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A Bigger Shovel For Personal Debt: Cash-Back Credit Cards

As if credit cards won't dig you a deep enough debt hole for you to climb out of, try the ones that let you get cash back. A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says 1% cash rewards programs yield on average $25 per month, increasing spend by $68 per month, thus raising debt $115 per month. The bank's economists say that even small rewards can prompt people to spend more by enticing people whose cards were dormant to start spending.

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