“…Even though having a credit card enables consumers to have more cash to spend for other purposes, they can end up paying more on their loan due to a high interest rate. Empirical evidence confirms that credit card holders do not repay their debt in an optimal way (Gathergood, Mahoney, Stewart, & Weber, 2019; Haliassos & Reiter, 2005; McHugh & Ranyard, 2016; Toraman, Kılıç, & Buğan, 2016) and are prone to over‐indebtedness (Bannier & Gärtner, 2019; Barboza, 2018; Canner & Elliehausen, 2013). In addition, studies also show that credit card use is linked to overspending and impulsive spending (Badgaiyan & Verma, 2015; Gathergood, 2012; Roberts & Jones, 2001; Sotiropoulos & D’Astous, 2012).…”