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Nearly 9 in 10 credit-card users tap cards for basic student costs

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MarketWatch reports that nearly 9 out of every 10 students who use credit cards do so to cover basic living expenses.

Those expenses include food, housing and gas, according to the report.

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MarketWatchCollege students have to use credit cards just to cover basic living expenses. Here’s what it’s costing them.
MarketWatchCollege students have to use credit cards just to cover basic living expenses. Here’s what it’s costing them.

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