Why being in credit card debt doesn't mean you're bad with money
Reina Takahashi for NPR
People can feel a lot of shame about being in credit card debt. They think it means they're bad with money. That it's something to avoid, or a burden they can never pay off.
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But for financial educator Rita-Soledad Fernández Paulino, founder of Wealth Para Todos , we should simply see debt for what it is.
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