Americans paid $130 billion in credit card interest and fees in 2022, according to a new report. Here are three strategies to help limit those charges.
I bet most of us aren't actually making anything on cash back or rewards no matter what we do. %2 cash back isn't free. Everything I've learned about the store side of things says the fees merchants pay is higher than the cash back + rewards. You think the store just eats the cost? Most of it is being passed to the consumers.
However, I don't think removing the fees now would lower prices. Might prevent them from going up a bit longer though.
Often times the price is the same whether you’re using Credit Card or paying cash. That means the X% fees the business pays to credit card companies is built into the price of your purchase. I’d you’re not paying with a credit (and hence not getting cashback) you’re actually losing money / paying more.
I bet most of us aren't actually making anything on cash back or rewards no matter what we do. %2 cash back isn't free. Everything I've learned about the store side of things says the fees merchants pay is higher than the cash back + rewards. You think the store just eats the cost? Most of it is being passed to the consumers.
However, I don't think removing the fees now would lower prices. Might prevent them from going up a bit longer though.
Often times the price is the same whether you’re using Credit Card or paying cash. That means the X% fees the business pays to credit card companies is built into the price of your purchase. I’d you’re not paying with a credit (and hence not getting cashback) you’re actually losing money / paying more.