A $1,000 surprise can change the whole month.

And that isn’t an invented number.

The Federal Reserve found that the median cost of several of the most common major unexpected expenses — vehicle repairs, home or appliance repairs, and major medical bills — landed between $1,000 and $1,999.

Now put a bill like that on a credit card charging more than 22% APR.

That’s where the numbers start moving fast →

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So the question isn’t whether a $1,000+ surprise can happen.

The Fed says expenses in that range are already common.

The question is what happens after the bill lands.

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