Debt creates a psychological burden independent of interest rates: obligation, shame, and reduced sense of agency that accumulates as the debt burden grows, often producing decision paralysis rather than strategic financial behavior. This psychological weight matters enormously in explaining why high-income people with debt often behave more conservatively than low-income people without it.
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