It is sometimes just amazing, but people have no idea what interest rate they are paying on loans - even on their mortgages.
Interest rates matter.
Interest on credit card debt is the highest.
Credit card interest rates are higher than bank interest rates that you may have for your car loan or the installment loan for furniture or appliances.
Another very amazing thing is that the majority of people do not understand what simple interest is and the difference between simple interest and compound interest.
Every high school in America should teach this and the course should be a graduation requirement.
Not understanding interest rates costs Americans hundreds of billions of dollars every year.
I do not have the space here to teach a course about interest rates.
Remember this: simple interest is less than compound interest.
The compounding frequency determines how much higher.
Interest that is compounded monthly will be less than interest that is compounded weekly or daily.
Your credit score determines what interest rate you will be offered, and it will also determine just how much interest rate negotiating power that you have.
The people with the highest credit scores will always be able to get lower interest rates than people with lower credit scores.
No credit history is viewed in the same way by lenders as a poor credit history, in that the interest rates that are offered will be virtually the same.
Build a good credit history and you will get a lower interest rate.
First-time borrowers may have to pay higher interest rates, but it is to their advantage to make their payments on time and in full.
If payments can be made prior to the due date, that will raise the credit score.
Paying a loan off early will also raise a credit score.