Your budget can easily go off the rails if you're spending money just to keep pace with your friends, but in some cases, it can actually help you save.
Only having to pay 2% of your total credit-card balance a month makes charging tempting...but with interest, you could also pay more than double your original purchase price.
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Only having to pay 2% of your total credit-card balance a month makes charging tempting...but with interest, you could also pay more than double your original purchase price.