According to research by the Urban Institute, South Carolina has some of the worst personal debt numbers per capita in the country. On the series premiere of InDebted, we begin our dive into the factors that have led to this with the way many people first experience debt: credit cards. A look at the impact of these little pieces of plastic, credit scores, and why the consumer debt numbers in the Palmetto State may not exist for the reasons you expect.
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