"“Often, an increase in credit card debt is a sign that the economy is expanding—but if it happens when inflation is still squeezing consumers’ budgets, when the cost of servicing that debt is high, and when the economic outlook is uncertain at best, there’s probably a more troubling explanation: An increasing number of consumers are being forced to use credit cards to make ends meet.”"
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