{"id":22589,"date":"2025-03-19T23:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=22589"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:32:06","slug":"impact-of-rising-credit-card-debt-on-consumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=22589","title":{"rendered":"Impact of Rising Credit Card Debt on Consumer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Authors: Ramkrishna Pandey, Akhil Nagula, Vishal Rupvate<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The rising credit card debt of consumers has become a significant financial concern. Many individuals rely on credit cards for daily expenses, often leading to high-interest burdens. Failure to pay off balances results in increasing debt levels. This issue impacts financial stability and economic well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Objective<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This study aims to analyze the underlying issues related to rising credit card debt. The focus is on consumer spending habits, interest rate struggles, and repayment behavior. Identifying these issues will help understand the financial strain on individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Literature Review<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Smith and Johnson (2020) studied the impact of credit card debt on financial well-being, highlighting how high interest rates lead to long-term financial struggles. Similarly, Gupta and Sharma (2019) found that consumers often rely on credit cards due to convenience, but many fail to manage repayments effectively, increasing their debt burden.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Data Collection<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">1. I use a Credit Card for daily Expenses<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">2. I struggle with high interest rate<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">3. I pay only the minimum amount<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">4. I have more credit card debt now<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">5. I use credit card mainly for convenience<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Data Analysis<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;border: none\" border=\"1\" width=\"491\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.75pt;border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-left: solid #442F65 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 12.75pt\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"113\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Data Analysis<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 12.75pt\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Q1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.25pt;border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 12.75pt\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 12.75pt\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Q3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 12.75pt\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Q4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;border: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-left: none;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 12.75pt\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Q5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13.5pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: solid #442F65 1.0pt;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Mean<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.25pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 17.25pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: solid #442F65 1.0pt;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 17.25pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Standard Deviation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 17.25pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">1.07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.25pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 17.25pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">1.24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 17.25pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">1.30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 17.25pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">1.35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 17.25pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">1.42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13.5pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: solid #442F65 1.0pt;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Standard Error<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">0.09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.25pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">0.11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">0.11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">0.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">0.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13.5pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: solid #442F65 1.0pt;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Z<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">-10.94<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.25pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">-5.24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">-3.60<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">-3.08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">-3.26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13.5pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 84.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: solid #442F65 1.0pt;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"113\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Result<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Negative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.25pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Negative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Negative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.5pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"70\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Negative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;border-top: none;border-left: none;border-bottom: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-right: solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding: 0cm 2.0pt 0cm 2.0pt;height: 13.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;text-align: right\" align=\"right\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Negative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">People are negative toward using a Credit Card for daily Expenses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">People are negative toward struggling with high interest rates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">People are negative toward paying only the minimum amount.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">People are negative toward having more credit card debt now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">People are negative toward using credit card mainly for convenience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">References<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Smith, J., &amp; Johnson, M. (2020). The Burden of Credit Card Debt. Financial Studies Journal, 12(3), 45-60.<br \/>Gupta, R., &amp; Sharma, A. (2019). Consumer Credit Card Usage and Its Impacts. Economic Review, 15(2), 88-102.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Ramkrishna Pandey, Akhil Nagula, Vishal Rupvate Introduction The rising credit card debt of consumers has become a significant financial concern. Many individuals rely on credit cards for daily expenses, often leading to high-interest burdens. Failure to pay off balances results in increasing debt levels. This issue impacts financial stability and economic well-being. Objective This&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=22589\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Impact of Rising Credit Card Debt on Consumer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139730,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/139730"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22590,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22589\/revisions\/22590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}