return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 months agoEven households earning $150,000 a year are struggling with credit card and car paymentswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkEven households earning $150,000 a year are struggling with credit card and car paymentswww.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareNewNewAugustEast@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoMaybe, but the average car payment for people who don’t take out loans to buy cars is… Zero.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months ago42% of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency.
minus-squareNewNewAugustEast@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoI am not sure what that has to do with what I said. I guess it reinforces what I said? If they cant afford an emergency, why are they getting into more debt? Maybe if they didnt take out the car loans in the first place they could…
Maybe, but the average car payment for people who don’t take out loans to buy cars is… Zero.
42% of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency.
I am not sure what that has to do with what I said.
I guess it reinforces what I said? If they cant afford an emergency, why are they getting into more debt? Maybe if they didnt take out the car loans in the first place they could…