With inflation climbing, a lot of Americans are pulling out their credit cards to pay for day-to-day items and are starting to accumulate quite a bit of debt.

With inflation climbing, a lot of Americans are pulling out their credit cards to pay for day-to-day items and are starting to accumulate quite a bit of debt. / Getty Images

More Americans are relying on their credit cards in the face of rising prices, and with climbing interest rates, that debt is getting very expensive.

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