10 Signs That You Are Headed Into Credit Card Debt Danger

The holidays are quickly upon us and every year around this time we watch families seal their financial doom by drowning themselves in credit card debt. I’ll never forget an incident that happen on December 20th, a few years back, at one of the big chain stores. I was in line waiting to have my items ringed up by a cashier. A husband and wife with three adorable kids were in front of me attempting to pay for their Christmas gifts. They tried to write a check from two different accounts but both were declined. They tried a debit card and it was declined. Apparently, they had been shopping all day and had spent all of their available cash. In an act of shear haste, the wife turned to her husband and said, “We’ll just put this on our credit card.” He reluctantly agreed and even reminded her that they had to pay so and so bills and how couldn’t they afford another bill. Unfazed, she said, “It’s for the kids, we’ll make somehow…” They charged their items, walked out the store and straight into the credit card debt danger zone.