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Why Keeping Paid-Off Credit Cards Feels Like Insurance

I finally paid off all my debt but I keep all my credit cards because canceling them feels like admitting I might need to borrow money again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Financial security tools can become psychological security blankets that provide comfort through their mere existence.

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