Brits who put presents on plastic this Christmas will carry an average card debt of £452 into 2018, new research from comparison site uSwitch.com shows.
With almost £8.5 billion spent on plastic in total over the holidays, almost one person in five (17%) has gone over budget and almost one in four (22%) ended up in debt as a result.
And it’s a Christmas leftover that could put a dampener on the new year.
January should be a time for looking ahead, but up and down the country millions of Brits will be looking over their shoulder at the cost of their festive spending,” said uSwitch money expert Tashema Jackson.
But with a little effort and self control, there’s no reason it can’t be dealt with swiftly.
“Rather than try and forg…
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