What is the Credit Trap?
The Credit Trap that a third of US Households have fallen into usually starts with buying an expensive vehicle. The other initiator is not paying off credit cards monthly. "Oh well I will just pay it off next month" said the new Credit Card owner. This will lead quickly to large debt. How the minimum Credit Card payment keeps you broke! It doesn’t seem like much money for interest, the first time you just make the minimum payment. You find yourself $500 or $50 short so you just make the minimum payment. You now lose both the float and the interest free grace period on future purchases until you are paid in full. You are now just like 40% of credit card holders who carry a balance. It is so easy to let the balance ride and not get around to paying it down. This will cost you. A Lot. If you ever listen to a Dave Ramsey radio or Youtube broadcast you will hear people telling stories of how their credit got away from them. $20,000 in credit card debt is nothing ...