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Tips And Advice For How To Use A Credit Card

One piece of advice for how to use a credit card wisely? Don't carry a balance, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson.
Master Card and Visa logos on credit cards. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

Nearly 80 percent of Americans have a credit card, according to the Federal Reserve. And the credit reporting agency Experian says total credit card debt is now at its highest point ever.

So are people making the right decisions with credit cards?

Jeremy Hobson speaks with CBS News’ (), host of “Jill on Money” and the podcast “,” about some common conundrums and advice for how to use

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