While overall US consumer debt was down in 2012, the number is still staggering at 11 trillion dollars, with one of the largest being student loans, which is now higher than US consumer credit card debt. The below infographic breaks down some of the surprising and interesting statistics surrounding people’s spending habits and debt.
Source: The Credit Examiner
Mobile payments are on a massive upswing. But even while user adoption is on the rise, this market still has massive room for growth. It is only a matter of time before our phones contain all our payment methods, like credit and debit cards, our identification and perhaps some other magical technology that hasn’t been invented yet.
This below infographic details out some of the advantages of mobile payment processing.
Source: eCreditCardProcessing.com
Admit it, you’re terrified of what the credit card bill is about to look like after this holiday season. The below infographic details out a lot of statistics about how this is an upward trend in America, and doesn’t show too many signs of slowing down. It also details out ways in which to attempt to gain more control over your finances.
Source: The Credit Examiner
Remember when all you had to do on Christmas morning was wake up and see how quickly you could unwrap all your gifts? We do, but we also have realized that as adults, things have changed a bit. Now it seems we’re closer to breaking even than a complete net gain. Below, the statistics about how much the average Americans spend on Christmas gifts is broken down
Source: Funsherpa.com
If you keep your money under the mattress instead of in a bank, you might not be alone. But seriously, the below infographic breaks down a lot of great statistics around those folks who use alternative financial methods for their money.
Source: The Credit Examiner
The average credit card user has over four cards of their own. One in ten people have over TEN of their own cards. Ridiculous! A lot of unique information on this below infographic, detailing a lot of statistics surrounding US credit card usage:
Source: The Credit Examiner
Curious how much the person at work next to you makes? Well, we don’t have that information, but the folks at Payscale have broken down salary averages among a variety of demographics:
Source: Payscale