S2 Episode 4 — The Enemy in Your Wallet
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S2 Episode 4 — The Enemy in Your Wallet
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It does not arrive looking like an enemy. It arrives looking like a solution. The credit card with the congratulations message. The pay in three instalments button at checkout. The personal loan that turns an impossible price into a manageable monthly number.
None of these feel dangerous in the moment. That is exactly the point.
In this episode I show you what these tools actually cost in real numbers. A $2,000 credit card balance at 20% interest, paid on minimum payments, takes nine and a half years to clear and costs nearly $1,900 in interest alone — almost the original amount, again, just in interest. I walk through how credit cards, buy now pay later, and personal loans really work, the five rules for using them without letting them use you, and what to do if you are already stuck.
Because some of you are not wondering how to avoid the trap. You are already in it. This episode covers that too — debt consolidation, balance transfers, direct negotiation with your lender, and when more radical options are the right call.