the coals w interest
doesn't your credit card have the option to pay your s*** automatically from your bank account at the end of each month
This is how it should be done. Your debit cards should be locked up and not even carried with you regularly. Credit cards just have way more protection.
i still carry a debit card around with me but the account never has more than like 2k in it
never kno when imma need a lil bit of cash like that yk
This reminds me that I need to put a deposit down for a credit card with my next paycheck so I can buy some Timbs and a Tommy Hilfiger puffer jacket.
If you have enough money to pay off your debt in bulk then it would be much smarter to use that money to invest and make you more money rather than just dumping it to clear debt
Say you’re 80k in debt due to student loans. Your interest rate is probably less than 5% on those. You saved up 80k and you want to just pay off your loans? Someone should slap you.
Pay the minimum on your loans, invest that 80k properly, and you’ll come out ahead every year.
If you have enough money to pay off your debt in bulk then it would be much smarter to use that money to invest and make you more money rather than just dumping it to clear debt
Say you’re 80k in debt due to student loans. Your interest rate is probably less than 5% on those. You saved up 80k and you want to just pay off your loans? Someone should slap you.
Pay the minimum on your loans, invest that 80k properly, and you’ll come out ahead every year.
Good advice in theory. The reality is many people lack the discipline/financial knowledge to do this successfully. If you have the money to clear your debt (especially if it’s a relatively low amount line $2K) and overspending/budgeting has been a longtime problem for you then I’d say paying off what you owe is by the far the best option to stop the cycle. Start investing once you’re out of debt imo
Good advice in theory. The reality is many people lack the discipline/financial knowledge to do this successfully. If you have the money to clear your debt (especially if it’s a relatively low amount line $2K) and overspending/budgeting has been a longtime problem for you then I’d say paying off what you owe is by the far the best option to stop the cycle. Start investing once you’re out of debt imo
Yea I agree in paying off cards at the end of each month. Anything with high interest you don’t want to have sitting there for a while
But I see people freak out about student loans and s*** like that when they just need to change their perspective and gain more financial literacy.
If you're a living, breathing human on Earth..then you will always be in debt in some way, shape or form
they're like 10-15 dollar charges so im usually not sweating in, but its only cause I only recently started to really get my money up so I should probably just pay it off soon yeah
10 to 15 ticks on a 2grand debt is actually substantial lol
If you can afford just fine thay it isnt going to hugely impact your life then why would you not pay it off
It also makes you look bad financially (if its egregious enough) for trying to buy certain things and hurts your credit score
leaving any balance on a credit card is actually insane they rake you over the coals w interest
If you have enough money to pay off your debt in bulk then it would be much smarter to use that money to invest and make you more money rather than just dumping it to clear debt
Say you’re 80k in debt due to student loans. Your interest rate is probably less than 5% on those. You saved up 80k and you want to just pay off your loans? Someone should slap you.
Pay the minimum on your loans, invest that 80k properly, and you’ll come out ahead every year.
Yeah this is definitely practical and feasible for the average person
ONLY USE CREDIT CARDS FOR GAS
ONLY USE CREDIT CARDS FOR GAS
ONLY USE CREDIT CARDS FOR GAS
ONLY USE CREDIT CARDS FOR GAS
ONLY USE CREDIT CARDS FOR GAS
Credits card should already be accounted for in expenses, learn how to budget gang