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minus-squaredeegeeselinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 hours agoIf you need to borrow money for a renovation, a HELOC is way cheaper than a credit card. IDK how much we need to protect stupid people from themselves.
minus-squarebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 hours agoThey are practically disabled so hopefully more than we are doing. Ignorant people need protection too. It’s not like predatory lending is a thing thought in schools.
minus-squaresp3tr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoQuite a lot, actually. https://www.creditkarma.com/about/commentary/americans-have-a-net-worth-problem-and-its-not-positive More than half of Americans don’t know how to calculate their net worth (51%) Nearly one-third of Americans have a net worth of $0 or less (31%) And thats over a year old, its getting worse.
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agofoot-guns are a natural part of the internet and are crucial for its ecosystem.
If you need to borrow money for a renovation, a HELOC is way cheaper than a credit card.
IDK how much we need to protect stupid people from themselves.
They are practically disabled so hopefully more than we are doing.
Ignorant people need protection too. It’s not like predatory lending is a thing thought in schools.
Quite a lot, actually.
https://www.creditkarma.com/about/commentary/americans-have-a-net-worth-problem-and-its-not-positive
And thats over a year old, its getting worse.
foot-guns are a natural part of the internet and are crucial for its ecosystem.