financialCredit Card Debt
#RI-6a6aff7a·7 months ago·
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“Paid off $9,600 credit card debt”
What Actually Happened
Kept making min payments for 3 years, paid $3,800 in interest
What I wish I knew
"Minimum payments are expensive"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Pay off debt aggressively, not just the minimum"
Regret Index
10/10
High, persistent regret.
Has not decreased significantly with time.
Has not decreased significantly with time.
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financial Category
1,609
financial decisions logged. Avg regret 5.4/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
43%
of financial decisions land in the severe band the same as this one.
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