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Essay Archive - Consumers Purchasing on Credit
Consumers Purchasing on Credit
The reasons we as Americans buy on credit varies, but without it most of
us would probably never be able to purchase necessities such as a home or
automobile. The nation's economy depends on credit, the promise to pay later for
goods and services used today; but along with consumer credit comes consumer
debt. With the rise in telemarketing and commercializing in America it is no
wonder why Americans feel the impulse to buy now, pay later. The most common
form of consumer debt is installment debt, which is when a consumer borrows the
money to purchase an item and agrees to repay the loan in equal ins....
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