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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (4 children) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago Quite 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KeepFlying@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Not everyone has access to the financial education that teaches you how bad this is. I see so many people that don't actually understand how credit cards work because they "just got one" after signing up for a rewards program (basically, got scammed into signing up). permalink fedilink source parent [–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net [S] 4 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago foot-guns are a natural part of the internet and are crucial for its ecosystem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 years ago Quite 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KeepFlying@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Not everyone has access to the financial education that teaches you how bad this is. I see so many people that don't actually understand how credit cards work because they "just got one" after signing up for a rewards program (basically, got scammed into signing up). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net [S] 4 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago foot-guns are a natural part of the internet and are crucial for its ecosystem. permalink fedilink source parent
