• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 months ago

    is this a universal thing or are you just assuming that the entire world works like the US? Here in sweden i have never heard of anyone actually using a credit card.

    • Liz@midwest.social
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      6 months ago

      Yeah great point, the US has a very high emphasis on debt, for horrible reasons.

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        6 months ago

        The debt industry makes so much god damned money for the companies involved in it, it’s not even funny.

        Between student loans and credit cards, US citizens have a collective $1.73 trillion in debt. And let’s just assume 15% interest on average (probably a low-ball to be honest): that’s $173 billion going to these companies in interest payments per year.

        Shit won’t change here because too many people with too much power are making too much money.

    • Iceblade@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Hi!

      I’m the Swede with a CC, right here :)

      Now you’ve heard of someone using one (mwahahaha)

      In all fairness, it’s not exactly something people talk about - and for the record, I’ve never ended up paying any interest on the card. It’s just convenient, offering a layer of protection for charges, makes it easier for me to track spendings, and allows me to be earning interest on my paycheck by keeping it in a savings account until I need to balance the CC.