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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (36190)	4/25/1999 11:25:00 PM
From: Bill F.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

i'm a subscriber so i read the article,amazing.just more amazing stats.

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (36190)	4/26/1999 8:19:00 AM
From: re3	Respond to of 86076

I'm sure these consumers put their dough into important things, lattes at starbucks, and helping their brokers buy nice things for their homes... <ng> H

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (36190)	4/26/1999 9:10:00 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

PK >>'More than one-third of the entire population is immediately at risk of insolvency if almost anything financially negative happens to them,' >> I've been worried about the consumer debt numbers for about 2 years. What I wonder is if there is any truth to the claim that many people are using credit cards for more things than in the past (groceries, gasoline etc..) but paying in full when the bill comes. In other words, they have the cash balance available but carry larger credit card balances for convenience and pay no interest on the debt. This may at least explain part of it even though no doubt consumers are extended. WC