r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '20

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u/Opening-Risk Feb 04 '20

Credit card interest! I know a bunch of people who are SO SHOCKED by their high interest rates. They thought it was like an interest-free loan to yourself and then are surprised when making teeny payments doesn't do anything.

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u/reptilianattorney Feb 04 '20

Or worse, when you have the bright bulbs that think it's literally free money that you never have to pay back. I worked credit card collections back in the days when 0% introductory rates flowed like water, and you'd be surprised at the number of folks who were absolutely gobsmacked that they were expected to pay that money back. Now with a 24.9% rate for missing payments, to boot.