Higher credit card debt could be a sign of consumer confidence. But tariffs from the Trump administration could further inflate prices.

The financial landscape in 2025 is shaping up to be anything but predictable. With shifting economic policies, lingering inflation pressures and consumer debt reaching new highs, the question isn’t just whether Americans can stretch their dollars—it’s how far those dollars will actually go.

Most Americans (90%) would theoretically date someone with credit card debt. In fact, 2 in 5 of those who said this (40%) say no amount of credit card debt is a dealbreaker in a relationship. However, others say they have limits to how much credit card debt they would abide in a romantic partner.