Internal data shows member credit card balances are up more than 50% for Gen Z and millennial members since March 2022, when the Fed started raising interest rates.

Summary

Gen Z is increasingly relying on “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) services for holiday shopping, with spending projected to rise 11.4% this year, totaling $18.5 billion.

These services appeal to younger consumers with limited credit histories but can lead to overextension, as they lack centralized reporting and encourage overspending.

Experts warn of accumulating fees, particularly when BNPL plans are tied to credit cards.

With inflation and rising credit card debt already burdening Gen Z, consumer advocates caution that these services may worsen financial instability despite their convenience.

    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
      51·
      22 days ago

      … Are you a bot, or do you just have extremely poor reading comprehension?

      Can you explain how me stating that a whole bunch of people have a lot of debt … implies I am blaming them individually for this?

      If I told you that black men are much more likely to be sentenced heavily for the same crimes, abused or killed by cops… would you think that means I am implying that that is their fault?

      If I told you that trans people have higher suicide rates… am I also implicitly saying that is their fault?

      How…are you reading a causal or morally prescriptive blame into these statements that are just data, just statistics… after I have already stated that obviously these are systemic problems that require systemic solutions?

      • DeadWorldWalking@lemmy.world
        12·
        22 days ago

        If you understand that these systemic issues will only be solved by systemic changes then that’s it.

        Idk why you keep replying