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omskillet
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Consumer Debt jumps this month
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‎07-10-2012 09:20 PM - edited ‎07-10-2012 09:21 PM

Cool chart in this article. It shows that we're back to pre "credit crisis" levels of consumer debt. Interesting note in here that over all deliquencies are falling per quarter. I swear its because there is so much more info out there for "normal" people on how to effectively use debt.

 

Also, this site is awesome if you're obsessed with finance. Something I could never say before 2 years ago.

 

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Blogs/Chart-of-the-Day/2012/07/10/Charge-It-Credit-Card-Debt-Jumps.asp...

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Re: Consumer Debt jumps this month

‎07-11-2012 08:44 AM

My guess is default rates are down because more people have accepted the bitter reality of how much we depend on credit.

 

Debt increasing doesn't surprise me. Probably means people's personal economies haven't grown much in the past 5 years.

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Re: Consumer Debt jumps this month

‎07-11-2012 08:47 AM

And Leon's getting laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarger.

 

Not surprising.

Not too many lessons were learned in 2008. I see it all too frequently, and believe it or not, even on these forums.

 

For many, a "rebound" also meant a license to spend again.

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Re: Consumer Debt jumps this month

‎07-11-2012 10:35 AM

I can't let an "Airplane!" reference go unappreciated. :smileyhappy:

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Re: Consumer Debt jumps this month

‎09-18-2012 11:18 PM

FrugalRican wrote:

And Leon's getting laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarger.

 

Not surprising.

Not too many lessons were learned in 2008. I see it all too frequently, and believe it or not, even on these forums.

 

For many, a "rebound" also meant a license to spend again.

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