The credit card companies don't care if you bought groceries paid your rent or bought a new TV. All it cares about is if you're not able to pay it off and that's where the money is, to make money it has to trap you into a cycle, where you're always a little behind payments.
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Just like income, debt has levels, and each level changes how you live, what you can do, and how much freedom you really have.
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