The Light and Dark of Credit Cards
Episode 52 of the The Broke Generation podcast, hosted by Emma Edwards, titled "The Light and Dark of Credit Cards" was published on July 6, 2022 and runs 46 minutes.
July 6, 2022 ·46m · The Broke Generation
Episode Description
In this episode I go through the light and dark of credit cards to help you better understand the risks, rewards, and how to use credit responsibly.
I go through:
- How interest accumulates on a credit card
- The psychology of why we spend more when paying on credit
- What minimum payments mean
- How credit can impact your ability to get a mortgage
- How credit card rewards points work
- How to assess a credit card’s perks
- How to spend responsibly on a credit card
- And how to recognise when credit isn’t serving you
Please approach credit products with caution and do appropriate research before applying.
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