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Debt starts small, maybe with credit card usage, but it also compounds quickly. Young professionals fall into these simple debt traps that affect their long-term financial stability.
Credit cards offer peace of mind that one can buy anything immediately, even if it’s not with their own money now. Minimum payments prolong the repayment and significantly increase the total cost.
This feature is supposed to cut down and ease purchases of large amounts. The lack of visibility makes the repayment quite hard to track.
Borrowing from banks for travel, gadgets, or luxury creates an unnecessary liability which requires repayments on time.
Education is one of the most common activities for which people seek loans; however, missing EMIs or mismanaging them for a longer period can strain your credit score.
Buying expensive liabilities such as cars beyond your net worth leads to longer EMIs, higher interest rates and even faster depreciation losses.
Social pressures and people pleasing is also something that contributes to overspending through credit, adding to the debt.
Multiple small EMIs combine into a heavy monthly burden, reducing savings and flexibility.