Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $26,172
32%  
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  • When retirement is 19 credit cards and $40,000 in debt away

    02/15/2026 8:54:09 AM PST · by Mariner · 66 replies
    Business Insider via Yahoo ^ | February 15th, 2026 | Ayelet Sheffey
    Sitting outside every morning with a fresh cup of coffee or reading a book in the front yard at night: it's the simple pleasures that matter to Susan Cannon.Lately, sky-high interest rates on the 73-year-old's credit cards have cast a dark shadow."I can't get the balance down because I am still having to use credit cards at the end of the month to get groceries and gas," Cannon, who lives in a mobile home in rural Texas, told Business Insider. "I pay my bills, but because of the interest rates, it keeps going up. I feel like I'm being gouged."