For subscribers

Don’t listen to your brain when it comes to spending

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox

With the average credit card interest rate at nearly 24 per cent, it’s expensive to stay in debt.

With the average credit card interest rate at nearly 24 per cent, it’s expensive to stay in debt.

PHOTO: ST FILE

Kristin Wong

Follow topic:

Ms Sara Fernandes was 26 when she got her first credit card.

“It felt like free money. I could buy stuff and not worry about paying for it. That’s where my mind was at,” she said.

See more on