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For over four decades, Walter Cavanaugh held a truly credit -worthy record— the most credit cards held by one person.

What began as a bet between friends led him to open over 1 ,400 cards,

ranging from traditional bank -issued to those from airlines, gas stations, and even ice cream shops.

Most people have far fewer credit cards.

While useful for secure purchasing, handling emergencies, and building credit scores, credit cards can make it difficult to avoid overspending.

Globally, the outstanding credit card debt exceeds trillions of dollars, and this is no accident.

Credit card companies intentionally design these systems to encourage spending and lock you into a cycle of interest and fees.

So, how can you avoid their most common tracks?

It starts with card selection.

Lenders often aggressively advertise perks like cash back, travel miles, and discounts.

But these offers only seem generous.

In reality, only a small portion of cardholders actually benefit those who pay off your entire balance every month.

But according to one survey, 46 % of American cardholders carry a revolving balance.

For these users, the cost of interest and fees almost always exceeds the value of rewards.

If you think you may fall into this category,

financial experts recommend getting a card with the lowest annual percentage rate, or APR.

This number is essentially the cost of borrowing money from the credit card company.

You pay that cost through interest charges, which kick in as soon as you carry any balance past a statement due date.

While APRs are listed as yearly rates, for most cards, interest accrues daily.

For example, a card with a 35 % APR charges about 0 .095 % interest per day.

So, a revolving balance of $1 ,000 would accumulate approximately $29 in interest over a month.

Meanwhile, a card with a lower APR, say 18%, would charge about $15 in interest during the same period.

This difference can add up over time.

If you were to make a $50 monthly payment towards that $1 ,000 balance,

the card with the higher APR would take an extra $325 and an extra 7 months to pay off.

And interest fees can be even more complicated.

If you carry a balance and actively use a card, new purchases start accruing interest immediately,

even if you pay off those purchases before the statement date.

In other words, once you start to carry a balance, it's much more difficult to avoid interest charges going forward.

And even after a bill is fully paid, you might still get one more charge,

something called residual interest, for the days between your statement and payment date.

Low APR cards are the best option for minimizing these interest charges.

However, be wary of cards that offer exceptionally low APR for an introductory period.

These flashy offers can mask things like complicated fee structures,

steep late charges, and high default APRs that kick in once the introductory period ends.

While many countries require companies to disclose these conditions, they're often buried in the fine print.

Payment structures can also be confusing.

For example, many people mistake the minimum payment as the standard or even recommended amount to pay.

In reality, it typically only covers interest, fees, and a small percentage of the balance.

As a result, sticking to just the minimum payment can make even a low balance of $1 ,000 take over 18 years to pay off.

Paying the full card balance each month is the best way to avoid fees and actually benefit from rewards.

But it's not always possible.

So, what should you do if you find yourself in credit card debt?

The first step is to assess your finances and create a repayment plan.

If the debt is on a high APR card, transferring your balance to a lower APR card may help.

Just be sure to check for balance transfer fees.

If you're juggling debt on multiple cards, it may be tempting to pay off the lowest balance first.

However, the most financially efficient strategy will always be to put any extra money towards the card with the highest APR,

regardless of balance.

The key is to chip away one card at a time.

Just don't be like

Walter and open a thousand more in the meantime.

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這節口語課以影片“videoplayback”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：card, balance, interest, Apr, credit。這段影片共有 56 個句子、741 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 5:51。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 127 個詞，很適合跟讀。 83% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
percentage 名詞	/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/	百分率, 百分比
complicated 形容詞	/ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/	複雜 /複雜
reward 名詞	/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/	報酬 /報酬, 獎勵 /獎勵
financially 副詞		財政上地 /財政上地
introductory 形容詞	/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/	介紹的 /介紹的, 引導的 /引導的
meanwhile 副詞	/ˈmiːnwaɪl/	同時 /同時
encourage 動詞	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	鼓勵 /鼓勵, 激勵 /激勵
efficient 形容詞	/ɪˈfɪʃənt/	高效率
essentially 副詞	/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/	本質上 /本質上, 基本上
discount 名詞	/ˈdɪskaʊnt/	折扣
chip 名詞	/t͡ʃɪp/	籌碼
fewer	/ˈfjuː.ɚ/	較少 /較少, 更少
mask 名詞	/mæsk/	面具, 面罩
default 名詞	/dɪˈfɔlt/	違約 /違約, 暴雷
worthy 形容詞	/ˈwɝ.ði/	配稱 /配稱

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
going forward 副詞	放眼未來 /放眼未來
take over 動詞	接管, 接手

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 3 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, they're, you're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, exceptionally /ɪkˈsɛp(t)ʃənəli/, flashy /ˈflæʃi/
長單詞——注意重音位置: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, introductory /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌktəɹi/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, portfolio /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: actively /ˈæktɪvli/, advertise /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/, revolve /ɹɪˈvɑlv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/, regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/, airline /ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/, yearly /ˈjɪɹli/, residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/, revolve /ɹɪˈvɑlv/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 percentage, complicated, reward 這類單詞。

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