average credit card debt per month
On average, an American between the ages of 18 and 65 has $4,717 of credit card debt. According to CreditCards.com, the average credit card's interest rate is 15%. At the minimum payment of $189, it'll take 10 years and a month to pay off that $4,717. The total payments would amount to $22,869. That's a $18,155 cost for a very small loan.