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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by n4r9 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @03:54AM (#42326285)
Hard to interpret this. It either shows that 55% do not have enough money to pay the expense, or that 82% may well have the money but 37% would prefer to pay it off after their next paycheck anyway.
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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by xvector on Thursday December 05, 2024 @04:00AM (#42326328)
No, it's 35%. Credit card usage is fine if you can pay off the card.
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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by n4r9 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @05:07AM (#42326669)
What about the 45% who would just pay it off with cash/savings?
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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by oblio on Thursday December 05, 2024 @06:01AM (#42326957)
The ones that can pay immediately, ok. But paying it over time for $400 is pretty much a sign of hardship.
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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by CalRobert on Thursday December 05, 2024 @05:11AM (#42326690)
I've seen people interpret "would use a credit card" as a sign something is wrong but for me it just means I like getting cashback.

Though to me it looks pretty dire - having to sell something, borrow from family/friends, etc. for 400 bucks is pretty terrible.

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