And the more money they get - the smarter / more educated they think they are. They think they have a direct correlation between acting money and their brain.
Those that think switching to cash after using a CC at, let's say, Home Despot for years and years is going to anonomize them somehow ..... don't seem to realize that the P.O.S. terminal took their picture back then - and it's still taking their picture today.
They can identify just about...
The other thing that kept the previous cycle spinning was the manufacturer's unprecedented ability to keep jacking up prices.
It's easy to get sucked in when they'd give you what you paid a year or 2 ago -- and only have to pay the 25% price increase for the new one.
I predict pickup trucks are...