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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 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-squaresp3tr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 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-squarebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 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-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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.
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.
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.
foot-guns are a natural part of the internet and are crucial for its ecosystem.